Olean (town), New York

Olean is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 1,881 at the 2020 census.^[1] The name comes from the Latin word "oleum" because of the discovery of crude oil nearby the area.

References

↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Olean town, Cattaraugus County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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[Census_2020-1] "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Olean town, Cattaraugus County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cattaraugus County, New York, United States
County seat: Little Valley
Cities	Olean Salamanca
Towns	Allegany Ashford Carrollton Coldspring Conewango Dayton East Otto Ellicottville Farmersville Franklinville Freedom Great Valley Hinsdale Humphrey Ischua Leon Little Valley Lyndon Machias Mansfield Napoli New Albion Olean Otto Perrysburg Persia Portville Randolph Red House Salamanca South Valley Yorkshire
Villages	Allegany Cattaraugus Delevan Ellicottville Franklinville Gowanda‡ Little Valley Portville South Dayton
CDPs	East Randolph Lime Lake Limestone Machias Perrysburg Randolph St. Bonaventure West Valley Weston Mills Yorkshire
Other hamlets	Farmersville Station Jimerson Town Kill Buck Sandusky Steamburg Versailles
Indian reservations	Allegany Reservation Cattaraugus Reservation‡ Oil Springs Reservation‡
Ghost towns	Quaker Bridge
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties