Carrollton is a

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in Cattaraugus County,

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, United States. The population was 1,214 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Guy Carrollton Irvine, an early settler of the region. Carrollton is on the south border of Cattaraugus County. It is southeast of the city of

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History

The town was first settled ''circa'' 1822. The Town of Carrollton was formed on March 9, 1842, from the town of Great Valley. In 1877, the community of

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set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village. In 2011, this community reverted to being a hamlet within the town because voters agreed to dissolve the village in 2009.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.14%, is water. The

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flows through the northern portion of the town, from southeast to northwest.

Tunungwant Creek Tunungwant Creek is a long fifth-order tributary to the Allegheny River. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. According to a 1792 Reading Howell map of Pennsylvania, the stream was known as Ischunuangwandt. Today, it is l ...

(also known as "Tuna Creek" for short) flows south to north through the middle of the town, joining with the Allegheny near Riverside Junction. Mount Irvine rises in the northwest part of the town. The south town line is the border of McKean County,

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. The

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(combined Interstate 86 and

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) cross the north part of the town, and U.S. Route 219 passes north-south through the town, joining

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north of the Allegheny River.

Adjacent towns and areas

(

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) * Great Valley * Allegany * Foster Township, McKean County,

* Red House

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,410 people, 553 households, and 383 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 639 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.82%

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, 1.56%

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, 1.56% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population. There were 553 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,290, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $28,854 versus $19,861 for females. The

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for the town was $14,678. About 9.9% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the

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, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

* Frederic Palen Schoonmaker, former US federal judge, born in Limestone

Communities and locations in the Town of Carrollton

* Allegany Reservation – A reservation of the

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is partially in the northern section of the town. *

Allegany State Park Allegany State Park is a state park in western New York State, located in Cattaraugus County, New York, Cattaraugus County just north of the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. The park is divided into two sections: The Red House Area a ...

– A part of this park in the western section of the town. *Carrollton – The

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of Carrollton, formerly a station on the

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is in the northwest part of the town on a side road, off Routes 219 and 417. The community developed at the junction of two rail lines. The hamlet consists almost entirely of residences (and one deconsecrated church) and has no businesses except one cannabis dispensary. *Irvine Mills – A hamlet south of Seneca Junction and north of Limestone on US Route 219. *

– The former village of Limestone, now a

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, is in the south part of the town on US Route 219. * Mount Irvine – A small mountain peak, elevation , west of Irvine Mills. *New Ireland – A

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located west of Limestone. Now surrounded by

, it was settled by Irish immigrants during the Great Famine of the 1840s and abandoned during the

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when its founders' descendants became involved in the petroleum industry and moved west. *Riverside Junction – A hamlet west of Route 219 by the Allegheny River. *Seneca Junction (sometimes "Allegany Junction" or "Bradford Junction") – A hamlet at the junction of Routes 219 and 417, near Interstate 86 exit 23. *South Carrollton – A hamlet on Routes 219 and 417 south of Carrollton. *South Vandalia – A hamlet near the east town line on County Road 30. *Tuna – A former community in the town. *Vandalia – A hamlet on the east town line on Route 417. The eastern gateway to the Allegany Reservation, the hamlet has many native businesses selling gasoline, cannabis and cigarettes.

References

External links

Town of Carrollton official website

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