Steuben County

Steuben County was established on May 1, 1837. The county was named in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian officer who served the American colonists in the Revolutionary War. The population of Steuben County in 1840 was 2,578; by 2000 it had grown to 33,214. The county covers about 330 square miles, being about sixteen miles from north to south and about 21 miles from east to west. This data obtained from www.countyhistory.com.

 

In 2006 Steuben had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $28,065. This PCPI ranked 49th in the state and was 87 percent of the state average, $32,288, and 76 percent of the national average, $36,714. The 2006 PCPI reflected an increase of 3.1 percent from 2005. The 2005-2006 state change was 4.5 percent and the national change was 5.6 percent. In 1996 the PCPI of Steuben was $21,100 and ranked 33rd in the state. The 1996-2006 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 2.9 percent. The average annual growth rate for the state was 3.7 percent and for the nation was 4.3 percent. This data provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis BEAR Facts. www.bea.gov/bea/regional/bearfacts

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