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Chautauqua County is a county located in New York State in the United States. It is situated in the western part of the state near the Pennsylvania border and Lake Erie.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Founded
- February 9, 1811
- Named after
- Chautauqua Lake
- Seat
- Mayville
- Largest city
- Jamestown
- Total
- 1,500 sq mi (3,900 km )
- Land
- 1,060 sq mi (2,700 km )
- Water
- 440 sq mi (1,100 km ) 29%
- Estimate 2025
- 124,126
- Density
- 117/sq mi (45/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 127,657. Its county seat is Mayville, and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language, a tongue lost in the 17th century Beaver Wars; its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811. The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.
Chautauqua County comprises the Jamestown–Dunkirk–Fredonia, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located south east of Lake Erie and includes a small portion of the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca.