Centerville, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°28′51″N 78°14′35″W / 42.48083°N 78.24306°WCoordinates: 42°28′51″N 78°14′35″W / 42.48083°N 78.24306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Marc Bliss (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 35.47 sq mi (91.88 km2) |
| • Land | 35.43 sq mi (91.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,732 ft (528 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 822 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 814 |
| • Density | 22.98/sq mi (8.87/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14029 |
| Area code(s) | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-003-13475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978807 |
| Website | centerville |
Centerville is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 822 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwest corner of Allegany County and is named after its principal settlement.
Centerville was first settled in April 1808 by Joseph Maxson. Minard describes this first settler in his History of Centerville:
"He was only 18, and came from Otsego Co. Two cents and a few articles of provisions and clothing constituted his wealth. At Pike he took from his feet a pair of new shoes, bartered them for an axe, and pushed on into the wilderness, and in the center of the township near a small stream erected the rudest kind of a hut. For a bed he peeled basswood bark, used some pieces as a floor and others for covering. Not long after he came snow fell six inches deep. He persevered in his labors and passed eight months alone."²
James Ward settled there in the fall of 1808, and a half dozen more families moved there in the following year. Centerville (then spelled "Centreville") was established on January 15, 1819 from part of the town of Pike (a town in Wyoming County).1
In recent years many Amish farmers have bought land in the town.
The Centerville Town Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 35.4 square miles (91.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.13%, is water.
The west town line is the border of Cattaraugus County, and the north town line is the border of Wyoming County.
Sixtown Creek is an important stream in the town.
New York State Route 243 passes through the community of Fairview.
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