Dansville, Steuben County, New York

Dansville is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States, not to be confused with the nearby village of Dansville in Livingston County. The population was 1,842 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Daniel Faulkner.The Town of Dansville is in the northwest corner of the county, north of Hornell, New York.HistoryThe town was formed, along with the county, in 1796 as one of the original towns in the county, but was not settled until around 1804. Daniel P. Faulkner, a prominent citizen, was popularly called "Captain Dan."The Town of Dansville was used to form, in whole or part, the Towns of Cohocton, Howard (both in 1812), Wayland (1848), and Fremont (1854). In 1822, part of the town, including the Village of Dansville was annexed to the Town of Sparta in Livingston County.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.1sqmi, of which, 48.0sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi of it (0.15%) is water.The Village of Dansville is located north of this town, but is in Livingston County. Livingston County also forms the north and part of the west border of Dansville. Allegany County forms the remainder of the west town line.