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Lancaster, New York

Lancaster is a town in Erie County, New York, United States, centered 14 miles east of downtown Buffalo. Lancaster is an outer ring suburb of Buffalo. As of the 2020 Census, the town population was 45,106.

Located within the town is the village of Lancaster and the eastern half of the village of Depew. Depew's western half lies within the town of Cheektowaga.

History
In 1803, the Holland Land Company sold its first plot of land in the future town. The town of Lancaster was formed from the town of Clarence in 1833. The town was named after Lancaster, Massachusetts, but the reason for applying this name is not known. Originally called "Cayuga Creek", the town later incorporated and obtained the current name.

Lancaster has the oldest stone structure in Erie County, the Warren Hull House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Also within the town is the Gipple Cabin, the oldest wooden structure in Erie County. The cabin is on private land just south of the northern town line. The cabin was dismantled in the fall of 2013 and relocated to the Hull House property for preservation. The Lancaster Bee News stated it was stored in a barn on the original property and not taken for restoration. The Lancaster District School No. 6 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

In 1857, the town's southern half was taken to form the town of Elma.

In the late 1960s, Buffalo developer Edward H. Cottrell proposed what would have been the world's second domed stadium in Lancaster. The Dome Stadium Incorporated was formed but the County refused to participate and resulted in a 20-year breach of contract litigation and eventually lead a dismissal in 1986.

Once known as a small town with a small town atmosphere, Lancaster has, in recent years, evolved into a suburban community, due to the white flight from Buffalo. In the early 1990s, the town entered a period of rapid growth, with much development in the southern and eastern parts of the town. The William Street Intermediate School opened in the southern part of town in the mid-1990s, and in 2003, the town and village police departments merged. Additions to the middle school and the William Street School to accommodate rising enrollment were finished in 2005.

Lancaster High School is Erie County's largest school in both student population and square footage. With over 2,000 students, the building was expanded twice. First in 1970 and in 2000, a field house was added. In 2003, the high school opened up a new wing to house natural sciences classrooms.

Some of the town's biggest events are held in the village of Lancaster. They are the Fourth of July Parade and the Taste of Lancaster, a restaurant festival and charity fundraiser. The Lancaster/Depew high school football game is held in October. The game dates back to 1919.

Lancaster once had its own professional football team in the 1910s. The Lancaster Malleables played in the New York Pro Football League and won the league championship in 1913 and 1914.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 98.25 sqkm, of which 97.65 sqkm is land and 0.61 sqkm, or 0.62%, is water.

The town is located on the northern and eastern side of Erie County. The center of Lancaster is 14 mi east of downtown Buffalo.

Much of Lancaster is highly suburbanized, but the eastern section of the town, notably the area east of County Route 242 (Bowen Road), is only starting to undergo development, retaining a somewhat-rural character.

The western town line is marked by NY 78 and, south of NY 130, US 20. The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) crosses the northern part of the town. NY 33 crosses the town immediately south of the Thruway, and US 20 crosses the central part of the town.

Adjacent towns and areas
The town of Clarence is to the north, and the town of Elma is to the south. The town of Alden is to the east, and the town of Cheektowaga is to the west.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 39,019 people, 15,053 households, and 10,506 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,031.1 PD/sqmi. There were 15,627 housing units at an average density of 413.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% White, 0.81% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 15,053 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,990, and the median income for a family was $59,712. Males had a median income of $41,501 versus $28,049 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,723. About 2.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Locations
The town's most populated areas include the village of Lancaster, half the village of Depew, and the two largest hamlets, Town Line and Bowmansville. The town also contains other smaller communities and hamlets.
 * Bowmansville – A large hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town, located near Genesee Street (NY 33) between Harris Hill Road and Transit Road (NY 78). Ellicott Creek flows through the hamlet. The hamlet took its name from early settler Benjamin Bowman. The West Shore Railroad once passed through the hamlet and had a station on Maple Drive.
 * Town Line – A large hamlet at the intersection of Town Line Road and Broadway (US 20) on Lancaster's eastern town line. Notably, the hamlet seceded from the United States of America to join the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, officially voting to rejoin the Union in 1945.
 * Town Line Station – A location on Town Line Road, Lancaster's eastern town line; north of the hamlet of Town Line. Located at the Norfolk Southern (formerly Erie Railroad) crossing at Town Line Road.
 * Dellwood – A location at the eastern town line on Town Line Road, where the former Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad crossed the highway. The abandoned railroad bed contains the Lancaster Heritage Trail, a bike path ending at Town Line Road.
 * East Lancaster – A location east of Lancaster village and west of the hamlet of Town Line; located on Broadway (US 20) between Bowen Road and Pavement Road.
 * Looneyville – A location at the intersection of Townline Road and Walden Avenue, north of Dellwood.
 * Wilhelm – A location at the intersection of Genesee Street (NY 33) and Gunnville Road, east of Bowmansville.

