Leon, New York
| Leon, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Leon
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| Coordinates: 42°18′2″N 79°0′11″W / 42.30056°N 79.00306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | John R. Ellis, III. (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 36.21 sq mi (93.78 km2) |
| • Land | 36.18 sq mi (93.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,365 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (14.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14751 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-41982 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979140 |
| Website | leonny |
Leon is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,365 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced like the American first name, "Lee-on". The town is on the western border of the county, northwest of the city of Salamanca.
The area that would become the town was first settled around 1819. The town of Leon was founded in 1832 from a part of the town of Conewango.
The Leon Grange No. 795 and Leon United Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2), of which 0.027 square miles (0.07 km2), or 0.07%, is water.
The west town line is the border of Chautauqua County.
Conewango Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, crosses the northwest part of the town, and Mud Creek flows through the south part of the town.
U.S. Route 62 is a major north-south highway through the western part of the town.
Leon is south of the town of Dayton and north of the town of Conewango. To the east is the town of New Albion. The west boundary is shared by the town of Cherry Creek in Chautauqua County.
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