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Van Etten

A town of 1,328 people in Chemung County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
1,539Population
41.6 sq miArea
1,012 ftElevation

Van Etten is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the town was 1,541 at the 2020 census. The town is named for the two brothers who founded the village of Van Etten in it. The town is at the northeastern corner of the county, northeast of Elmira.

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