Streams and waterways:
 * Cayuga Creek – A stream flowing westward through the town and village; flowing through Como Lake Park.
 * Ellicott Creek – A stream flowing westward through the northern part of the town, including the hamlet of Bowmansville.
 * Little Buffalo Creek – a small creek branching from Cayuga Creek immediately east of the Bowen Road bridge.
 * Scajaquada Creek – A small stream that rises in the northern part of the town and flows west into Cheektowaga.
 * Plumb Bottom Creek – A small stream flowing from the town of Lancaster into the village of Lancaster, finally ending up at Cayuga Creek.
 * Slate Bottom Creek – A small stream flowing through the southern part of the town.

Parks and recreation
The town and village of Lancaster contain the following parks:

 * Walden Pond Park, located on the corner of Walden Avenue and Ransom Road in the town. Contains baseball diamonds, volleyball courts, playgrounds, and a pond for fishing. The Lancaster-Depew Ponytails Softball League call this park their home.
 * Westwood Park, located between Pavement Road and Schwartz Road in the town. Contains playgrounds, baseball, softball, and soccer fields.
 * Como Lake Park, an Erie County park located in the town and village of Lancaster. Contains playgrounds, fields, trails, sledding hills, woods, bike paths, and shelters. Cayuga Creek flows through the park. Entrances in the town include the William Street entrance and the Bowen Road entrance. Entrances in the village include a walkway entrance off Pardee Avenue and one on Como Park Boulevard, adjacent from Quincey Avenue.
 * Veteran's Park, which features several military monuments and memorials, is located just outside of Como Lake Park between Lake Avenue, Old Lake Avenue, and Pardee Avenue.
 * Meadow Lea Park is located between Iroquois Avenue and Broezel Avenue in the town. The park includes a pool, a baseball field, and a playground.
 * The Bowmansville Fire Hall is home to a Town Parks and Recreation-maintained softball field. The picnic shelter is a host for the summer recreation program.
 * Keysa Park is a village park located on Vandenburg Avenue that includes a pool, a playground, tennis courts, a football field, and a baseball field.
 * Mechanic Street Park is a small village park on Mechanic Street. This park includes a playground, and tennis courts.
 * The Lancaster Heritage Trail is a bike trail located on the former D, L,& W railroad bed. The path runs for about 4 mi from the village line at Walter Winter Road to the town line at Townline Road. The bike path passes by the Lancaster Swamps and Willow Beach (now known as Lorall Lake).
 * Lorall Lake, or more widely known to Lancastrians as Willow Beach, is a former lake-beach known for its depth and clear water. The lake is located on Nichter Road in the town between Pavement Road and Cemetery Road.
 * Lancaster National Speedway & Dragway is a 1/8th mile drag racing strip and oval track for other race cars. They host all sorts of events from test and tune drag racing and car shows to full on circuit racing

Historic buildings

The town of Lancaster contains several historic buildings, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings include the Warren Hull House, the Lancaster District School No. 6, and many of the Village of Lancaster's Multiple Property Submission properties, including the Bruce-Briggs Brick Block, Clark-Lester House, DePew Lodge No. 823, Free and Accepted Masons, US Post Office-Lancaster, Lancaster Municipal Building, Liebler-Rohl Gasoline Station, Miller-Mackey House, Dr. John J. Nowak House, Herman B. VanPeyma House, John Richardson House, Zuidema-Idsardi House and the John P. Sommers House. The twelve latter properties are located within the Village of Lancaster.

The US Post Office-Depew, which is located on the town of Lancaster's side of the village of Depew, is technically in the town of Lancaster, so it is included on the list of historic sites.

A domed football stadium was planned to be built in Lancaster. A plan from January 30, 1970, called for the domed stadium on Pleasant View Drive that would allow for football and baseball games. It would have been modeled after the Houston Astrodome. The Erie County Legislature scrapped the plan a week after Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, Jr. demanded a definitive stadium plan within 60 days. After scrapping the plan, legislators passed a resolution to seek an alternative project immediately. The domed stadium was first proposed in 1967 but its implementation was blocked over disputes about the location.

In 2001, VFW Post 7275 was named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Matt Urban.

Education
The town is home to Lancaster High School and five operating elementary schools; Como Park, Court Street, Hillview, John A. Sciole (which is actually located on the Cheektowaga side of the village of Depew), and the former Central Avenue Elementary School. It also includes the William Street Intermediate School (4th, 5th and 6th grades), and the historic Lancaster Middle School (formerly named Aurora Middle School), which was the town's high school prior to the construction of the current one in 1953. They are all part of the Lancaster Central School District. There are also a number of private schools, including St. Mary's High School, Chesterton Academy of Buffalo, St. Mary's on the Hill Elementary, and the now closed Our Lady of Pompeii Elementary.

