Editing Genesee, New York

{{distinguish|Geneseo, New York|Genesee County, New York}}
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| official_name      = Genesee, New York
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]]
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| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Town Supervisor]]
| leader_name        = Donald Jordan ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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 |1           = • Alyn Holcomb ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], [[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
 |2           = • Joshua Bluhm (R)
 |3           = • Michael Cannon (R)
 |4           = • Howard Corrnwall (R)
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 93.99
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 36.24
| area_water_km2     = 0.13
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05
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| elevation_m        = 581
| elevation_ft       = 1906
| population_total   = 1653 {{decrease}}
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=October 3, 2022}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 17.38
| population_density_sq_mi = 45.00
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| postal_code        = {{ubl|14721 ([[Ceres, New York|Ceres]])|14754 ([[Little Genesee, New York|Little Genesee]])|14770 ([[Portville (village), New York|Portville]])|14715 ([[Bolivar (village), New York|Bolivar]])|14727 ([[Cuba (village), New York|Cuba]])}}
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| blank_info         = 36-003-28563
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| blank1_info        = 0978989
| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
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| population_est     = 1635
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'''Genesee''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> Genesee is in the southwestern corner of the county, southeast of [[Olean, New York|Olean]].

==History==
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The first settler arrived ''circa'' 1823. The town of Genesee was established in 1830 from a division of the town of [[Cuba, New York|Cuba]].

Much of the early economy was based on harvesting the forests, but [[Petroleum|oil production]] began in approximately 1890.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|94.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|93.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600328563| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154955/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600328563| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Genesee town, Allegany County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 28, 2013}}</ref>

The south town line is the [[Pennsylvania]] ([[McKean County, Pennsylvania|McKean County]]) border, and the west town line is shared with the town of [[Portville, New York|Portville]] in [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]].

[[New York State Route 417]] is an important east-west highway through the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 219
|1840= 578
|1850= 672
|1860= 963
|1870= 888
|1880= 974
|1890= 1076
|1900= 1052
|1910= 1105
|1920= 911
|1930= 1119
|1940= 1188
|1950= 1134
|1960= 1193
|1970= 1187
|1980= 1787
|1990= 1672
|2000= 1803
|2010= 1693
|2020= 1653
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1635
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,803 people, 661 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|49.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 800 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 661 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,563, and the median income for a family was $44,100. Males had a median income of $31,047 versus $22,557 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,169. About 8.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities and locations in Genesee==
[[File:Ceres Pa. (Top) south of stream.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Ceres, Pennsylvania (top), south of Oswayo Creek, Ceres, New York (bottom) north of the creek]]
*'''Bowler''' &ndash; A location by Route 417 and the south town line.
*'''Little Genesee''' &ndash; A [[Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet|hamlet]] on Route 417 in the eastern part of the town.
*'''Little Genesee Creek''' &ndash; A [[stream]] in the southeast part of the town.
*'''Ceres''' &ndash; A hamlet on Route 417 at the Oswayo Creek near the Pennsylvania border, so part of the community is in that state. The [[Ceres School]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2010.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20101217.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=December 17, 2010|work=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/06/10 THROUGH 12/10/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
*'''Obi''' &ndash; A location in the northwest part of the town by Route 305.
*'''Sanford''' &ndash; A location on Route 417 in southwest of Little Genesee.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130201054838/http://history.rays-place.com/ny/genesee-ny.htm  Genesee history]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyallega/genes.html  Brief history of the town of Genesee]
*[https://townofgenesee.com/ Town website]

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[[Category:Towns in Allegany County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1830]]