Mansfield is a
town
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in
Cattaraugus County
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,
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, United States. The population was 843 at the 2020 census.
The name was thought to be that of a noble family in England.
The town is centrally located in Cattaraugus County, north of
Little Valley.
History
The area was first settled ''circa'' 1817. The town of Mansfield was formed in 1830 from part of the town of
Town of Little Valley. The town was first called "Cecilius". The name "Mansfield" was adopted in 1831.
Mansfield had a post office by 1840. It is implied to still have a post office as late as 1933 but merged with the Little Valley post office some time before the establishment of
ZIP Codes in 1963. (Within the 147 prefix, Little Valley and Mansfield are adjacent to each other alphabetically and geographically.) The
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
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for 14755, the ZIP Code for Little Valley, shows a clear 8 shape illustrating the territory each office covered.
ZIP Code Tabulation Area, 14755
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.08%, is water.New York State Route 353
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through a small portion of the southwest corner.
Mansfield Creek flows across the north part of the town, and Little Valley Creek crosses the southwest corner. The two creeks follow a similar path in opposite directions, separated by the Saint Lawrence River Divide
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.
Adjacent towns and areas
(Clockwise
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)
*Otto
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; East Otto
* Ellicottville
* Little Valley
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Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 0.12% (one person) African American
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, 0.75% (six people) Native American, 0.12% (one person) Asian, and 0.12% (one person) from two or more races. Four of the town's residents were Hispanic
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or Latino of any race, 0.25% of the population.
There were 305 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% 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 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,420, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,614 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income
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for the town was $21,700. About 6.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Much of Mansfield north of Five Points is agricultural land, with several farms (some of them Amish
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) in the area.
Notable people
* Anna Maynard Barbour, best-selling fiction author
*Owen Vincent Coffin
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Biography
Coffin was born in Mansfield, New York. He studied at Cortland Academy and the Charlottesvi ...
, 56th governor of Connecticut
Communities and locations in Mansfield
*Dobbins Memorial State Forest – a state forest in the southern part of the town.
*Eddyville – a hamlet
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in the north part of the town on County Road 14. The Mansfield town hall is in Eddyville, as is the town's only currently operating church, the nondenominational Solomon's Porch Ministries. Eddyville was also the site of the town's post office during its existence before it was closed some time in the early 20th century. Eddyville has an estimated population of 55 as of 2021.[
*Orlando – A mostly unpopulated hamlet near the east town line on County Road 13.
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References
External links
Town of Mansfield official website
Little Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
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Towns in Cattaraugus County, New York
Towns in New York (state)