Cattaraugus, New York
Cattaraugus, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-13024 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0946066 | |
Website | cattaraugusny |
Cattaraugus is a
History
In 1828, the brothers Calvin and Arad Rich settled in the hills surrounding the area. Cattaraugus developed most after the arrival of the Erie Railroad in 1851. Shortly after, the village became a boomtown growing to 1,500 inhabitants and even being visited by US President Millard Fillmore. By 1860 the township boasted 305 dwellings, 1557 oxen, 383 horses, and 8 school districts with 649 children in school. In the same year, it is well documented Abraham Lincoln had come to visit. Other prominent visitors include US Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt. As well as Mark Twain who then named his housecat “Cattaraugus"[3] The village was incorporated in 1882. Its name derives from Cattaraugus Creek.
The Cattaraugus Village Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[4]
Geography
Cattaraugus is located in the northern part of the town of New Albion at 42°19′48″N 78°51′56″W / 42.33000°N 78.86556°W (42.330044, -78.865673).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), all land.[6]
Since 2013, the Seneca Transit System has provided public bus service to the village.
The New York and Lake Erie Railroad terminates at a Setterstix plant in Cattaraugus after the portion of the railway southeast of Cattaraugus was decommissioned in the early 1990s. The rail service has been disrupted by floods and landslides since the late 2000s. The right-of-way of the portion heading southeast from Cattaraugus is now the Pat McGee Trail, which was established in 2005.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 705 | — | |
1890 | 878 | 24.5% | |
1900 | 1,382 | 57.4% | |
1910 | 1,165 | −15.7% | |
1920 | 1,347 | 15.6% | |
1930 | 1,236 | −8.2% | |
1940 | 1,145 | −7.4% | |
1950 | 1,190 | 3.9% | |
1960 | 1,258 | 5.7% | |
1970 | 1,200 | −4.6% | |
1980 | 1,200 | 0.0% | |
1990 | 1,100 | −8.3% | |
2000 | 1,075 | −2.3% | |
2010 | 1,002 | −6.8% | |
2020 | 996 | −0.6% | |
2021 (est.) | 986 | [2] | −1.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
As of the
There were 437 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,664, and the median income for a family was $35,417. Males had a median income of $27,434 versus $19,833 for females. The
Economy
The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School is the largest employer in the village. The school's only active campus is located at the former Cattaraugus Central School building in the northeast corner of the village on County Route 12; it was constructed in 1954 as a high school, then expanded in 1991 for an elementary school wing and again in 2011 to accommodate added students from the takeover of Little Valley Central School. A former elementary school, abandoned since 1992, is in the center of the village.
Industry is a significant portion of the Cattaraugus economy, and two factories (one for the Chester-Jensen company and the other for
Notable people
- William Buffington Jr., former member of the New York State Assembly
- Alexander Chambers, Union general in American Civil War
- John P. Darling, former New York state senator
- Clarence B. Farrar, influential psychiatrist
- Ezra F. Kysor, architect
- Joel H. Lyman, Medal of Honor recipient
- Samuel Allen Rice, colonel in the 33rd regiment of Iowa during the American Civil War
- Peter Linebaugh, radical historian, teacher, and author[10]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "History of Cattaraugus Village". American Museum of Cutlery. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/21/14 through 1/24/14. National Park Service. January 31, 2014.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cattaraugus village, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Alan Feuer (December 23, 2011). "The Bank Around the Corner". New York Times.
- ^ "Peter Linebaugh, "The Incomplete, True, Authentic and Wonderful…".