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Welcome to Tioga County ...

Time Zone: Tioga County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Owego is the Seat for Tioga County.

Tioga County was founded in 1791 and was created by taking area from Montgomery County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tioga had a population of 48,203 people. This is a decrease of 5.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,008 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tioga represented 0.26% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Tioga County:

  • Barton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barton is located in Tioga County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Berkshire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkshire is located in Tioga County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Candor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Candor is located in Tioga County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <2>
  • Newark Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nichols
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Owego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <2>
  • Richford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richford is located in Tioga County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Spencer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Tioga
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tioga is located in Tioga County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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