The Lancaster Central School District is the largest school district in population in Erie County with one high school. The district serves most of the town and village, including a large majority of the northern part of the village of Depew, on both the Lancaster and Cheektowaga sides. The Depew Union Free School District serves most of the southern part of the village of Depew and almost none of the town or village of Lancaster.

Fire, police and emergency medical services
The town of Lancaster is served by four volunteer fire companies. The fire companies are the Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Town Line Fire Department, Twin District Fire Company, and Millgrove Volunteer Fire Department. Bowmansville and Town Line each have two fire stations, while Twin District and Millgrove each operate out of one. Two of the fire companies are located within their respective hamlets, Bowmansville and Town Line. All four town companies respond to all alarms of fire along with requests for EMS.

The Millgrove Fire Company is actually not located in the town of Lancaster. Millgrove is a hamlet in the town of Alden, but because the small hamlet of Millgrove is so close to the northeastern portion of Lancaster, the fire company serves a very small portion of the town.

The Lancaster Village Fire Department serves the village of Lancaster with two stations. The main station is located in the Lancaster Municipal Building, and the Northside Station Two is on West Drullard Avenue. The LFD does not respond to EMS calls, except when requested for calls such as MVAs or lift assists.

The Lancaster Police Department serves the town and village of Lancaster. Prior to the 21st century, the town and village had separate police departments. It was the first major consolidation of law enforcement in Western New York. The LPD operates with roughly 51 officers, which includes road patrol, bike team, 3 school resource officers, detective bureau, and the police tactical team, the ERT (Emergency Response Team). The Lancaster Police Department operates out of the Lancaster Town Center, located at 525 Pavement Road. It was the site of a former United States Army Nike base, where the police still operate out of the former administration building. A new police and courts center was built on the Pavement Road site and officially opened February 5, 2014. The current Chief of Police is William J. Karn, Jr.

The Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps responds to all requests for EMS in Lancaster village and town, along with the village of Depew. It is located at 40 Embry Place within the village limits. Lancaster Ambulance operates with a fleet of seven ambulances and one fly car. It is a combination staffed EMS agency, which has career EMTs, AEMTs, and paramedics on duty 24/7/365. The average yearly call volume is over 4,000 calls and increasing.

Notable people

 * Nathaniel L. Carpenter, prominent businessman in Natchez, Mississippi
 * Ruth Carroll, children's book illustrator
 * George Allen Davis, former New York State Senator
 * Iron Davis, former MLB pitcher
 * Pat Dobson, professional MLB baseball pitcher, 20 game-winner with the Baltimore Orioles
 * Mike Janis, drag racer
 * Olive P. Lester, notable academic and women's advocate
 * Jason Mangone, head football coach at The College at Brockport, State University of New York
 * Adam Page, Paralympic gold medalist
 * Kristen Romano, swimmer
 * Kevin Rosier, former kickboxer, lived in Lancaster
 * Mary Saxer, track and field athlete
 * Hank A. Smith, former NFL player
 * Kevin Sylvester, former announcer for the Buffalo Sabres, currently is an announcer for the PGA Tour
 * Charles F. Tabor, former New York State Attorney General
 * Dorothy Thompson, journalist, born in Lancaster
 * Ryan Vinz, video technician who was on the Buffalo Sabres active roster for one game
 * Julius Volker, former New York State Assemblyman
 * Monica P. Wallace, New York State Assemblywoman
 * Eric Wedge, head baseball coach at Wichita State University

Major highways

 * I-90.svg NYS Thruway Sign.svg Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) runs east-west through the town, traveling from the Cheektowaga town line in the west to the Clarence town line in the north. There is an exit to Transit Road (New York State Route 78) in Cheektowaga that also serves Lancaster.
 * US 20.svg U.S. Route 20 (Transit Road, Broadway), north-south roadway that runs concurrently with NY 78 along Lancaster's west border with Cheektowaga, south of Depew. Route 20 then turns east onto Broadway. Route 20 is known as Broadway in the town and village of Lancaster.
 * NY-78.svg New York State Route 78 (Transit Road), north-south roadway that provides the east border of Cheektowaga with Lancaster, north and south of Depew.
 * NY-33.svg New York State Route 33 (Genesee Street), east-west route that runs from Transit Road New York State Route 78 to Townline Road, where it enters the town of Alden.
 * New York State Route 952Q (Walden Avenue), east-west highway through the village and town of Lancaster. Walden Avenue is the longest non-parkway New York State Reference Route. Walden's reference route number is not signed, but still has reference markers, and is maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as other signed routes are. Walden Avenue parallels the New York Central Railroad as it goes throughout the town and village.

