Bemus Point, NY became incorporated in 1911...Population as of 2000: 340. The first settler of Bemus Point was William Bemus. In 1805 William Bemus paid the Land Company $1.50 for several hundred acres on both sides of the Lake. Bemus Point grew during the late 1800's with tourism, and people from Chautauqua gathered to hear the entertainment, especially during World War I.
