Cattaraugus County, New York

Founding: 1817 (declared in 1808)
Parent counties: Allegany and Genesee

Namesake: Cattaraugus Creek
Seat: Ellicottville (1817–1868); Little Valley (1868–)

Land area: 1,308 square miles

Population (2020): 77,042

Population (historic): 4,090 (1820); 38,950 (1850); 43,909 (1870); 65,643 (1900); 72,398 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1980

Subdivisions: Two cities; nine villages; ten CDPs; 32 towns

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,318 (34.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 73.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,764
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,784
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 5,305
Average farm size (1920): 64.6 acres
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Ellicottville (ex-seat)

Namesake: Joseph Ellicott, Holland Land Company surveyor

Founding: 1820 (post office); 1837 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 256

Population (historic): 579 (1870); 852 (1890); 985 (1910); 978 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 298 (53.5%)

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Little Valley

Namesake: A descriptive name

Founding: 1822 (post office); 1876 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,058

Population (historic): 566 (1880); 1,085 (1900); 1,196 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1930–1950; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 296 (62.7%)

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