Caneadea, New York
| Caneadea, New York | |
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 Caneadea
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| Coordinates: 42°24′1″N 78°9′36″W / 42.40028°N 78.16000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Philip G. Stockin (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,467 ft (447 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,542 |
| • Density | 71/sq mi (27.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14717 |
| Area code(s) | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-12243 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978787 |
| Website | townofcaneadea |
Caneadea is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 2,542 at the 2010 census. The name is from the natives and means "where the heavens rest on earth."
The town is in the northwest quadrant of the county.
Caneadea obtained its name from the upper or old Indian village located on a bluff above the east side of the Genesee River opposite the present-day hamlet of Houghton. A square log council house was built with the help of British troops from Fort Niagara sometime in the latter half of the 1700s.
The region was first settled around 1800. The Town of Caneadea was founded in 1808 from part of the town of Angelica. However, the town was reduced to form other towns of the county: Friendship (1815), Rushford (1816), and Belfast (1824 and 1831). The Caneadea Reservation of the Seneca tribe was once located in the town, but they sold off their claims in 1825.
The former Genesee Valley Canal once passed through the town.
The Caneadea Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 35.6 square miles (92.3 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), or 1.91%, is water.
The Genesee River, an important and historic Western New York river, flows through the town. Rushford Lake is partly at the town's west line, and Caneadea Creek is an important stream in the town.
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