Steuben County > Hornell

County: Steuben

Population: 8,263


Hornell was named after George Hornell, settler and trader.


The trains arrived in Hornell in the 1850s, with the city eventually becoming the site of the Erie line’s major maintenance facility. The repair shops, once the community’s major employer, closed in 1976. The city’s railroad history is commemorated in the Hornell Erie Depot Museum.

School districts: Hornell City School District
Libraries: Hornell Public Library

Hospitals: St James Mercy Hospital

Emergency services: Hornell Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Moose, VFW

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Canisteo Cemetery, Howard Cemetery, Rural Cemetery



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


City of Hornell
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $110,979  (2023)

City of Hornell
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $107,600  (2022)

City of Hornell
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $205,568  (2021)

City of Hornell
  New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation  -  Albany, NY  -  $427,500  (2021)

City of Hornell
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities)  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,497,788  (2023)

Faith in Action Steuben
  United Way of the Southern Tier  -  Corning, NY  -  $40,006  (2021)

Home & Health Care Services
  United Way of the Southern Tier  -  Corning, NY  -  $89,095  (2021)

Hornell
  Community Development Block Grant funding  -  Albany, NY  -  $50,000  (2022)

Hornell
  Community Development Block Grant funding  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,250,000  (2022)

Hornell
  Downtown Revitalization Initiative  -  Albany, NY  -  $10,000,000  (2021)

Hornell
  NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation  -  Albany, NY  -  $160,654  (2022)

Hornell
  NYS Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program  -  Albany, NY  -  $475,560  (2024)

Hornell
  NYS Office of Children and Family Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $62,500  (2023)

Hornell
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $427,500  (2021)

Hornell Area Concern for Youth
  Triangle Fund  -  Corning, NY  -  $27,475  (2022)

Hornell Area Concern for Youth
  United Way of the Southern Tier  -  Corning, NY  -  $13,037  (2021)

Hornell Children's Home
  United Way of the Southern Tier  -  Corning, NY  -  $17,126  (2021)

Hornell City School District
  U.S. Department of Education  -  Washington, DC  -  $1,460,358  (2022)

YMCA
  Fletcher Foundation  -  Skaneateles, NY  -  $5,000  (2022)

YMCA
  Regional Economic Development Councils  -  Albany, NY  -  $100,000  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Hornell (by assets) include:

St. James Hospital
Young Mens Christian Association
Bethesda Foundation
St. James Foundation
Rural Cemetery Association of Hornellsville NY
Guenther Scholarship Fund The
Hornell Childrens Home
Hornell Area Humane Society
Maple City Development Corporation
Hornell Lodge No 210 Loyal Order of Moose
Home & Health Care Services
Toy Soldier and Model Museum
St. Anns Academy
Hornell Association
Hornell High School Alumni Association
Hornell Industrial Development Corporation
Hornell Area Concern for Youth
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce of Hornell N Y
Hornell Library Tr Uw Gc 323-11590007
Elizabeth Roosa Buisch Memorial Scholarship Fund
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
New York State Collectors Assoc
Volunteer Caregivers Program of the Greater Hornell Area
Knights of Columbus