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Portville, New York
Portville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the town's early role in shipping lumber and other items down the Allegheny River. It was formed in 1837 from the town of Olean. Portville is in the southeast corner of the county, southeast of the city of Olean. The village of Portville is the largest settlement in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.24%, is water. Portville is located in the southeast corner of the county. Its eastern town line is the border of Allegany County, and its southern town line is the McKean County, Pennsylvania, border. The Allegheny River flows through the south part of the town. Oswayo Creek joins the Allegheny south of Portville village, and Dodge Creek joins the river in the village. New York State Route 305 (running north–south) and New York State Route 417 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of New York
The administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the State of New York. The state is divided into boroughs, counties, cities, townships called "towns", and villages. (The only boroughs, the five boroughs of New York City, have the same boundaries as their respective counties.) They are municipal corporations, chartered (created) by the New York State Legislature, as under the New York Constitution the only body that can create governmental units is the state. All of them have their own governments, sometimes with no paid employees, that provide local services. Centers of population that are not incorporated and have no government or local services are designated hamlets. Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land area, but rather on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the New York Legislature. Each type of local government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portville (village), New York
Portville is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It is in the southern part of the town of Portville and southeast of Olean. The village population was 916 at the 2020 census, out of a population of 3,730 in the entire town of Portville. History The community, located along the Allegheny River, was first settled in 1813, with the village of Portville being incorporated in 1895. The former Genesee Valley Canal reached its southern terminus at Portville. A fire destroyed most of the business district in 1875. The village was incorporated in 1895. Portville Free Library and William E. Wheeler House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable people Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The village is on the east side of the Allegheny River and is split by Dodge Creek, which flows into the river. New York State Route 305 and New York State Route 417 pass through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinsdale, New York
Hinsdale is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 2,119 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Hinsdale in New Hampshire. Hinsdale is at the eastern border of Cattaraugus County, north-northeast of Olean. History Hinsdale was formed in 1820 from the town of Olean. It was named for Hinsdale, New Hampshire. The town of Ischua was created in 1846, from part of Hinsdale. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.11%, is water. The Southern Tier Expressway ( Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) passes across the town. New York State Route 16 is a major trunk road in the town and partially follows the same path as the Expressway. New York State Route 446 crosses the northeast part of the town and has its western terminus in the community of Maplehurst. The eastern town line is the border of Allegany County. Adjacent towns and areas Hinsdale is south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesee, New York
Genesee is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2020 census. Genesee is in the southwestern corner of the county, southeast of Olean. History The first settler arrived ''circa'' 1823. The town of Genesee was established in 1830 from a division of the town of Cuba. Much of the early economy was based on harvesting the forests, but oil production began in approximately 1890. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.13%, is water. The south town line is the Pennsylvania ( McKean County) border, and the west town line is shared with the town of Portville in Cattaraugus County. New York State Route 417 is an important east-west highway through the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,803 people, 661 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.7 people per square mile (19.2/km2). There were 800 housin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarksville, Allegany County, New York
Clarksville is a town located in Allegany County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 982. The town is named after S.N. Clark, an agent of the Holland Land Company. The town is in the southwest part of Allegany County, northeast of Olean. History The first settlers arrived around 1822. The town of Clarksville was founded in 1835, taking away part of the town of Cuba. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, is water. The west town line is the border of Cattaraugus County. New York State Route 305 is an important north-south highway through the town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,146 people, 447 households, and 324 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.6 people per square mile (12.2/km2). There were 766 housing units at an average density of 21.1 per square mile (8.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceres Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Ceres Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 836 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,003 people, 381 households, and 286 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.6 people per square mile (9.5/km2). There were 475 housing units at an average density of 11.7/sq mi (4.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.40% White, 0.60% Native American, and 1.00% from two or more races. There were 381 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldred Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Eldred Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2020 census. History Eldred Township, like the borough of Eldred, Pennsylvania is named for Judge Nathaniel B. Eldred. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,696 people, 686 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 783 housing units at an average density of 19.9/sq mi (7.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.35% White, 0.12% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population. There were 686 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 417
New York State Route 417 (NY 417) is an east–west state highway located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It begins at exit 20 of the Southern Tier Expressway ( Interstate 86 or I-86 and NY 17) in the city of Salamanca and ends at a junction with NY 415 in Painted Post, west of the city of Corning. At in length, NY 417 is the longest of the state highways that were formerly part of NY 17 before the construction of the Southern Tier Expressway. It also diverges the most from the current NY 17, coming within of the Pennsylvania state line at one intersection. In 1908, the New York State Legislature created Route 4, an unsigned legislative route extending across the Southern Tier from Lake Erie to the Hudson River. The route followed most of what is now NY 417; however, from Olean to Wellsville and from Andover to Jasper, it followed a more northerly alignment instead. Most of Route 4 becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Route 305
New York State Route 305 (NY 305) is a north–south route in the Southern Tier that runs from the New York–Pennsylvania border, Pennsylvania state line in Cattaraugus County, New York, Cattaraugus County to the hamlet (New York), hamlet of Belfast, New York, Belfast in Allegany County, New York, Allegany County, where it ends at New York State Route 19, NY 19. It intersects the Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 (east), Interstate 86 or I-86 and New York State Route 17, NY 17) in Cuba (village), New York, Cuba. Route description NY 305 begins at the Pennsylvania state line as a continuation of Pennsylvania Route 446, PA 446 in the town of Portville (town), New York, Portville. The designation proceeds northward as Portville-Eldred Road, paralleling the Allegheny River and ponds as a two-lane rural highway. After an intersection with Barbertown Road, NY 305 enters the hamlet of Carroll and passes several residences northward. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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