Corning, Arkansas
| Corning, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location in Clay County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 36°24′36″N 90°35′22″W / 36.41000°N 90.58944°WCoordinates: 36°24′36″N 90°35′22″W / 36.41000°N 90.58944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Clay |
| Government | |
| • Type | mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Rob Young |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1428 sq mi (8.14 km2) |
| • Land | 3.119705 sq mi (8.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02702715 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,377 |
| • Density | 1,082.5/sq mi (418.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72422 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-15460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076678 |
| Website | www |
Corning is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,377 at the 2010 census. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Piggott.
Corning is located in western Clay County at 36°24′36″N 90°35′22″W / 36.41000°N 90.58944°W (36.410057, -90.589364), 2 miles (3 km) west of the Black River. U.S. Route 62 passes through the city, leading east 25 miles (40 km) to Piggott and southwest 26 miles (42 km) to Pocahontas. U.S. Route 67 leads north out of town 29 miles (47 km) to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and joins US 62 heading southwest out of Corning to Pocahontas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Corning has a total area of 3.14 square miles (8.14 km2), of which 3.12 square miles (8.08 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 km2), or 0.81%, is water.
The original settlement was about one mile east and was called Hecht City, named for brothers Levi and Solomon Hecht who operated a lumber mill on the Black River. Hecht City moved to the present site of Corning in 1871, when the Cairo and Fulton Railroad surveyed the land for the proposed route. The railroad through the settlement was completed by 1872. On February 5, 1873, the name was changed from Hecht City to Corning, in honor of H. D. Corning, an engineer with the railroad.
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