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The Town of Carrolton is on the south border of Cattaraugus County. It is southeast of the City Of Salamanca . HISTORY The Town of Carrolton was formed in 1842 from the Town Of Great Valley . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 109.6 Km&2 (42.3 Mi&2 ). 109.5 km&2 (42.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.02% is water. The Allegheny River flows through the town. The south town line is the border of Pennsylvania . The Southern Tier Expressway (combined Interstate 86 and New York State Highway 17 ) cross the north part of the town, and US Route 219 passes north-south through the town, joining New York State Highway 417 north of the Allegheny River. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,410 people, 553 households, and 383 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 12.9/km&2 (33.3/mi&2). There were 639 housing units at an average density of 5.8/km&2 (15.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.82% White , 1.56% African American , 1.56% Native American , 0.14% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.28% from Other Races , and 1.63% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 553 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were Married Couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,290, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $28,854 versus $19,861 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $14,678. 14.4% of the population and 9.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 17.9% of those under the age of 18 and 12.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN CARROLLTON
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