| Official Name: | Kiantone, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Kiantone |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chautauqua |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jeffrey A. Piazza (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 48.01 |
| Area Land Km2: | 47.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.36 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 18.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 18.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1388 |
| Population Density Km2: | 27.68 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 71.70 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 451 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1480 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0481°N -79.1986°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-013-39507 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979115 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1376 |
Kiantone (pronounced KIN-tone)[3] is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,388.[2] The town is immediately south of Jamestown and is at the south border of the county and the state.
The area was first settled circa 1807. The town of Kiantone was created in 1853 from part of the town of Carroll.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Kiantone has a total area of 48km2, of which 47.6km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 0.75%, is water.[4]
U.S. Route 62, New York State Route 60 and County Route 380 pass through the town.
Conewango Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, forms most of the eastern border of the town and flows south into Pennsylvania.
Kiantone is bordered by the townships of Pine Grove and Farmington, both in Warren County, Pennsylvania, to the south. To the east is the town of Carroll, and to the west is the town of Busti. To the north is the city of Jamestown and the town of Ellicott.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,385 people, 529 households, and 413 families residing in the town. The population density was 75sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 541 housing units at an average density of 29.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.84% White, 0.29% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.14% of the population.
There were 529 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,702, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $36,382 versus $26,302 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,716. About 4.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.