Demographics

Steuben County Sheriff's Office

The Sheriff's Office has a total personnel staff of 84 employees as follows:

• 1 Sheriff
• 20 Sworn Deputies (including Chief Deputy)
• 27 Confinement Deputies
• 1 Civil Process/Confinement Deputy
• 3 Administrative Staff
• 1 Maintenance
• 3 Cooks
• 5 Merit Board
• 22 Reserve Deputies

       * 8 Volunteer Road Patrol Deputies
       * 12 Volunteer Marine Patrol Deputies
       * 2 Civil Process Deputies 


The Sheriff's Office at 206 E Gale Street was built in 1992, and currently has a 178 bed capacity.

Steuben County

Founded: 1837
Name for: Baron Frederick von Steuben
County Seat: Angola
Congressional District: 3rd District

Area:

• Total:  322.47 sq mi (835 km²)
• Land:  308.94 sq mi (800 km²)
• Water:  13.53 sq mi (35 km²)

                    4.20%

Population:

• 2010 Census:  34,185 people
  
• Density:   111/sq mi (42.75/km²)

While the census shows the population listed above, this does not take into account the large fluctuation of seasonal residents that visit the lakes during the summer months. Some studies have estimated the population to increase to over 150,000 people in the county during holiday weekends.