Arkwright, New York
| Arkwright, New York | |
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 Location within Chautauqua County |
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 Arkwright
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| Coordinates: 42°23′23″N 79°14′35″W / 42.38972°N 79.24306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chautauqua |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Frederic P. Norton (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,657 ft (505 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,061 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-02605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978689 |
| Website | www |
Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,061. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device.
Arkwright is in the northeast quadrant of Chautauqua County and is southeast of the city of Dunkirk.
Settlement began around 1807. The town of Arkwright was established in 1829 from the towns of Villenova and Pomfret.
Dairy farms and cheesemaking were important in the early economy. Arkwright was one of the first towns in New York to form a cheese cooperative.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92.4 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.17%, is water.
New York State Route 83 is a major east-west highway through the town.
Canadaway Creek passes through the south part of the town. Arkwright Falls is a picturesque and secluded waterfall along Canadaway Creek, along property off Park Road owned by descendants of Stanley Drozdiel. This property is posted, but the creek can be entered via the County Park along Ball Road. The creek is open to public navigation due to the New York State Public Right of Navigation (http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/74771.html). You can get to the Arkwright Falls by following the creek upstream from where the trail on the public property ends in the creek bed.
The town of Pomfret is to the west, and the town of Villenova is to the east. The towns of Sheridan and Hanover are to the north and the town of Charlotte is to the south.
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