DEMOGRAPHICS

​The Town of Ellicott is located in Southwestern New York in the southeast corner of Chautauqua County.  The Town has an approximate land area of 30.6 square miles and a current population of 8,768 (2020 Census). The Town abuts the City of Jamestown on the east, north and west and has several miles of shoreline along beautiful Chautauqua Lake.  Ellicott is situated in a unique urban/rural setting, consisting of suburbs, neighborhoods and lush rolling farmland.  In recent years, several new residential developments have been established adding to the attraction of the Town.  There are also a total of three school districts within the Town’s boundaries including 2 high schools, 2 middle schools and 2 elementary schools. Villages are located within the Town of Ellicott: Celoron (pop. 1,112) and Falconer (2,420).  Both villages are well over a century old and contain many large and beautiful Victorian-style homes.

The Town is proud of its three fine fire departments:
  1.         The Celoron Hose Company services Celoron and West Ellicott.   ph (716) 488-1788
  2.         The Falconer Fire Dept. services Falconer & the surrounding vicinity.   ph (716) 665.6208
  3.         The Fluvanna Fire Dept. services Fluvanna & the area west of Rte. 60.   ph (716) 483-8505

    Three major highways traverse the Town of Ellicott:
  1.         The Southern Tier Expressway (I-86) runs east west through the Town
  2.         NY State Rte. 60 runs north-south and connects with the New York State Thruway (Rte. 90)  25 miles to the north near Dunkirk, NY
  3.         NY State Rte. 394 also runs east-west across the entire Town and the City of Jamestown

The western end of the Rte. 394 corridor, also known as Fairmount Ave., contains many professional office buildings and retail stores. This bustling area known as West Ellicott has experienced rapid development during the past fifteen years.  It is the major retail area in Southern Chautauqua County.

The western end of the Rte. 394 corridor, also known as Fairmount Ave., contains many professional office buildings and retail stores. This bustling area known as West Ellicott has experienced rapid development during the past twenty-five years.  It is the major retail area in Southern Chautauqua County.

​The Town has two Industrial Parks.  Multinational companies such as Bush Industries and Serta Mattress have offices and production facilities in the Mason Industrial Park.  Trinity Biotech , Jamestown Advanced Products & Producto Machine Co. are located in the Airport Industrial Park.  This park also contains acres of prime commercial development property.  Other well-known companies found within the Town include: SKF, and Jamestown Container Corp.  Several large retailers also have outlets in Ellicott: Home Depot, Target and Wegmans.  Most areas of the Town receive sewer and water service provided and maintained by either the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities or South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District.  In addition, most areas receive electrical service from the Jamestown BPU at one of the lowest rates in the country.