Airport
Lancaster is home to Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport, which is located on Walden Avenue on the east side of the town.

Media
NEWSPAPERS
 * Lancaster Bee
 * Buffalo News

RADIO STATIONS
 * WXRL

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North Collins (village), New York

North Collins is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,255 at the 2021 census. The village is in the northwest corner of the town of North Collins.

History
The community was formerly known as "Rose's Corners" and "Kerr's Corners". The village of North Collins was incorporated in 1911, setting itself off from the town of North Collins.

In May 2008, the village board agreed to move toward dissolution of the village and become again part of the town of North Collins. The resolution presented to the people did not pass and the Village remains a Village.

Athletic tradition
The town has produced some notable athletes. Perhaps the best-known is Marion Fricano, a former major league baseball player who played for the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics (now Oakland Athletics) from 1952 to 1955. His most notable achievement was breaking up a no-hitter with a bunt.

North Collins High School is a Class D member of Section VI of the NYSPHSAA. Since 1960, the boys soccer team has won 23 sectional titles, as well as the state championship in 1994.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km$2$), all land.

U.S. Route 62 (Main Street) and New York State Route 249 (Brant Road/Sherman Avenue) pass through the village.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 1,079 people, 414 households, and 284 families living in the village. The population density was 1,347.8 PD/sqmi. There were 494 housing units at an average density of 617.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 89.71% White, 1.20% Black or African American, 3.80% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.19%.

Of the 414 households 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 25.1% of households were one person and 11.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.11.

The age distribution was 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median household income was $38,750 and the median family income was $47,679. Males had a median income of $36,136 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,528. About 5.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

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North Collins, New York

North Collins is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,523 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from its parent town, Collins.

The town of North Collins is in the southern part of the county and is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. The main settlement in the town is the village of North Collins.

History
The area was first settled in 1809. The town of North Collins was founded in 1852 as the "Town of Shirley" from the northern part of the town of Collins. In 1853 the town assumed its current name.

In 1911, the community of North Collins set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.

The Gamel Hexadecagon Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of North Collins has a total area of 111.4 sqkm, of which 111.0 sqkm is land and 0.4 sqkm, or 0.40%, is water.

New York State Route 75, New York State Route 249, and U.S. Route 62 pass through the town.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,376 people, 1,254 households, and 915 families residing in the town. The population density was 78.8 PD/sqmi. There were 1,403 housing units at an average density of 32.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.26% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.

There were 1,254 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,781, and the median income for a family was $50,781. Males had a median income of $36,087 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,253. About 5.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in North Collins

 * Eighteen Mile Creek (South Branch) – A stream flowing through the northeast part of the town, passing the community of New Oregon. It is a tributary of Lake Erie.
 * Franklin Gulf County Park – An undeveloped park partly in the north part of the town.
 * Langford – A hamlet at the junction of state routes NY-75 and NY-249 in the northern part of the town.
 * Lawtons – A hamlet on NY-62 in the southwest corner of the town.
 * Marshfield – A hamlet near the south town line on NY-75.
 * New Oregon – A hamlet in the northeast part of the town on NY-249.
 * North Collins - The village of North Collins is located in the northwest corner of the town at the junction of U.S. Route 62 and NY Route 249. The community was formerly called "Rose's Corners" and "Kerr's Corners".
 * Shirley – A hamlet southeast of North Collins village, located on Shirley Road just south of NY Route 249.
 * Winter's Pond – A small lake south of Langford.

Notable people

 * Effie A. Southworth (1860-1947), botanist, born in North Collins.
 * Frank Manly Thorn (1836–1907), lawyer, politician, government official, essayist, journalist, humorist, and inventor, sixth Superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (1885–1889), born in North Collins before it split away from Collins.

Plane Crashes
June 1956 http://www.gendisasters.com/new-york/11708/north-collins-ny-private-plane-crash-june-1956

October 1958 https://issuesny.tripod.com/home/id109.html (Related) https://issuesny.tripod.com/home/id111.html

September 2016 https://buffalonews.com/news/local/faster-plane-crashed-into-slower-one-over-north-collins-ntsb-finds/article_9199214a-a310-5480-910d-38ddfb54b36e.html

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Orchard Park (village), New York

Orchard Park is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,246 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a description of the local landscape, which abounded with orchards. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The village of Orchard Park lies north of the center of the town of Orchard Park.

History
Orchard Park was founded by Quaker settlers in 1803. The village, formerly called "Potters Corners", was incorporated in 1921. The name change to "Orchard Park" was suggested by a local schoolteacher. Several years later, the town also changed its name from "East Hamburg" to "Orchard Park", after the village.

