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Horseheads is a town in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 19,561 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is derived from the number of bleached horses' skulls found there.

The Town of Horseheads is north of the City of Elmira, upon which it borders. There is also a village named Horseheads in the town. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

Horseheads is the home of the Horseheads High School and the Blue Raiders athletic teams.

The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 killed weak pack animals here on the return southward, leaving the bleached bones, including skulls, for other visitors to find.

Around 1787, the first settlers arrived, making the town one of the first in the county to be populated.

The Town of Horseheads was formed from the Towns of Elmira and Chemung in 1835. Fairport, the current Village of Horseheads, set itself off from the town by becoming an incorporated village in 1837.

The former Chemung Canal passed through the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.0 km² (35.9 mi²). 92.9 km² (35.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Newtown Creek, a tributary of the Chemung River flows southward along the eastern boundary of the town.

The Southern Tier Expressway (combined Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17 is a major east-west highway. New York State Route 13 and New York State Route 14 are north-south highways through the town. The western end of New York State Route 223 is east of Horseheads village.

The town is in western part of New York and the Southern Tier Region of New York.

Communities and locations in Horseheads:
Breesport -- A hamlet by the east town line on NY-223, named after settler Azariah Breese.
Horseheads -- The Village of Horseheads is a northern suburb of Elmira, located on NY-17.
Elmira Heights -- The Village of Elmira Heights is a northern suburb of Elmira. Most of the village is inside the Town of Horseheads.
Elmira Heights North -- A suburb of Elmira.
Orchard Knoll -- A hamlet southeast of Horseheads village on County Road 51.
Ormiston -- A location south of Breesport.
Slabtown -- A location by the north town line between NY-13 and NY-14.

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