| Official Name: | Ellicott, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Ellicott |
| 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: | Janet Bowman (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 78.93 |
| Area Land Km2: | 78.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.47 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 8771 |
| Population Density Km2: | 107.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 277.41 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 428 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1404 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1194°N -79.2428°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14720 (Celoron) 14733 (Falconer) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-013-23998 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978933 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 8708 |
Ellicott is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 8,771 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after Joseph Ellicott, an agent of the Holland Land Company.
The town of Ellicott is centrally located in the county, lying on the eastern edge of Chautauqua Lake and surrounding the city of Jamestown on the east, north and west.
The first settlers arrived circa 1806. The town of Ellicott was established in 1812 from the town of Pomfret and was one of the first three towns in the county. As such, part of Ellicott was used to form the towns of Busti (1823), Carroll (1825), and Poland (1825), although some territory was later re-annexed to Ellicott from Busti and Carroll.
The city of Jamestown was formed from part of Ellicott in 1886.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.9km2, of which 0.06km2, or 0.08%, is water.[3]
The town borders the east end of Chautauqua Lake.
The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17) passes through the town north of Jamestown, with access from exits 11, 12, and 13. New York State Route 60 is a major north-south highway in the town, and New York State Route 394 is an east-west route that parallels the Southern Tier Expressway in the southeast part of the town. New York State Route 430 enters Jamestown from the southwest part of Ellicott.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 9,280 people, 3,818 households, and 2,596 families residing in the town. The population density was 304.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,104 housing units at an average density of 134.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 0.53% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 3,818 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,333, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $39,144 versus $22,481 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,296. About 5.8% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Ellicott was featured as the set of an episode of The X-Files, "Alone". Trucks and police cars can be clearly seen stating "Chautauqua Coroner" and "County of Chautauqua Sheriff". The Sheriff cars are true to form and appear to be exact replicas of the true Chautauqua County Sheriff cars.