Whitesville, New York
| Independence, New York | |
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| Coordinates: 42°3′12″N 77°47′9″W / 42.05333°N 77.78583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Jeri Reichman (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.3 km2) |
| • Land | 34.5 sq mi (89.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,165 ft (660 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,167 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-37297 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979091 |
| Website | independenceny |
Independence is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,167 at the 2010 census. The town is in the southeast corner of Allegany County, southeast of the village of Wellsville.
The first permanent settlement occurred in 1819 at Whitesville, although an attempt was made to settle the town in 1798. The town of Independence was formed in 1821 from part of the town of Alfred. Independence was reduced by the formation of the towns of Andover (1824) and Willing (1851).
From November 16, 1896, through June 1936 Whitesville was served by the New York & Pennsylvania Railway (and predecessors) as part of its Canisteo to Ceres (via Greenwood, Genesee, Oswayo and Shinglehouse) main line. Following severe floods in July 1935 the railroad was partially out of service, and its abandonment in June 1936 was readily approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission which from an early date approved railroad abandonment to promote highway truck use. The loss of railroad service did much to promote the economic withering of the Whitesville area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), all of it land.
The southern town line forms a border with Pennsylvania and the eastern town line is the border with Steuben County, New York.
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