In the Community Profile section of this Status Report, we will examine Income & Poverty, Population, and Education of Jamestown and Chautauqua County. We'll measure the data against neighboring Cattaraugus County, and with Oswego County, a place characteristically similiar to Chautauqua. We'll also measure the data with New York State and with National statistics as well. Let's begin though, by highlighting the demographics of Chautauqua County and the City of Jamestown.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
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2 major cities: Jamestown in the south and Dunkirk in the north
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27 towns and 15 villages
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1065 square miles
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Population of 134,905 (2010 census)
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6 lakes and 50 miles of Lake Erie shoreline
- Manufacturing, farming, and the associated food processing provides the base for the economy
- 1678 commercial farms (2004), 19,166 acres of grapes, and 8 wineries
- Chautauqua County has more farms and produces more grapes than any other county in New York
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CITY OF JAMESTOWN
- Serves as the industrial, commercial, financial and recreational hub of Southwestern New York.
- The center of a metropolitan area of more than 70,000 residents and a market area of nearly 175,000 people
- Supports a broad diversity of industry, modern commercial establishments and financial institutions
- Provides a myriad of cultural and recreation opportunities for its residents with balanced community living
For more information on Jamestown's history see: www.jamestownny.net/