Genesee

• Official Name — Genesee, New York • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Name2 — Allegany • Government Type — Town Council • Leader Title — Town Supervisor • Leader Name — Donald Jordan (D) • Leader Title1 — Town Council • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 93.99 • Area Total Sq Mi — 36.29 • Area Land Km2 — 93.87 • Area Land Sq Mi — 36.24 • Area Water Km2 — 0.13 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.05 • Elevation M — 581 • Elevation Ft — 1906 • Population Total — 1653 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Density Km2 — 17.38 • Population Density Sq Mi — 45.00 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Codes • Postal Code — * 14721 (Ceres) • 14754 (Little Genesee) • 14770 (Portville) • 14715 (Bolivar) • 14727 (Cuba) • Website — https: townofgeneseeny.gov/public/ • Time Zone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 36-003-28563 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0978989 • Pop Est As Of — 2021 • Population Est — 1635

The first settler arrived circa 1823. The town of Genesee was established in 1830 from a division of the town of Cuba. Much of the early economy was based on harvesting the forests, but oil production began in approximately 1890.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.0 km2, of which 93.9 km2 is land and 0.1 km2, or 0.13%, is water. The south town line is the Pennsylvania (McKean County) border, and the west town line is shared with the town of Portville in Cattaraugus County. New York State Route 417 is an important east-west highway through the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,803 people, 661 households, and 493 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.7 PD/sqmi. There were 800 housing units at an average density of 22.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 99.11% White, 0.06% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.33% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population. There were 661 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,563, and the median income for a family was $44,100. Males had a median income of $31,047 versus $22,557 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,169. About 8.9% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

• Illustration — Ceres, Pennsylvania (top), south of Oswayo Creek, Ceres, New York (bottom) north of the creek • Bowler – A location by Route 417 and the south town line. • Little Genesee – A hamlet on Route 417 in the eastern part of the town. • Little Genesee Creek – A stream in the southeast part of the town. • Ceres – A hamlet on Route 417 at the Oswayo Creek near the Pennsylvania border, so part of the community is in that state. The Ceres School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. • Obi – A location in the northwest part of the town by Route 305. • Sanford – A location on Route 417 in southwest of Little Genesee.