Chautauqua County, New York
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Major highways

  • Interstate 86
    Interstate 86 (east)
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    /New York State Route 17
    New York State Route 17
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     (Southern Tier Expressway)
  • Interstate 90
    Interstate 90
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     (New York State Thruway
    New York State Thruway
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    )
  • U.S. Route 20
    U.S. Route 20 in New York
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  • U.S. Route 62
    U.S. Route 62
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  • New York State Route 5
    New York State Route 5
    New York State Route 5 is a state highway that extends for across the state of New York in the United States. It begins at the Pennsylvania state line in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley and passes through Buffalo, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, and several other smaller cities and...

  • New York State Route 39
    New York State Route 39
    New York State Route 39 is an east–west state highway in the western portion of New York in the United States. It begins and ends at intersections with U.S. Route 20 apart...

  • New York State Route 60
    New York State Route 60
    New York State Route 60 is a north–south state highway in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with U.S. Route 62 south of the city of Jamestown in the town of Kiantone. Its northern terminus is at a junction with NY 5...

  • New York State Route 394
    New York State Route 394
    New York State Route 394 is a state highway located within Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties in southwestern New York, United States. Its western terminus is located on the shore of Lake Erie at an intersection with NY 5 in the Westfield hamlet of Barcelona...

  • New York State Route 430
    New York State Route 430
    New York State Route 430 is a state highway located entirely within Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. Its western terminus is located at the Pennsylvania state line near the hamlet of Findley Lake in the town of Mina. The eastern terminus is located in the city of Jamestown...


Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 139,750 people, 54,515 households, and 35,979 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 132 people per square mile (51/km²). There were 64,900 housing units at an average density of 61 per square mile (24/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.04% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 2.18% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.43% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.36% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.73% from other races
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, and 1.23% from two or more races. 4.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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 of any race. 17.3% were of German
Germans
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, 15.1% Italian
Italian people
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, 11.6% Swedish, 10.9% English
English people
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, 9.3% Polish, 9.2% Irish
Irish people
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 and 5.6% American
United States
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 ancestry according to Census 2000. 93.0% spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and 3.8% Spanish
Spanish language
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 as their first language.

There were 54,515 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 10.30% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,458, and the median income for a family was $41,054. Males had a median income of $32,114 versus $22,214 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the county was $16,840. About 9.70% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Chautauqua County was governed by a board of supervisors until 1975, when a new county charter went into effect with provisions for a county executive
County executive
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 and a 13-seat county legislature. The county council currently consists of 25 members each elected from single member districts.
Chautauqua County Executives
Name Party Took office Left office
Joe Gerace Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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January 1, 1975 May 10, 1983
David Dawson (acting) Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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May 10, 1983 November 25, 1983
John A. Glenzer Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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November 25, 1983 December 31, 1989
Andrew W. Goodell Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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January 1, 1990 December 31, 1997
Mark W. Thomas Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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January 1, 1998 December 31, 2005
Gregory J. Edwards
Greg Edwards
Gregory J. Edwards is the current county executive of Chautauqua County, New York. A registered Republican, Edwards served as an attorney and dairy farmer prior to his election in 2005...

Republican
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January 1, 2006 Incumbent

Chautauqua County Legislature
District Legislator Party
1 Keith Ahlstrom Democrat
2 Shaun Heenan Democrat
3 Robert Duff Republican
4 George Borrello Republican
5 Jerry Park Republican
6 John Runkle Republican
7 Robert Stewart Republican
8 Ronald Lemon Republican
9 Larry Barmore Republican
10 Mark Tarbrake Republican
11 Victoria R. James Democrat
12 Lori Cornell Democrat
13 Paula DeJoy Democrat
14 Scot Stutzman Independent
15 Maria Kindberg Democrat
16 Charles Nazzaro Democrat
17 Richard Babbage Republican
18 Rudy Mueller Democrat
19 Jay Gould Republican
20 Fred Croscut chairman Republican
21 David Himelein Republican
22 Doug Richmond Republican
23 Thomas DeJoe Democrat
24 Bob Scudder Republican
25 John Gullo Democrat


Most of the county is in the 150th New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 district, represented by Andy Goodell
Andy Goodell
Andrew W. "Andy" Goodell is an American politician who was elected to the New York State Assembly in a 2010. He is a Republican. Previously, Goodell was the County Executive of Chautauqua County, New York. Goodell represents the 150th Assembly District, which is numerically the last of the 150...

