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 ___________________________________________________________________________...