West Elmira is a suburban census-designated place (CDP) in Chemung County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Elmira had a population of 4,850. It is adjacent to the city of Elmira on its west side. West Elmira is in the southwest part of the town of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
West Elmira is located at (42.082974, -76.844046).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.69%, is water.
West Elmira is on the north bank of the Chemung River.
New York State Route 352 enters the village from the west as Water Street. East of York Avenue, Water Street carries eastbound traffic while Church Street carries westbound traffic.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, West Elmira had a population of 4,850. The median age was 46.9 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.6 males age 18 and over.
96.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,127 households in West Elmira, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.6% were married-couple households, 13.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
the zoned elementary school of the section in the Elmira City District is Hendy Avenue School. The zoned middle and high schools for the entire school district are Broadway Academy (grade 7), Ernie Davis Academy (grades 8-9), and Elmira High School (grades 10-12). Prior to 2014, the school district had two sets of middle and high schools, with students north of the Chemung River assigned to Ernie Davis Middle School<!--Identified as the northside school at https://web.archive.org/web/20090209090106/http://elmiracityschools.com/schools.cfm--> and Elmira Free Academy.