Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 49,927. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegany (Allegheny) River. Its county seat is Belmont.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,034 square miles (2,679 km²), of which, 1,030 square miles (2,668 km²) of it is land a...
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Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 49,927. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegany (Allegheny) River. Its county seat is Belmont.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,034 square miles (2,679 km²), of which, 1,030 square miles (2,668 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.
Allegany County is in the southwestern part of New York State, along the Pennsylvania border. (Allegany County does not lie along the Allegany (Allegheny) River, as its name would suggest. The highest point in the county is Alma Hill with an elevation of 2,548' above sea level. This is the highest point west of the Catskill Mountains in New York State. The highest point of Interstate 86 is located in the Town of West Almond with an elevation of 2,110'. This is also believed to be the highest...
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