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

The source of the town's name is Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

[3] The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and New York State Highway 17) passes across the north part of the town.

(Clockwise) As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,553 people, 546 households, and 400 families residing in the town.

22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.