Orchard Park was a stop on the Underground Railroad, as fugitive slaves stopped over at Quaker-run homes on their way north to Black Rock in Buffalo from Collins.

Geography
Orchard Park is located at 42.76194°N, -78.74139°W (42.762159, -78.741405).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 sqmi, of which 1.3 sqmi is land and 0.04 sqmi (2.88%) is water.

Green Lake is a small artificial lake within the village.

U.S. Route 20A (Quaker Street) passes through the village, intersecting with New York State Route 240/New York State Route 277. At this intersection the street name of Route 277 changes from Orchard Park Road (which leads toward the city) to N/S Buffalo Street (which leads into the village). This causes people in the village to refer to Route 277 as Buffalo Street and people that aren't from the village to call it Orchard Park Road. This intersection is known locally as the "Four Corners" and is the center of the village.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,294 people, 1,418 households, and 925 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,450.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,459 housing units at an average density of 1,085.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.63% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 1,418 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,520, and the median income for a family was $70,483. Males had a median income of $46,810 versus $30,679 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,754. About 2.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Landmarks

 * The Quaker Meeting House is located in the Village of Orchard Park. It was built by Quakers in 1820 and is the oldest house of worship in Erie County and is the home of the county's oldest congregation. The cemetery surrounding it is maintained by the East Hamburg Friends Cemetery Association and  contains the graves of many of Orchard Park's first settlers.
 * The Orchard Park station is a historic railway station built by the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway company in 1911. It is located at 2 Highland Avenue and is owned and maintained by the Western New York Railway Historical Society, Inc.
 * Located at 4287 South Buffalo Street is the former residence of Dr. Willard B. Jolls who practiced medicine there from 1902 to 1963. The house was built in 1869 by merchant Ambrose Johnson. It is owned by the Town of Orchard Park and is the location of Orchard Park Historical Society Museum.

Government
As of April 2015, the mayor of the village of Orchard Park is Jo Ann Litwin Clinton. The village presently holds a single government function: the Department of Public Works, which maintains the streets, sidewalks, domestic water system and sewer system. This is much reduced from the village's original organization, under which it managed the Orchard Park Police department and the fire department, and operated a sewage treatment plant on Duerr Road and a water treatment reservoir and treatment plant in West Falls. As the influence of the Town of Orchard Park increased, the municipal functions moved to the town. In the 1980s the sewer treatment functions were turned over to Erie County, and the plant closed. In the early 1990s the water treatment plant and reservoir were abandoned, with water supply being managed by the Erie County Water Authority. The main reason for this change were Clean Water Act requirements which the old "Water Plant" could not maintain having been constructed during the Great Depression in the 1930s.

The village DPW continues to maintain the road, water lines, sewer lines and sidewalks year-round with a seven- to eight-man crew. This is reduced from the days when the DPW crew grew in the summer to eleven to twelve men and crews would completely engineer and rebuild entire village streets.

Presidents

 * 1921-1923 Thomas Morgan
 * 1923-1925 Ralph Thom
 * 1925-1927 Howard Langworthy

Mayors

 * 1927-1929 Harold Brookins
 * 1929-1933 Carlton Hambleton
 * 1933-1935 Leon Lancaster
 * 1935-1937 Louis Long
 * 1937-1943 Herbert Anthony
 * 1943-1947 Edward Long
 * 1947-1953 Loren Roth
 * 1953-1966 George Wakeman
 * 1966-1973 B. Roy Ertell
 * 1973-1977 Fred Bristol
 * 1977-1981 Scott McFarland
 * 1981-1989 George Knaisch
 * 1989-2005 Patricia Dickman
 * 2005-2014 John Wilson
 * 2015-2015 David Rood
 * 2015–Present Jo Ann Ltiwin Clinton

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Orchard Park, New York

Orchard Park is an incorporated town in Erie County, New York, United States. It is an outer ring suburb southeast of Buffalo. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,054, representing an increase of 5.13% from the 2000 census figure. The town contains a village also named Orchard Park. Orchard Park is one of the Southtowns of Erie County and is best known as the site of Highmark Stadium, home of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.

History
In 1803, Didymus C. Kinney and wife Phebe (Hartwell) purchased land and built a cabin in the southwest corner of the township, which has since been turned into a museum. The following year, a migration of Quaker settlers began.

The town was separated from the town of Hamburg in 1850 and was first named "Ellicott", after Joseph Ellicott, an agent of the Holland Land Company. Within months, the name was changed to the town of "East Hamburgh". On March 1, 1934, the town was renamed "Orchard Park" after its principal settlement.

In the early 1900s, a large fire burned down most of the central part of the village of Orchard Park around South Buffalo Street.

