Clymer, New York
Clymer is a
town in
Chautauqua County,
New York,
USA. The population was 1,501 at the 2000 census. The town is named for
George Clymer, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence.
The
Town of Clymer is located in the southwest part of the county.
Settlement began around 1820. The Town of Clymer was established in
1829 from a division of the
Town of Chautauqua. In 1821, a division of Clymer was made to form the new
Town of Mina and again in 1829 to form the
Town of French Creek.
In 1915, the population of Clymer was 1,341.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.5
km² (36.1
mi²). 93.4 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.14%) is water.
New York State Route 474 passes through the town and intersects
New York State Route 76 in North Clymer.
Adjacent towns and regions
The south town line is the border of the State of
Pennsylvania (
Erie County and
Warren County). The Town of French Creek is to the west and the
Town of Harmony is to the east. The
Town of Sherman is north of Clymer.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 1,501 people, 502 households, and 400 families residing in the town. The
population density was 16.1/km² (41.6/mi²). There were 550 housing units at an average density of 5.9/km² (15.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.13%
White, 0.07%
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.20% from
other races, and 0.20% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There are 502
households out of which 39.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were
married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $38,654. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,813 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $13,710. 12.1% of the population and 9.0% of families were below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 17.3% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
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Clymer -- The
hamlet of Clymer is in the southwest corner of the town by the junction of
NY Route 474 and County Road 15.
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Clymer Center -- A hamlet at the junction of County Road 10 and NY Route 474 near the middle of the town.
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Clymer Hill -- A hamlet in the northwest part of the town, west of Clymer Center.
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Jaquins -- A hamlet east of Clymer.
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Kings Corners -- A location at the junction of County Roads 10 and 23 at the eastern town line.
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North Clymer -- A hamlet at the junction of NY Route 474 and
NY Route 76 near the north town line.
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Wickwire Corners -- A location formed by the intersection of Wickwire Road and NY Route 474, east of North Clymer.
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Town of Clymer government *
Early history of Clymer 
