Canisteo, New York

Canisteo
Town hall
Canisteo
Location of Canisteo in New York
Canisteo
Canisteo (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°16′13″N 77°36′20″W / 42.27028°N 77.60556°W / 42.27028; -77.60556
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySteuben
Area
  Total
54.36 sq mi (140.79 km2)
  Land54.35 sq mi (140.77 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
3,294
  Estimate 
(2021)
3,260
  Density60.13/sq mi (23.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-101-12265

Canisteo (/ˌkænɪsˈt/) is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 3,294 at the 2020 census. The name was taken from a former Native American village located there, and is Iroquoian in origin.

The Town of Canisteo is in the western part of the county, southeast of Hornell.

The town contains a village also named Canisteo.