Coldspring, New York
| Coldspring, New York | |
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 Coldspring
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| Coordinates: 42°6′7″N 78°55′3″W / 42.10194°N 78.91750°WCoordinates: 42°6′7″N 78°55′3″W / 42.10194°N 78.91750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Cathie H. Van Sickle (D, R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 52.0 sq mi (134.7 km2) |
| • Land | 51.5 sq mi (133.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,413 ft (431 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 663 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| ZIP code | 14783 (Steamburg) |
| FIPS code | 36-009-16903 |
| Website | cold-springny |
Coldspring is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 663. It is located in the southwest part of the county, west of the city of Salamanca.
The first settler arrived around 1818. The Town of Coldspring was established in 1837 from a part of the town of Napoli. In 1847 and 1848, part of the town was added to the town of South Valley.
In 1965, the former town of Elko (also known as Quaker Bridge) was flooded in the Allegheny Reservoir and dissolved; its territory and remaining hardware was absorbed by Coldspring. Elko had been formed in 1890 from part of the town of South Valley and is now the south part of Coldspring. Elko had first been settled by Quakers, acting as missionaries to the local natives in 1798 at the invitation of Cornplanter, a local Seneca diplomat. It currently has no permanent population, as virtually all of Elko's territory is now either under the reservoir or within the bounds of Allegany State Park. The absorption of Elko and relocation of former residents in the Reservoir's floodplain (including a 160-acre resettlement area for the Seneca) helped boost the town's population.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Coldspring has a total area of 52.0 square miles (134.7 km2), of which 51.5 square miles (133.3 km2) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), or 1.06%, is water.
The south town line is the boundary of Pennsylvania, and the Allegheny River, impounded as the Allegheny Reservoir, divides the town into northern and southern sections.
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