Angelica (village), New York

History

The community was the first to be settled in the town of Angelica, in 1802. The village of Angelica was incorporated in 1835. Angelica was formerly the county seat until the county government switched to Belmont. Founded by Philip Church, nephew of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. Philip Church took a large tract of land that he had inherited in upstate New York and established the town of Angelica, named in his mother's honor. In 1830, the population of Angelica was 998.

The Old Allegany County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Angelica Park Circle Historic District was listed in 1978.

Geography

The village is located near the center of the town of Angelica, in the valley of Angelica Creek, a tributary of the Genesee River. The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) passes through the southern part of the village, with access from exit 31. The expressway leads west 31 mi to Olean and east 62 mi to Corning.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 5.57 sqkm, all land.

The county fairgrounds are located in the eastern part of the village. Park Circle, in the village center, includes a roque court. Dubbed the "Town where History Lives", Angelica is home to a number of antique shops which attract shoppers from throughout the state.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm-to-hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Angelica has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

|Jan record high F = 71 |Feb record high F = 75 |Mar record high F = 83 |Apr record high F = 90 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 104 |Aug record high F = 98 |Sep record high F = 96 |Oct record high F = 94 |Nov record high F = 80 |Dec record high F = 70

|Jan avg record high F = 55.5 |Feb avg record high F = 55.5 |Mar avg record high F = 67.1 |Apr avg record high F = 79.0 |May avg record high F = 86.4 |Jun avg record high F = 88.6 |Jul avg record high F = 89.9 |Aug avg record high F = 88.2 |Sep avg record high F = 86.2 |Oct avg record high F = 78.4 |Nov avg record high F = 68.1 |Dec avg record high F = 56.3 |year avg record high F = 91.5

|Jan avg record low F = -13.6 |Feb avg record low F = -9.4 |Mar avg record low F = -2.9 |Apr avg record low F = 16.3 |May avg record low F = 26.0 |Jun avg record low F = 34.2 |Jul avg record low F = 41.9 |Aug avg record low F = 40.0 |Sep avg record low F = 31.3 |Oct avg record low F = 22.1 |Nov avg record low F = 10.5 |Dec avg record low F = -0.9 |year avg record low F = -16.9

|Jan record low F = -39 |Feb record low F = -40 |Mar record low F = -27 |Apr record low F = -10 |May record low F = 14 |Jun record low F = 26 |Jul record low F = 32 |Aug record low F = 27 |Sep record low F = 20 |Oct record low F = 9 |Nov record low F = -15 |Dec record low F = -26

|Jan snow depth inch = 9.1 |Feb snow depth inch = 8.8 |Mar snow depth inch = 8.9 |Apr snow depth inch = 2.1 |May snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jun snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0.0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0.1 |Nov snow depth inch = 4.2 |Dec snow depth inch = 6.4 |year snow depth inch = 12.3

|access-date = February 25, 2023 |access-date = February 25, 2023

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 903 people, 366 households, and 243 families residing in the village. The population density was 420.5 PD/sqmi. There were 409 housing units at an average density of 190.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.01% White, 0.78% Native American, 0.11% Asian, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 366 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,734, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,440 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,486. About 10.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Genesee Valley Central School, located in nearby Belmont, was formed by a merger of the Angelica and Belmont school districts in 1996. The district serves ~600 students (PK-12). The district is also served by the Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES system.

The school is located on County Road 48, on the north side of the Village of Belmont.

References

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