Gerry is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.

[2] The town is named after Elbridge Gerry, the fifth Vice President of the United States.

[3] The town is centrally located in the county and is north of Jamestown.

Settlement began circa 1810 with Amos Atkins, a surveyor, who built the first building, a log cabin.

The first town meeting was held at the home of Major Samuel Sinclair, who was elected the first Supervisor that year.

(Clockwise) As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 2,054 people, 661 households, and 499 families residing in the town.

19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.