Angelica (town), New York
| Angelica, New York | |
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| Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 78°00′59″W / 42.30639°N 78.01639°WCoordinates: 42°18′23″N 78°00′59″W / 42.30639°N 78.01639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert L. Jones (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.43 sq mi (94.36 km2) |
| • Land | 36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,403 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,358 |
| • Density | 37.31/sq mi (14.41/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| FIPS code | 36-003-02187 |
| Website | www |
Angelica is a town in the middle of Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2010 census. The town's name is from Angelica Schuyler Church, Philip Schuyler's daughter, Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law, and the wife of John Barker Church. The town was named by Philip Church, who was one of the original white settlers of the area, and the son of Angelica and John Barker Church. The village of Angelica is located within this town.
The area was first settled around 1802 at Angelica village. The town of Angelica was formed in 1805 from the town of Leicester in Livingston County, before Allegany County was formed. Angelica is the oldest town in Allegany County. The town hall is housed in the Old Allegany County Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.Belvidere was also listed in 1972, and the Moses Van Campen House was listed in 2004.
John Barker Church was a British-born merchant who made a fortune supplying the American and French armies during the Revolutionary war and helped fund the war. He married Angelica Schuyler Church, the eldest daughter of General Philip Schuyler. Angelica Church's sister Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton was married to Alexander Hamilton. In 1797, the young United States paid back its war debt to Church in the form of 100,000 acres of land in Western New York. John and Angelica Church's son Philip travelled to what is now Allegheny and Genessee Counties to take possession of the land, with his surveyor Moses Van Campen. A planned village was laid out with the plots and design to be reminiscent of Paris, France (a circular drive in the center, streets coming to that drive to form a star, and five churches situated around the circle). In the center of the circular drive is the village park. Philip named his planned village Angelica, after his mother.
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