CORNING, a city of Steuben county, New York, U.S.A., in the southern part of the State, iom. W.N.W. of Elmira, on the Chemung river. It is served by the Erie, the Lackawanna and the New York Central railways. The population in 193o Federal census was 15,777. Corning is the trading and shipping centre of a dairying and tobacco-growing region, and has important manu facturing industries, with an output in 1927 valued at $9,564,045. The leading products are cut and flint glass in ,many forms, fur naces, stoves and brick. There are also large foundries and rail road shops and car factories. There were settlers here as early as 1789. The village was incorporated in 1848 and named after Erastus Corning, the railway builder. It was chartered as a city in 189o.