Ellicottville is a

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Cattaraugus County Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...

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, United States. The population was 1,317 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Joseph Ellicott, principal land agent of the Holland Land Company. The town of Ellicottville includes a

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also called Ellicottville. The town is in the north-central part of the county, north of the city of Salamanca.

History

The town was first settled ''circa'' 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

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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

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for Cattaraugus County. The county seat moved to Little Valley in May 1868. The

John J. Aiken House The John J. Aiken House (also known as the Aiken-Silvernail House) was a historic house located at 6805 Poverty Hill Road in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York. Description and history It was built in about 1837, and is a two-story, ...

and

Bryant Hill Cemetery Bryant Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Ellicottville in Cattaraugus County, New York. In 1821, Samuel Bryant set aside land to serve as the first cemetery at Ellicottville; the first burial was in 1824 and the last in 1901. Resto ...

are listed on the

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Gentrification

Since the establishments of the Holimont and Holiday Valley ski resorts in the town, Ellicottville has seen massive

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as mostly

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ski enthusiasts have taken up part-time residences in the town. Property values in the town are significantly higher than in the rest of the county. Because the village has restrictive

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laws that discourage national franchises from entering the village, the

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restaurant was constructed outside the village bounds, and

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's Ellicottville location was also located outside the village before it closed in 2014. Also in Ellicottville is an unnamed dual-purpose venue that hosts the Ellicottville Championship

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each

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weekend and the Nightmare Hayrides in October.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.21%, is water. Great Valley Creek, a tributary of the

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, flows through the town.

U.S. Route 219 U.S. Route 219 (US 219) is a spur of US 19. It runs for from West Seneca, New York, at an interchange with Interstate 90 (I-90) to Rich Creek, Virginia, intersecting at US 460. US 219 is found (from north to south) in New York, Pennsylvania, ...

, linking the town to the suburbs of Buffalo to the north and to Salamanca to the south, passes through the town.

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runs east–west through the town, intersecting US 219 in the village of Ellicottville.

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ends at NY 242 in the hamlet of Ashford, in the northeast part of the town.

Adjacent towns and areas

Ellicottville is south of the town of

. The west town line is shared with the towns of East Otto and

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. Ellicottville is north of the town of Great Valley. Ellicottville's east town line is shared with the towns of Franklinville and

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Climate

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,738 people, 770 households, and 462 families residing in the town. The

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was 38.5 people per square mile (14.9/km²). There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of 46.5 per square mile (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.16%

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, 0.17%

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, 0.69% Native American, 0.35%

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, 0.23% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 770 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

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living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86. In the town, the population 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 age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $43,571, and the median income for a family was $50,813. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $21,818 for females. The

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for the town was $23,291. About 5.5% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Ellicottville

*Ashford Junction – A

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near the east town line at the junction of NY Route 240 and 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 located in the village on Monroe St. Most of the brewery's production has moved to Little Valley. *Fancy Tract – A location on the eastern town line in the north part of the town. * Holiday Valley – A ski resort south of Ellicottville village. *HoliMont – A semi- private ski resort west of Ellicottville village. *Plato – The hamlet is in the northwest corner of the town on County Road 75.

Points of interest

Nannen Arboretum The Nannen Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden located at 28 Parkside Drive, Ellicottville, New York. It is nonprofit and open to the public. The arboretum was organized in 1976 and contains over 250 species of trees, shrubs, flowers, ...

– An arboretum north of Ellicottville village.

References

External links

* – Town and Village of Ellicottville, New York
Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce

Nannen Arboretum

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