Humphrey, New York

Humphrey, New York
Humphrey is located in New York
Humphrey
Humphrey
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°12′42″N 78°31′17″W / 42.21167°N 78.52139°W / 42.21167; -78.52139
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorCarrie L. Childs (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total36.61 sq mi (94.81 km2)
 • Land36.59 sq mi (94.77 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,841 ft (561 m)
Population
 • Total701
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
697
 • Density18.01/sq mi (6.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14741
Area code716
FIPS code36-009-36123
GNIS feature ID0979085
Websitewww.humphreyny.org

Humphrey is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 701 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Charles Humphrey, who at the time of the town's founding was Speaker of the New York State Assembly.[3]

Humphrey is an interior town in the eastern half of the county, northeast of the city of Salamanca.

  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 5, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 163.