The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Station and the Johnson-Jolls Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
Orchard Park is located at 42.76667°N, -78.73333°W (42.7622, -78.7414). The village of Orchard Park is 14 mi southeast of downtown Buffalo.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 99.76 sqkm, of which 99.56 sqkm is land and 0.21 sqkm, or 0.21%, is water.

Major routes
U.S. Route 219 passes through the west part of the town and forms junctions with U.S. Route 20A (Quaker Street) and NY 179 (Milestrip Road).

U.S. Route 20 (Southwestern Boulevard) passes through the north part of the town and forms a junction with NY 277 and NY 240 (Orchard Park Road).

Adjacent towns and cities

 * Town of West Seneca - north
 * City of Lackawanna - northwest
 * Town of Hamburg - west
 * Town of Boston - south
 * Town of Colden - southeast
 * Town of Aurora - east
 * Town of Elma - northeast

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 28,272 people, 11,553 households, and 7,656 families residing in the town. The population density was 717.7 PD/sqmi. There were 10,644 housing units at an average density of 276.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 10,277 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $100,575, and the median income for a family was $112,906. About 1.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line.

Government
The town of Orchard Park has a supervisor-council form of government. Elected at large positions are Supervisor, Council Member, Clerk, Highway Superintendent and Town Justice. Other appointed positions are Town Attorney and Deputy Attorney, Engineer, Assessor, Building Inspector, Recreation and Youth Services Director and Chief of Police.

Town of Orchard Park

 * Eugene Majchrzak (2022–Present)
 * Joseph Liberti (2020-2021) Served as the Deputy Supervisor w/o voting power
 * Dr. Patrick J. Keem (2014–2020) (resigned)
 * Janis Colarusso (2010–2013)
 * Mary Travers Murphy (2006–2009)
 * Toni M. Cudney (1998–2005)
 * Dennis J. Mill (1989–1997)
 * Eugene B. Woodard (1968–1989)
 * Clarence F. Henning (1949–1967)
 * Melvin L. Bong (1938–1948)
 * Jacob C. Newton (1932–1937)

==== Town of East Hamburgh ====
 * Clinton Ebenezer Holmes (1923–1931)
 * Frank F. Holmwood (1900–1922)

Points of interest

 * Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Station - A former railroad station listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 * Chestnut Ridge Park – A popular county park with a wide range of activities, located in the south section of the town on Chestnut Ridge Road (Route 277).
 * Highmark Stadium – The home stadium of the NFL's Buffalo Bills lies on the western edge of the town in the hamlet of Windom.
 * SUNY Erie – The official location of the south campus, although most of the campus is in the adjacent town of Hamburg.

Communities

 * Armor – A hamlet at the west town line.
 * Duells Corner – A hamlet south of Orchard Park village.
 * Ellicott – A hamlet south of Orchard Park village.
 * Loveland – A hamlet on the east town line.
 * Village of Orchard Park – A village located at the junction of Routes 240 and U.S. 20A.
 * Webster Corners – A hamlet north of the village of Orchard Park by the intersection of Webster and Orchard Park Roads.

Places of interest

 * Chestnut Ridge Park, the largest park in Erie County, is located in the southern end of the town.
 * The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall located in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park.

Education
The Orchard Park Central School District operates four K-5 elementary schools (Eggert, Ellicott, South Davis, and Windom), Orchard Park Middle School, and Orchard Park High School. The mascot for the Orchard Park's athletic teams is a Quaker.

Bryant & Stratton College is in Orchard Park. Erie Community College (ECC) is at the western town line.

Orchard Park also has a number of private, Catholic schools, including Nativity and St. John Vianney. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (pre-k through 8), closed in 2014 after exhaustive research conducted by the Diocese of Buffalo on demographics, finances and educational relevance.

Art
The annual Orchard Park Festival of the Arts, an outdoor art and craft show, is held each year on the third weekend of September, on the campus of Orchard Park Middle School. It is sponsored by the Orchard Park Chamber of Commerce. It was organized as the Quaker Arts Festival in the 1960s by Orchard Parkers John Coleman of The Suburban Press and Chet Seymour of the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, and was originally held on the grounds of the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church. It was run by the Orchard Park Jaycees from 1963 to 2017.

Music
Since 1985, under the direction of the Orchard Park Council of the Arts, local businesses and the town of Orchard Park sponsor free outdoor musical entertainment throughout the summer at the pavilion bandstand on the grounds of the middle school.

Organized in 1949, the Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra, composed of more than 70 volunteer musicians, performs four regular concerts each year in the high school auditorium.

The Orchard Park Chorale was founded in 1975 under the sponsorship of the Adult Education Program of the Orchard Park School District. Its more than fifty singers perform regularly at the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church.

