Corning is a former village and virtual ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3 at the 2020 census.
The population is estimated to be uninhabited as of 2025, effectively making Corning a virtual ghost town. Corning was dissolved and disincorporated in 2023.
The village is named for Erastus Corning, who owned sizeable shares of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad and who is the namesake of another Burlington railroad community Corning, Iowa.
History
Corning was laid out in the fall of 1868 on main line of the railroad between Kansas City, Missouri and Council Bluffs, Iowa (the line remains active). A post office called Corning was in operation from 1868 to 1964, but changed its name to Corning Rural Station and continued until 1995. The plat for the town was filed on May 24th, 1879.
From 1882 to 1980, a spur located southeast of town owned by the Burlington operated between Corning and Clarinda, Iowa initially under the name of the Tarkio Valley Railroad.
The village's St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Corning was impacted by the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods.
The village of Corning disincorporated in February 2023.
Geography
thumb|upright=0.7|left|BNSF railway at Corning
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village had a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 15 people, 8 households, and 4 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 9 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White.
There were 8 households, of which 50.0% were married couples living together and 50.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.25.
The median age in the village was 60.3 years. 0.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 6.7% were from 25 to 44; 60.1% were from 45 to 64; and 26.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 40.0% male and 60.0% female.
2000 census
As of the census