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Van Etten is a hamlet and census-designated place in Chemung County, New York, United States. It was a village that was absorbed by the Town of Van Etten on December 31, 2018. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. The name came from the two brothers who founded the village.

The village of Van Etten was in the town of Van Etten near its eastern town line. The village was northeast of Elmira and was part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Van Etten village overview:
Name:	Van Etten village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	New York
County:	Chemung County
Elevation:	1,017 ft (310 m)
Total Area:	1.28 sq mi (3.32 km²)
Land Area:	1.28 sq mi (3.31 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	601
Population Density:	469.90/sq mi (181.39/km²)
ZIP code:	14889
Area code:	607
FIPS code:	3676881
GNISfeature ID:	0968412

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History

The village was founded around 1798 by James and Joshua Van Etten. Previously called “Halls Corners”, at first the community was called “Van Ettenville”, but was incorporated in 1876 as “Van Etten”. The first railroad line arrived in 1871.

In 2017, the village of Van Etten voted to dissolve and rejoin the Town of Van Etten. As of the 2019 American Community Survey, the U.S. Census Bureau still lists Van Etten as a village.