Sports

 * Highmark Stadium, the home stadium of the NFL's Buffalo Bills is located in Orchard Park.
 * West Herr Field, the home stadium of Erie Community College's football team, is located in Orchard Park adjacent to Highmark Stadium.
 * The Orchard Park High School football team won the 2008 and 2011 New York State Public High School Class AA Championship.
 * The Orchard Park High School baseball team won the 1988 State Championship.
 * The Orchard Park High School volleyball team won the 2008 New York State Championship.
 * The 1993 and 1994 Orchard Park Little League Baseball team won the New York State Championship. They recently won five Section titles in three summers with one team winning three in the 10u, 11u, and 12u divisions.

Print newspapers

 * The Orchard Park Bee, a weekly newspaper

Business and industry

 * John Koelmel, board chairman at Kaleida Health and chairman of the New York Power Authority

Entertainers and actors

 * John Gurtler, sportscaster
 * Eric Herman, children's music entertainer
 * Rick James (1948–2004), musician
 * Brooke Lauren, film and TV producer
 * John Murphy, play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Bills
 * Danny Neaverth, disc jockey and TV personality
 * William Sadler, actor; Saturn Award winner

Sports

 * Josh Allen, quarterback for the Buffalo Bills
 * Brandon Beane, general manager of the Buffalo Bills
 * Jim Burt, former NFL nose tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants
 * Wray Carlton, former AFL halfback with the Buffalo Bills who scored the first-ever touchdown for the Bills
 * Jon Corto, former Buffalo Bills player
 * Brian Dux, former professional basketball player
 * Patrick Emerling, racing driver
 * Dave Hollins, former Major League baseball player (Phillies, Twins, Mariners)
 * Jim Kelly, former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
 * Lex Luger a.k.a. Lawrence ("Larry") Wendell Pfohl, former professional wrestler
 * Travis Mayer, Olympic silver medalist in freestyle skiing
 * Sean McDermott, head coach of the Buffalo Bills
 * Von Miller, NFL outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
 * Brian Moorman, former NFL punter for the Buffalo Bills
 * Lonnie Nielsen, professional golfer
 * Ron Pitts, former NFL player
 * Josh Thomas, defensive end for the NFL Indianapolis Colts
 * Craig Wolfley, former NFL offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings
 * Ron Wolfley, former NFL fullback for the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns, current radio analyst for Arizona Cardinals

Religion, charities, social advocacy

 * Mary Travers Murphy, executive director of the Family Justice Center of Erie County
 * Robert Stearns, an American pastor and Evangelical Christian leader

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Tonawanda, New York

Tonawanda (formally City of Tonawanda) is a city in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,129 at the 2020 census. It is at the northern edge of Erie County, south across the Erie Canal (Tonawanda Creek) from North Tonawanda, east of Grand Island, and north of Buffalo. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

History
The city's name is from the word Tahnawá•teh in Tuscarora meaning "confluent stream"

Post-Revolutionary War white settlement at Tonawanda began with Henry Anguish, who built a log home in 1808. He added to the hamlet in 1811 with a tavern, both on the south side of Tonawanda Creek where it empties into the Niagara River. The hamlet grew slowly until the opening of the Erie Canal, completed in the course of the creek in 1825. The Town of Tonawanda was incorporated in 1836. The Erie Canal and the railroads that soon followed it provided economic opportunity. By the end of the 19th century, both sides of the canal were devoted to businesses as part of a leading lumber processing center. In the mid-19th century, the business center of Tonawanda was incorporated as a village within the town. The village united in a corporation with North Tonawanda across the canal. This corporation fell apart, and in 1904 the village was incorporated as the City of Tonawanda.

On September 26, 1898, a tornado struck the City of Tonawanda. After crossing over the river from Grand Island, the tornado damaged the old Murray School as well as several homes along Franklin and Kohler streets. Its worst havoc was wreaked along Fuller Avenue, where a dozen homes were severely damaged, several being leveled to the ground. No one was killed by the fierce storm, but there were numerous injuries.

Goose Island
From the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, a section of Tonawanda was known as Goose Island. Goose Island was a man-made island in the Niagara River formed by the Erie Canal. Goose Island was a triangular piece of land bordered on one side by the Niagara River, on the second side by the Tonawanda Creek, and on the third by the Erie Canal. It was then famous with seamen the world over as the terminus of the Erie Canal and for the Goose Island girls. The Goose Island Section of Tonawanda had many cheap boarding houses, cheap hotels, bars, and houses of ill repute. Canalers often wintered over on Goose Island. Goose Island was known as a bad section of Tonawanda, with drunkenness, brawling, and bawdy displays being commonplace. The gentrification of Goose Island began with the decline of the lumbering port business in Tonawanda and the building of a boxboard mill there on the island. Then the canal was motorized, eliminating the need for mules and for many canal men. Next the section of the canal from Tonawanda to Buffalo was abandoned in 1918. That section of the canal was filled in and Goose Island was no longer an island. The establishments in the Goose Island section of Tonawanda came under community pressure in the 1920s and 1930s and were closed, with more of the land there being given over to the boxboard mill. In the 1970s the boxboard mill closed and was razed along with many remaining Goose Island structures. Goose Island street names Tonawanda, First, Clay and Chestnut disappeared. At the turn of the millennium waterfront dwellings were built along the Niagara River, completing the gentrification of this area.

