Angelica, New York

Angelica, New York
Town
Angelica Location of Angelica in New York
Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 78°00′59″W / 42.30639°N 78.01639°W / 42.30639; -78.01639
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Allegany
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Robert Jones (R)
• Town Council	Members' List • Alvin McCarty (R) • Donald C. Case (R) • Elwyn Gordon (R) • Paul Gaullmann (R)
Area [1]
• Total	36.43 sq mi (94.36 km2)
• Land	36.39 sq mi (94.26 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,284
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	1,278
• Density	37.31/sq mi (14.41/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
ZIP code	14709
FIPS code	36-003-02187
Website	angelicany.org

Angelica is a town in the middle of Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,284 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is named after Angelica Schuyler Church, the sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, activist, scholar, devoted sister and mother, daughter of General Philip Schuyler, sister-in-law of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and wife of John Barker Church.^[3][4] The town was named by Philip Schuyler Church, who was one of the original European settlers of the area, and the son of Angelica and John Barker Church.^[5] The village of Angelica is located within this town.