, with the exception of the eastern tier of towns, which are in the 149th district represented by Joseph Giglio
Joseph Giglio
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. The entire county is within the bounds of New York's 27th congressional district
New York's 27th congressional district
The 27th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. It includes all of Chautauqua County and the southern part of Erie County. The district contains much of the city of Buffalo and most of its eastern and...

 (served by Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County.-Early life, education and career:A native of...

) and the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
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 57th district (served by Catharine Young
Catharine Young
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). Prior to 2003, the county was part of New York's 31st congressional district
New York's 31st congressional district
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 (now the 29th), but was controversially redistricted out of that district and into what is now the 27th, and was replaced in the 29th district by Rochester suburbs that had never before been part of the district. Chautauqua County, at the same time, joined southern Erie County and portions of the City of Buffalo in the 27th, areas that had also never been in the same district with each other. In both cases, the suburban additions were significantly more Democratic populations than the rural 31st was, leading to Democrats winning both portions of the now-divided territory and accusations of cracking-based gerrymandering
Gerrymandering
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.

Chautauqua County has been a perfect bellwether
Bellwether
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 county since 1980, having correctly voted for the winner of the presidential election in each election; the county missed twice between 1960 and 1976.

Education

Jamestown Community College
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown Community College is a two-year college in the SUNY system. JCC has two campuses in Chautauqua County, New York, located in Dunkirk and Jamestown. A third campus serves Cattaraugus County in Olean. A fourth site is located in Warren, Pennsylvania...

 has two campuses in the county at Jamestown and Dunkirk. The State University of New York at Fredonia
State University of New York at Fredonia
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 is located in the northern part of the county. Jamestown Business College
Jamestown Business College
Established in 1886, Jamestown Business College is a for-profit institution in Jamestown, New York. The college offers business-focused certificate, associate, and bachelor degree programs, along with specialized training in business etiquette. Students may take classes in a day or...

 offers two year degrees, certificates, and a four year degree in Jamestown.

Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets












Cities Towns Villages Hamlets

  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk (city), New York
    Dunkirk is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the USA. It was officially incorporated in 1880, though it was first settled around 1805. The population was 12,563 at the 2010 census. Dunkirk is bordered on the north by Lake Erie. It shares a border with the Village of Fredonia to the south,...

  • Jamestown
    Jamestown, New York
    Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. The population was 31,146 at the 2010 census.The City of Jamestown is adjacent to Town of Ellicott and is at the southern tip of Chautauqua Lake...


  • Arkwright
    Arkwright, New York
    Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,126. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device....

  • Busti
    Busti, New York
    Busti is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 7,760 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Paul Busti, an official of the Holland Land Company, but its pronunciation uses a long i sound at the end, a frequent alteration in the names of several upstate New...

  • Carroll
    Carroll, New York
    Carroll is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 3,635 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence....

  • Charlotte
    Charlotte, New York
    Charlotte is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,713.The Town of Charlotte is centrally located in the county, north of Jamestown and south of Dunkirk.- History :...

  • Chautauqua
    Chautauqua, New York
    Chautauqua is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, U.S. . The population was 4,666 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. The traditional meaning remains 'bag tied in the middle'...

  • Cherry Creek
    Cherry Creek (town), New York
    Cherry Creek is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from that of a small stream that flows through the town amid many cherry trees....

  • Clymer
    Clymer, New York
    Clymer is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2000 census. The town is named for George Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence....

  • Dunkirk
    Dunkirk (town), New York
    Dunkirk is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 1,387 at the 2000 census.The Town of Dunkirk surrounds the City of Dunkirk, which is a separate entity, not a part of the town.- History :...

