Carroll is a

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in Chautauqua County,

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, United States. The population was 3,524 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Charles Carroll, a signer of the

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. The town of Carroll is in the southeast corner of Chautauqua County and is southeast of the city of Jamestown.

History

The area was settled around 1809. The town of Carroll was established in 1825 from part of the town of Ellicott. In 1853, part of Carroll was used to form the town of Kiantone. In 1900, the town had a population of 1,684.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, is water. The town is drained by

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, a tributary of the

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. The south town line of Carroll is the state boundary of

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passes through the northwestern part of the town.

Adjacent towns and other areas

The town of

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is to the north. The towns of Kiantone and Ellicott are to the west. The town of South Valley in

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is on the east. Pine Grove Township,

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, Pennsylvania, is across the south town line.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,635 people, 1,364 households, and 1,002 families residing in the town. The

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was 108.9 people per square mile (42.1/km²). There were 1,440 housing units at an average density of 43.2 per square mile (16.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.04%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.14%

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, 0.17% from

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, and 0.30% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.47% of the population. 25.8% were of Swedish, 24.5% German, 19.1% English, 9.0% English and 15.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 1,364 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were

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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,313, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $34,766 versus $21,620 for females. The

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for the town was $16,828. About 2.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The government for the Town of Carroll is Council-manager form of government.

Executive

This section lists the Town Supervisors for Carroll, New York.

Legislative

The legislative body of Carroll consists of four council members, who are elected without any term limits. Each Council Member is elected to represent the entire city. The table below outlines the current members of the Carroll Town Council.

Current

Communities and locations in Carroll

– A stream forming part of the western town boundary that flows past Frewsburg. *Dodge – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town, named after an early family. The community is slightly north of the Pennsylvania border. *Fentonville – A hamlet on County Road 53 (Warren Road) in the southwest corner of the town. * Frewsburg – The

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and

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of Frewsburg is near the west town line and is the largest community in the town. *Ivory – A hamlet east of Frewsburg on County Road 36 (Ivory Road).

Notable people

Robert H. Jackson Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 – October 9, 1954) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Unit ...

–

Shane Conlan Shane Patrick Conlan (born March 4, 1964) is a former professional American football player. He played college football at Penn State University, where he won two national championships in 1982 and 1986, although he was red-shirted prior to t ...

– in 19 Conlan was voted Western New York high school Player of the Year during his senior year playing for Frewsburg Central School. After graduating, he went on to play for Penn State where he won two championships in 1982 and 1986. Conlan was selected as the No. 1 draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1987 NFL Draft. Conlan played with the Bills (1987–92), where he played in the first 3 of the Bills Super Bowl teams and the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (1993–95) before retiring from the NFL in 1995.

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York (state), New York. In the mid-19th Century, he served as a United States House of Representatives , U.S. Representative, a United States Sen ...

- Former Supervisor for the Town of Carroll, Fenton would later serve in the US Congress from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. Fenton also served as New York State Governor from 1865 to 1868 before sitting in the US Senate from 1869 to 1875.

References

External links

Town of Carroll official website

{{authority control Populated places established in 1809 Towns in Chautauqua County, New York 1809 establishments in New York (state)