Angelica, New York | |
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 Town hall | |
  Angelica Location of Angelica in New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 78°00′59″W / 42.30639°N 78.01639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Allegany |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Robert Jones (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.43 sq mi (94.36 km2) |
| • Land | 36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,284  |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,278 |
| • Density | 37.31/sq mi (14.41/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| ZIP code | 14709 |
| FIPS code | 36-003-02187 |
| Website | angelicany |
Angelica is a town in the middle of Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,284 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Angelica Schuyler Church, the sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, activist, scholar, devoted sister and mother, daughter of General Philip Schuyler, sister-in-law of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and wife of John Barker Church.[3][4] The town was named by Philip Schuyler Church, who was one of the original European settlers of the area, and the son of Angelica and John Barker Church.[5] The village of Angelica is located within this town.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Henry Gannett, The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, 1905, page 25
- ^ John Warner Barber, Henry Howe, Historical Collections of the State of New York, 1842, page 57
- ^ John W. Barber, Historical Collections of the State of New York, 1851, page 53