Savona, New York | |
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Village | |
Location within the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 42°17′7″N 77°13′8″W / 42.28528°N 77.21889°WCoordinates: 42°17′7″N 77°13′8″W / 42.28528°N 77.21889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Steuben |
Area | |
• Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
• Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 822 |
• Density | 786.5/sq mi (303.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 14879 |
Area code(s) | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-65354 |
GNIS feature ID | 0964516 |
Savona is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 822 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Savona in Italy.
The Village of Savona is located in the eastern part of the Town of Bath. The village is located at the intersection of Routes 226, 415, and Interstate 86.
The name "Mud Creek" was associated with the village in the 19th Century. The village was incorporated in 1883.
Unwanted attention was brought to the village in 1993 by the slaying of a young boy, Derrick Robie, aged four, by [then] thirteen-year-old Eric Smith.
Savona is located at 42°17′7″N 77°13′8″W / 42.28528°N 77.21889°W (42.285283, -77.218814).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
The village is next to the Cohocton River at the confluence of Mud Creek and is at the intersection of New York State Route 226 and New York State Route 415.
Sanford Lake is a small lake north of the village.
As of the census of 2000, there were 822 people, 317 households, and 230 families residing in the village. The population density was 786.5 people per square mile (302.3/km²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 324.4 per square mile (124.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.54% White, 0.49% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.