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)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,294
 • Estimate 
(2021)
3,260
 • Density60.1/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.