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Chautauqua, New York
Chautauqua (CDP), New York is located in New York
Chautauqua (CDP), New York
Chautauqua (CDP), New York
Location in New York
Country United States
State New York
County Chautauqua
Town Chautauqua
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Land 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,350 ft (410 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 191
 • Density 447/sq mi (172.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14722
Area code(s) 716
FIPS code 36-14058
GNIS feature ID 0946459

Chautauqua is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Chautauqua in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It corresponds to the area of the Chautauqua Institution, a historic district, adult education center, and summer resort on the southwest shore of Chautauqua Lake in far western New York. The permanent residential population was 191 at the 2010 census.

Geography

The CDP is bordered on the northeast by Chautauqua Lake and on the southwest by New York State Route 394, West Lake Road. Mayville, the primary settlement in the town of Chautauqua, is 4 miles (6 km) to the northwest, at the north end of the lake. Interstate 86 is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the southeast, at its crossing of the lake at Bemus Point.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chautauqua CDP has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), all land.

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