Campbell, New York
| Campbell, New York | |
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 Campbell, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°14′5″N 77°10′7″W / 42.23472°N 77.16861°WCoordinates: 42°14′5″N 77°10′7″W / 42.23472°N 77.16861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Steuben |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.8 sq mi (105.6 km2) |
| • Land | 40.7 sq mi (105.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,657 ft (505 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,691 |
| • Density | 90.6/sq mi (35.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14821 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-11946 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978780 |
Campbell is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 3,691 at the 2000 census. The name is from Robert Campbell, an early landowner.
The Town of Campbell is centrally located in the county and is northwest of Corning.
Campbell was first settled around 1801. The town was formed in 1831 from the Town of Hornby.
The District School Number Five and Wood Road Metal Truss Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
It was the birthplace, in 1869, of Illinois Attorney General Edward J. Brundage and, in 1874, of IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.8 square miles (106 km2), of which, 40.8 square miles (106 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.07%) is water.
Interstate 86 (including New York State Route 17), New York State Route 415 and the Conhocton River pass through the town.
Former New York State Route 333, now County Road 333, enters the town from the west.
Campbell is on the Gang Mills (Painted Post) Line of the B&H Rail Corporation. This portion of track was built opened in 1882 as the New York (Hoboken) to Buffalo line of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. In 1963 the route to Buffalo was severed between Wayland and Groveland, N.Y., by order of the U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission in order to promote highway transportation.
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