Tag: Portville
Portville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 3,952 at the 2000 census. The name is derived by the town’s early role in shipping lumber and other items down river.
The Town of Portville is in the southeast corner of the county, southeast of the City of Olean. There is a village also called Portville in the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.4 km), of which, 35.6 square miles (92.3 km) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km) of it (1.14%) is water.
Portville is located in the southeast corner of the county. Its eastern town line is the border of Allegany County, New York, and its southern town line is the Pennsylvania border.
The Allegheny River flows through the south part of the town. Dodge Creek, a tributary, joins the river at Portville Village.
New York State Route 305 (running N-S) and New York State Route 417 (running E-W) pass through the town.
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