Jamestown, New York
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Jamestown is a city located in Chautauqua County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,730.
The City of Jamestown is adjacent to Town of Ellicott and is at the southern tip of Chautauqua Lake. To the west of the city is an area (Census Enumeration District) known as Jamestown West.
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History
The City of Jamestown was incorporated in 1886. The city has been a center for manufacture of wood products such as furniture. The town was once the "Furniture Capital of the World." Although much of this industry has migrated away from the area in recent times, Jamestown still retains a few large factories for companies such as MRC, a bearings manufacturer, Cummins, makers of diesel engines, and Bush Industries, which produces ready-to-assemble office furniture.
The city has a large concentration of citizens with Swedish and other Scandanavian ancestry. Other etnhic groups represented include people with Italian ancestry and German ancestry.
Geography
Jamestown is located at 42°5'44" North, 79°14'19" West (42.095457, -79.238619)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.5 km² (9.1 mi²). 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.88% water.
Being close to the Appalachian Mountains, Jamestown's elevation profile is relatively disjunct. A large hill on the south side of town is known as Swedish Hill and a large hill on the east side of town is known as Italian Hill.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 31,730 people, 13,558 households, and 7,904 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,364.3/km² (3,534.6/mi²). There were 15,027 housing units at an average density of 646.1/km² (1,673.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.52% White, 3.39% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.80% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 4.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 13,558 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,837, and the median income for a family was $33,675. Males had a median income of $30,003 versus $20,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,316. 19.5% of the population and 15.8% of families were below the poverty line. 29.1% of those under the age of 18 and 10.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Additional information about Jamestown
The Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (JHW) is north of the city and provides scheduled and charter air service.
Jamestown has one campus of Jamestown Community College. Jamestown Business College provides two-year degrees and certificates in the business field.
This is the home city for the Jamestown Jammers baseball team.
Jamestown is also the hometown and birthplace of television legend Lucille Ball.
Musician Natalie Merchant and the rock band 10,000 Maniacs also call Jamestown home.
Naturalist, artist, educator, and photographer Roger Tory Peterson was also born in Jamestown and is remembered through the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
The Fenton Museum of History is named after former resident Reuben Fenton, the twenty-fifth governor of New York.
The Red Raider Marching Band is also from Jamestown, and is one of the most traveled high school marching bands in the country, having been as far as Hawaii, and appearing on such shows as The Late Show with David Letterman.
External links
- City of Jamestown, NY, government
- Post Journal, Newspaper
- History of Jamestown
- 1240-AM WJTN, Radio
- 1340-AM WKSN, Radio
- 89.7-FM WNJA, Radio
- 93.3-FM WWSE, Radio
- 101.9-FM WHUG, Radio
- 106.9-FM WKZA, Radio
