| Official Name: | Veteran, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Veteran |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chemung |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | William Winkky |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 99.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 99.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.37 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.33 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3363 |
| Population Density Km2: | 32.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 83.99 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 398 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1306 |
| Coordinates: | 42.2564°N -76.8081°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-015-77310 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979583 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 3302 |
Veteran is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 3,363 at the 2020 census.[2] The name of the town honors the first settler, a veteran of two wars.
The town is on the county's northern border and is north of Elmira. Veteran is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through this area.
The first settler was Green Bentley, a veteran of both the American Revolution and the French and Indian War, who arrived circa 1798. The town of Veteran was formed in 1823 from the town of Catharine, which became part of Schuyler County.
The former Chemung Canal passed through the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.6km2, of which 99.3km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 0.37%, is water.[3]
The northern town line is the border of Schuyler County.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,271 people, 1,261 households, and 948 families residing in the town. The population density was 85.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,331 housing units at an average density of 34.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.98% White, 0.43% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.
There were 1,261 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,521, and the median income for a family was $50,972. Males had a median income of $31,490 versus $26,027 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,522. About 6.8% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.