Bath (town), New York
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| Coordinates: 42°20′13″N 77°19′05″W / 42.33694°N 77.31806°WCoordinates: 42°20′13″N 77°19′05″W / 42.33694°N 77.31806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Steuben |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.3 sq mi (249 km2) |
| • Land | 96.0 sq mi (249 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 12,097 |
| • Density | 126.0/sq mi (48.7/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC+4) |
| ZIP code | 14810 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| Website | www |
Bath is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The Town of Bath has an area of 96.3 sq mi (249 km2) and a population of 12,097 (in 2000). Its largest settlement is the Village of Bath, which has an area of 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) and a population of 5,641 (in 2000). The Town is located in the central part of the county, northwest of Elmira, New York. The Town (and Village) are either named after the city in England or after Lady Bath, daughter of a landowner.
The town was founded in 1793 and was part of a land investment by wealthy Briton William Pulteney, and named after Bath in England, where he owned extensive estates. It was created along with Steuben County in 1796 and became a mother town of the county, eventually yielding land to seven later towns.
In 2004, Charles R. Mitchell and Bath resident Kirk W. House produced a historic photo book, Bath, in the Arcadia Publishing "Images of America" series.
Bath has an annual dairy festival in June to celebrate the strong dairy-based economy of the area.
It is the site of Bath VA Medical Center – established in 1877, and dedicated in 1879 as New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home – and the adjacent Bath National Cemetery.
The United States Census Bureau lists the town's total area as 96.3 square miles (249.4 km²), 96.0 square miles (248.6 km²) of which is land. 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²)(0.32%) of the total area is water.
Interstate 86 (Southern Tier Expressway) passes through the town. New York State Route 54 and New York State Route 415 intersect in Bath village. New York State Route 53 has its south terminus at NY-415 in the community of Kanona. New York State Route 226 passes through Savona.
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