Busti, New York

Busti, New York
Motto: 
"Progress Since 1823"
Location within Chautauqua County and New York
Location within Chautauqua County and New York
Busti is located in New York
Busti
Busti
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°4′N 79°18′W / 42.067°N 79.300°W / 42.067; -79.300
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyChautauqua
Government
 • TypeTown council
 • Town supervisorJesse Robbins (R)
 • Town council
Members' list
Area
 • Total
47.84 sq mi (123.90 km2)
 • Land47.83 sq mi (123.87 km2)
 • Water.01 sq mi (.04 km2)
Elevation
1,463 ft (446 m)
Population
 • Total
7,521
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
7,469
 • Density153.23/sq mi (59.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-013-11451
GNIS feature ID0978768
Websitewww.townofbusti.com

Busti (/ˈbʌst/ BUST-eye) is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 7,521 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Paul Busti, an official of the Holland Land Company, but its pronunciation uses a long i sound at the end, a frequent alteration in the names of several upstate New York towns. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3]

The town of Busti is located at the south end of Chautauqua Lake, southwest of Jamestown.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. viii. ISBN 9781440507397.[permanent dead link]