Busti, New York

Busti, New York
Town
Motto:  "Progress Since 1823"
Location within Chautauqua County and New York
Busti Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°4′N 79°18′W / 42.067°N 79.300°W / 42.067; -79.300
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Chautauqua
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Jesse Robbins (R)
• Town Council	Members' List • Todd M. Hanson (R) • Kenneth J. Lawton (R) • Brett Mucheck () • Richard B. Thor (R)
Area [1]
• Total	47.84 sq mi (123.90 km2)
• Land	47.83 sq mi (123.87 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	1,463 ft (446 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	7,521
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	7,469
• Density	153.23/sq mi (59.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	36-013-11451
GNIS feature ID	0978768
Website	www.townofbusti.com

Busti (/ˈbʌstaɪ/ BUST-eye) is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 7,521 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is named after Paul Busti, an official of the Holland Land Company, but its pronunciation uses a long i sound at the end, a frequent alteration in the names of several upstate New York towns. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.^[3]

The town of Busti is located at the south end of Chautauqua Lake, southwest of Jamestown.