Profile for Jamestown, New York, NY

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Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County.

Jamestown is in the Southern Tier region.

One tradition says the community was named after its founder, James Prendergast; another says it was named for Jamestown, VA.

The latitude of Jamestown is 42.096N. The longitude is -79.235W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,378 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 30,726.

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Median household income

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$25,837

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Jamestown is at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake.

Jamestown was a 19th-century center for lumber and furniture making.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 164. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Lucille Ball, comedian
· Nick Carter, drummer in Backstreet Boys
· Roger Tory Peterson, ornithologist
· Natalie Merchant, singer

Local bands (past and present) have included 10,000 Maniacs

Local festivals include:

Luci-Desi Days - May 25-27, 2007
Busti Apple Festival - Sept. 30, 2007
Lucille Ball Birthday Celebration - Aug. 3-5, 2007

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Sports teams: Jammers (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Lucy-Desi Museum, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, Fenton History Center, Busti Grist Mill & Historical Society Museum

Colleges and universities: Jamestown Community College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 75

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Quotes:
When I removed to Jamestown, in Feb. 1815, there was a 1 1/2-story gristmill building...two saw-mills and one gang saw-mill, all owned by James Prendergast ... Almost the entire business of the place, then called 'The Rapids,' was cutting some three million feet of boards a year, mostly run down the river; and most of the provisions used by the people were brought from Pittsburgh in keel boats - flour, bacon, dried apples and peaches, tobacco, and whiskey.
-- History of Chautauqua County, 1876
Quoting reminiscences of pioneer E.T. Foote

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