  • Ellery
    Ellery, New York
    Ellery is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, located northwest of Jamestown, New York and with an extended lakefront on the east side of Chautauqua Lake. In the 2000 Census, Ellery had a population of 4,576.-History:...

  • Ellicott
    Ellicott, New York
    Ellicott is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 9,280 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Joseph Ellicott, an agent of the Holland Land Company....

  • Ellington
    Ellington, New York
    Ellington is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,639 at the 2000 census.- History :The first settler arrived around 1814.The Town of Ellington was formed in 1824 from the Town of Gerry.-Geography:...

  • French Creek
    French Creek, New York
    French Creek is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 935 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the stream flowing through it.The Town of French Creek lies in the southwest corner of Chautauqua County....

  • Gerry
    Gerry, New York
    Gerry is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,054 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, a Vice-President of the U.S....

  • Hanover
    Hanover, New York
    Hanover is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 7,638 at the 2000 census.The Town of Hanover lies in the northeast corner of Chautauqua County.- History :The first settler arrived in 1796....

  • Harmony
    Harmony, New York
    Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,339 at the 2000 census.The Town of Harmony is on the south border of the county and southwest of Jamestown, New York.- History :First settlement began around 1809....

  • Kiantone
    Kiantone, New York
    Kiantone, New York is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,385.The Town of Kiantone is immediately south of Jamestown, New York and is at the south border of the county....

  • Mina
    Mina, New York
    Mina is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 1,176 at the 2000 census.The Town of Mina is at the western county border. The town is best known as a summer resort area...

  • North Harmony
    North Harmony, New York
    North Harmony is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,521 at the 2000 census.The Town of North Harmony is on the west side of Chautauqua Lake...

  • Poland
    Poland, Chautauqua County, New York
    Poland is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, U.S. The population was 2,467 at the 2000 census.The Town of Poland is on the county's eastern border.-History:The town was first settled in 1804....

  • Pomfret
    Pomfret, New York
    Pomfret is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 14,703 at the 2000 census.The Town of Pomfret lies in the north-central part of the county, south of Dunkirk, New York.- History :...

  • Portland
    Portland, New York
    Portland is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 5,502 at the 2000 census.The Town of Portland is on the shore of Lake Erie west of the City of Dunkirk. The Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility is within Portland. Because the residents of this...

  • Ripley
    Ripley, New York
    Ripley is a town on Lake Erie in the westernmost part of Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 2,636 at the 2000 census. The town was named after General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley. There are no incorporated villages in the town, but there is one CDP: Ripley.- History :Ripley was...

  • Sheridan
    Sheridan, New York
    Sheridan is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,838 at the 2000 census.The Town of Sheridan is on the county's northern border, east of the City of Dunkirk.- History :The town was first settled around 1804....

  • Sherman
    Sherman (town), New York
    Sherman is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The town is an interior town in the county, west of Chautauqua Lake. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,553...

  • Stockton
    Stockton, New York
    Stockton is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,331 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Richard Stockton, who signed the Declaration of Independence....

  • Villenova
    Villenova, New York
    Villenova is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,121 at the 2000 census.The Town of Villenova is on the eastern border of the county and is southeast of Dunkirk, New York.- History :...

  • Westfield
    Westfield (town), New York
    Westfield is a town in the western part Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2000 census. Westfield is also the name of a village within the town.- History :...


  • Bemus Point
    Bemus Point, New York
    Bemus Point is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The village is within the Town of Ellery and located along the eastern shore of Chautauqua Lake. The population was 340 at the 2000 census...

  • Brocton
    Brocton, New York
    Brocton is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.The name was derived by combining the names "Brockway" and "Minton," two prominent local families...

  • Cassadaga
    Cassadaga, New York
    Cassadaga is an incorporated village located in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. The village is located within the northeast corner of the Town of Stockton, east of the village of Stockton, south of and immediately adjacent to Lily Dale in the Town of Pomfret, and north of the...

  • Celoron
    Celoron, New York
    Celoron is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It sits on the west boundary of the City of Jamestown, New York and is surrounded by the Town of Ellicott. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census.- History :...

