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Pomfret is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 13,236 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] The town lies in the north-central part of the county, south of Dunkirk , and includes the village of Fredonia .
He moved with his brothers to Chautauqua County, New York and settled in what was then the Town of Pomfret (present-day Kiantone, New York). In 1813, the Town of Ellicott was split off, and he held several officers in the town: Constable (1813), Collector (1813), Assessor (1816-1822), and Supervisor (1823-1825).
Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. [2] The population was 9,871 as of the 2020 census. [3] Fredonia is in the town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie. The village is the home of the State University of New York at Fredonia (in the northwest part of the village).
Lily Dale is a hamlet, connected with the Spiritualist movement, located in the Town of Pomfret on the east side of Cassadaga Lake, next to the Village of Cassadaga. Located in southwestern New York State, [1] it is one hour southwest of Buffalo, halfway to the Pennsylvania border. Lily Dale's year-round population is estimated to be 275.
Philo Orton (September 9, 1778 – August 12, 1856) was an American politician and judge. He served as Supervisor of the Town of Pomfret (1809—1818), an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Chautauqua County, New York (1811), and a member of the New York State Assembly (1818—1819).
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In New York, a town is a municipal corporation, [29] and is the major division of each county (excluding the five boroughs that comprise New York City), very similar to townships in other states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. Towns in New York are classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as minor civil divisions. [30]
Town meetings were the rule in New York from the colonial period into the 20th century. They were typically held between February 1 and May 1 of each year primarily for the election of town officials but were also empowered to set "rules for fences and for impounding animals," supporting the poor, raising taxes, and to "determine any other ...