Chautauqua, New York
| Chautauqua, New York | |
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 Location within Chautauqua County and New York |
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 Chautauqua
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| Coordinates: 42°13′34″N 79°29′2″W / 42.22611°N 79.48389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chautauqua |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Donald D. Emhardt (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 67.2 sq mi (174.0 km2) |
| • Land | 67.1 sq mi (173.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,464 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (25.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14722 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-14069 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978815 |
| Website | townofchautauqua |
Chautauqua is a town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,464 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. The traditional meaning remains "bag tied in the middle". The suggested meanings of this Seneca word have become numerous: "the place where one is lost"; "the place of easy death"; "fish taken out"; "foggy place"; "high up"; "two moccasins fastened together"; and "a bag tied in the middle".
The town of Chautauqua is in the western part of the county on the northwestern end of Chautauqua Lake. It is northwest of Jamestown. Chautauqua is famous as the home of the Chautauqua Institution, the birthplace in 1875 of the Chautauqua Movement of educational and cultural centers.
The town of Chautauqua was formed on April 11, 1805, from the town of Batavia, while still part of Genesee County. The first settler arrived the year before, near the current village of Mayville. When Chautauqua County was created on March 11, 1808, the town's territory was increased to include the eastern tier of townships, so that the town and the new county were coextensive. The town is the "mother of towns" in Chautauqua County since all other towns in the county towns were once part of it. The town is still one of the largest in the county.
The Lewis Miller Cottage of the Chautauqua Institution was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District was listed in 1974.
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