Chautauqua, New York This article is about the town in New York.
Chautauqua, New York Location inside Chautauqua County and New York Location inside Chautauqua County and New York Chautauqua is positioned in New York Chautauqua - Chautauqua County Chautauqua Chautauqua is a town and lake resort improve in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The populace was 4,464 at the 2010 census. The town is titled after Chautauqua Lake.
The town of Chautauqua is in the part of the county on the northwestern end of Chautauqua Lake.
Chautauqua is famous as the home of the Chautauqua Institution, the place of birth in 1875 of the Chautauqua Movement of educational and cultural centers.
The town of Chautauqua was formed on April 11, 1805, from the town of Batavia, while still part of Genesee County.
When Chautauqua County was created on March 11, 1808, the town's territory was increased to include the easterly tier of townships, so that the town and the new county were coextensive.
The town is the "mother of towns" in Chautauqua County since all other suburbs in the county suburbs were once part of it.
The Lewis Miller Cottage of the Chautauqua Institution was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District was listed in 1974. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 67.2 square miles (174.0 km2), of which 67.1 square miles (173.8 km2) of it is territory and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.14%, is water. New York State Route 394 and New York State Route 430, which intersect in Mayville, are the two major roads in the town.
Route 430 comes from Jamestown on the easterly side of the lake and goes southwest from Mayville to the state line west of Findley Lake, where it becomes Pennsylvania Route 430.
Chautauqua The hamlet (and census-designated place) of Chautauqua, positioned on the west shore of Chautauqua Lake and locale of the Chautauqua Institution on Route 394.
Chautauqua Creek A stream forming most of the town's boundary with Westfield.
Chautauqua Post Office USPS facility positioned on Bestor Plaza inside the gates of Chautauqua Institution.
Dean A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on County Road 37.
Dewittville A lakeside hamlet on the east side of the lake on County Road 52.
Dewittville Bay A bay near Point Chautauqua.
Hartfield Bay A bay at the north end of Chautauqua Lake.
Lighthouse Point A hamlet at a projection into the lake south of Mayville on Route 394.
Magnolia A lakeside hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on Chautauqua Lake on Route 394.
Mayville The village of Mayville is the governmental center of county and is positioned on the northern end of Chautauqua Lake.
Orchard Terrace A lakeside improve south of Chautauqua on Route 394.
Pleasantville A hamlet near the east town line on County Road 54.
Point Chautauqua A hamlet on a peninsula on the easterly side of the lake.
Point Pleasant A projection into Chautauqua Lake south of Mayville.
Prendergast Point A projection into Lake Chautauqua in the southeast corner of the town.
Shorelands A hamlet on the east side of Chautauqua Lake, east of Mayville on Route 490.
Summerdale A hamlet in the part of the town on NY Route 430.
Wahmeda A lakeside hamlet north of Chautauqua on Route 394.
Wooglin A lakeside hamlet on the east side of the lake on Route 430.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Chautauqua County, New York a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chautauqua town, Chautauqua County, New York".
Town of Chautauqua official website Municipalities and communities of Chautauqua County, New York, United States
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