Portville (village), New York

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Portville is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Portville is within the south part of the Town of Portville and southeast of Olean, New York.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 External links

[edit] History

The community was first settled around 1813. The former Genesee Valley Canal reached its southern terminus at Portville.

A fire destroyed most of the business district in 1875.

The Village of Portville was incorporated in 1895.

The current mayor is Timothy Emley. The four village trustees are: Ellen Joliet, Joseph McLarney, Gene Rogers, and Emily Woodhead.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

The village is on the east side of the Allegheny River and is split by Dodge Creek, which flows into the river.

New York State Route 305 and New York State Route 417 pass through the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,024 people, 416 households, and 270 families residing in the village. The population density was 488.1/km² (1,261.8/mi²). There were 454 housing units at an average density of 216.4/km² (559.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.54% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.29% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 416 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,210, and the median income for a family was $40,060. Males had a median income of $30,885 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,166. About 11.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

• Portville, NY virtual tour
• Portville information

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