Ellicottville, New York
Ellicottville, New York Town Ellicottville is positioned in New York Ellicottville - Ellicottville Type Town Council Town Supervisor Matthew Mc - Andrew (D) Town Council Ellicottville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.
The populace was 1,598 at the 2010 census. The town is titled after Joseph Ellicott, principal territory agent of the Holland Land Company.
The town of Ellicottville includes a village also called Ellicottville.
The town is in the north-central part of the county, north of the town/city of Salamanca.
2.1 Next to suburbs and areas The town was first settled around 1815.
The Town of Ellicottville was established in 1820 from the town of Franklinville (then known as Ischua).
The town lost some of its territory when the town of Ashford was formed in 1824.
In 1858, a small part of the town was taken to aid the formation of the town of East Otto.
The Village of Ellicottville was formerly the governmental center of county for Cattaraugus County.
Since the establishments of the Holimont and Holiday Valley ski resorts in the town, Ellicottville has seen massive gentrification as mostly Canadian ski enthusiasts have taken up part-time residences in the town.
Property values in the town are decidedly higher than in the rest of the county.
Because the village has restrictive zoning laws that discourage nationwide franchises from entering the village, two nationwide chain restaurants (Burger King just south of the village, and Tim Hortons just north; the former is set to close May 2014) have set up shop in the town, just outside the village bounds. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 45.2 square miles (117.0 km2), of which 45.1 square miles (116.8 km2) is territory and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.21%, is water. Great Valley Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, flows through the town.
Route 219, linking the town to the suburbs of Buffalo to the north and to Salamanca to the south, passes through the town.
New York State Route 242 runs east west through the town, intersecting US 219 in the village of Ellicottville.
New York State Route 240 ends at NY 242 in the hamlet of Ashford, in the northeast part of the town.
Next to suburbs and areas Ellicottville is south of the town of Ashford.
The west town line is shared with the suburbs of East Otto and Mansfield.
Ellicottville is north of the town of Great Valley.
Ellicottville's east town line is shared with the suburbs of Franklinville and Machias.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,738 citizens , 770 homeholds, and 462 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 98.16% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.23% from other competitions, and 0.40% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $43,571, and the median income for a family was $50,813.
The per capita income for the town was $23,291.
Ashford A locale west of Ashford Junction, where NY Route 240 terminates at NY Route 242.
Ashford Junction A hamlet near the east town line on NY Route 242.
Ellicottville The village of Ellicottville is in the southwest corner of the town on US Route 219 and NY Route 242.
Ellicottville Brewing Company - A craft brewery & restaurant positioned in the village on Monroe St.
Fancy Tract A locale on the easterly town line in the north part of the town.
Holiday Valley A ski resort south of Ellicottville village.
Holi - Mont A semi-private ski resort west of Ellicottville village.
Plato The hamlet is in the northwest corner of the town on County Road 75.
Nannen Arboretum An arboretum north of Ellicottville village.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ellicottville town, Cattaraugus County, New York".
Town and village of Ellicottville official website Municipalities and communities of Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
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