  • Cherry Creek
    Cherry Creek (village), New York
    Cherry Creek is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.The Village of Cherry Creek is within the Town of Cherry Creek near the east border of the county...

  • Falconer
    Falconer, New York
    Falconer is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2000 census.The Village of Falconer is within the Town of Ellicott. Falconer is on the eastern edge of the City of Jamestown, New York.- History :...

  • Forestville
    Forestville, New York
    Forestville is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 770 at the 2000 census.The Village of Forestville is within the Town of Hanover and in the northeast part of the county....

  • Fredonia
    Fredonia, New York
    Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 11,068 as of 2009.The Village of Fredonia is in the Town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie...

  • Lakewood
    Lakewood, New York
    Lakewood is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 3,258 at the 2000 census.The Village of Lakewood is located in the northern part of the Town of Busti.-Geography:Lakewood is located at ....

  • Mayville
    Mayville, New York
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,756 people, 686 households, and 399 families residing in the village. The population density was 875.0 people per square mile . There were 860 housing units at an average density of 428.5 per square mile...

  • Panama
    Panama, New York
    Panama is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census. The village is named after a large rock formation south of the village, called Panama Rocks. This site has become a tourist attraction, and the owners charge admission at the gate.The...

  • Sherman
    Sherman (village), New York
    Sherman is a village in the town of Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The village lies in the northern part of the town at intersections of Routes 15, 18, NY-76 and NY-430. The population was 714 at the 2000 census.- History :...

  • Silver Creek
    Silver Creek, New York
    - Demographics :At the 2010 census there were 2,656 people, 1,048 households and 718 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,213.3 people per square mile . There were 1,174 housing units, with an average density of 978.3 per square mile...

  • Sinclairville
    Sinclairville, New York
    Sinclairville is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 665 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Samuel Sinclear, its founder....

  • Westfield
    Westfield (village), New York
    Westfield is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. USA. The population was 3,481 at the 2010 census.The Village of Westfield lies within the Town of Westfield in the northern part of the county...


  • Ashville
    Ashville, New York
    Ashville is a hamlet near the junction of NY 474 and NY 394, on the line between the towns of North Harmony and Busti in Chautauqua County, New York. It is the location of the Smith Bly House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The hamlet is located at an elevation of 1358...

  • Findley Lake
  • Frewsburg
    Frewsburg, New York
    Frewsburg, New York is a small hamlet located in the Town of Carroll in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census. The postal code is 14738 and the telephone exchange Frewsburg, New York is a small hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the...

  • Hamlet
    Hamlet, New York
    Hamlet, New York is a hamlet located in the Town of Villenova in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. It has a population of approximately 80 and is at an elevation of 1398 ft above sea level....

  • Irving
    Irving, New York
    Irving is a hamlet located in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. It is located near the east town line and the eastern county line in the Town of Hanover. US Route 20 and New York State Route 5 pass through the hamlet, which is also next to Cattaraugus Creek; New York State Route 438 terminates just...

  • Laona
    Laona, New York
    Laona is a hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York, United States, near the village of Fredonia. It is part of the town of Pomfret, New York and New York State Route 60 runs through it. Laona is at an elevation of 850 ft above sea level....

  • Lily Dale, New York
  • Maple Springs
    Maple Springs, New York
    Maple Springs is a hamlet located within the Town of Ellery in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States at an elevation of 1312 ft above sea level. It is situated along the east shore of Chautauqua Lake, between the villages of Mayville and Bemus Point. The postal code is 14756...

  • Waterboro
    Waterboro, New York
    Waterboro is a hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York, United States at an elevation of 1293 ft above sea level. Located in the northeast corner of the Town of Poland, it is now a little used railroad stop....



Indian reservations

  • Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County
    Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County, New York
    Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca tribe, located partly in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population of this portion of the reservation was 38 at the 2010 census, Most of the inhabitants are of the Seneca tribe....

    , New York
    New York
    New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...


See also

Places named for Chautauqua County, New York
  • Chautauqua County
    Chautauqua County, Kansas
    Chautauqua County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,669. Its county seat and most populous city is Sedan...

    , Kansas
    Kansas
    Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...



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