Spaulding Fibre
Spaulding Fibre became a manufacturer of leatherboard (made from leather scraps and wood pulp), transformer board, vulcanized fibre, bakelite (under the trade name Spauldite) and Filawound (fiberglass) tube. Operating in Tonawanda from 1911 to 1992, it became the major employer in the city. The company was founded in 1873 with a leatherboard mill by Jonas Spaulding and his brother Waldo in Townsend Harbor, Massachusetts. They did business as The Spaulding Brothers Company. Jonas Spaulding had three sons: Leon C., Huntley N. and Rolland H.

With industry expanding, Jonas established leatherboard mills at Milton and North Rochester, New Hampshire, in part to allow his sons to join him in the business. The New Hampshire mills operated under the name J. Spaulding and Sons. After Jonas Spaulding's death in 1900, his sons (by then living in New Hampshire, where they had corporate headquarters at Rochester) continued to operate these mills successfully. They brought the Townsend Harbor mill under the J. Spaulding and Sons banner in 1902.

With continued success, the three Spaulding brothers added a vulcanized fibre operation in Tonawanda, New York in 1911. They added a fourth leatherboard mill in Milton (second in this community) in 1913. The mayor of Tonawanda, Charles Zuckmaier, had solicited the Spaulding brothers’ business in Tonawanda. A ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 17, 1911, for the new plant, a $600,000 investment by J. Spaulding and Sons. Operations began on April 1, 1912, with 40 employees. The daily capacity of the plant at the time was five tons of fibre sheeting and one ton of fibre tubing.

Around 1924, the sons changed the name of the company to the Spaulding Fibre Company. In the 1930s, they added a second product at the Tonawanda plant: Spauldite, a "me too" phenol formaldehyde resin material made to compete with Bakelite. The trademark now owned by Spaulding Composites can be applied to laminates made with other natural or synthetic resins as well.

After Huntley Spaulding, the last of the three brothers, died in November 1955, the Spaulding Fibre Company became part of a charitable trust previously set up by Huntley and his only sister, Marion S. Potter. The trust was created to disburse their remaining wealth within 15 years of the death of the last sibling. Marion S. Potter died on September 27, 1957.

The company in Tonawanda flourished under foremen, superintendents and workers from the local blue collar workforce. It also attracted new residents who came for the jobs. One was Richard Spencer, who left the oil fields of Bradford, Pennsylvania, to be a superintendent for two decades. He managed through several labor strikes and periods of economic unrest for the company.

In 1956, the Tonawanda plant completed an expansion that doubled the paper mill and the vulcanized fibre-making capacity of the plant. In addition, after the death of Huntley Spaulding, corporate offices relocated to Wheeler Street from Rochester, New Hampshire. In the 1960s, the Tonawanda plant added a third product line, Filawound (fiberglass) tubing.

The 50th anniversary of the Wheeler Street Plant in 1961 was marked by a special 22-page section in the Tonawanda News. The Wheeler Street Plant reportedly covered 610000 sqft, employed 1,500 workers, and had an annual payroll of $9,000,000. The company paid $153,818 in city taxes that year and was Tonawanda's largest taxpayer. The plant was nearing its peak, but there was more expansion to come.

In 1966, the charitable trust sold the Spaulding Fibre Company to Monogram Industries. The Tonawanda plant began a slow decline during a period of industrial restructuring and product and manufacturing changes. In 1984, Monogram Industries sold the Spaulding Fibre Company to Nortek. In 1988, Nortek changed the company name to Spaulding Composites. Spaulding Composites closed the Tonawanda plant on August 24, 1992.

By the time the plant closed, employment had declined to 300. Since the closure of the Tonawanda plant, Spaulding Composites twice filed for bankruptcy. The plant site had a footprint of 860000 sqft. It fell into disrepair and, because of the wastes of the industrial processes, was classified as a brown field site under environmental regulations.

In 2006, the Erie County Development Agency contracted for demolition of the derelict facilities. It was punctuated by the felling of the 250 ft-tall smoke stack that dominated the site. (This event is documented with a handful of videos on YouTube.) Cleanup of the site was declared complete in August 2010.

Historic sites
The following are historic sites in Tonawanda of such significance as to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Geography
Tonawanda is at 43.01111°N, -78.87722°W (43.01119, -78.877399).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.1 mi2, of which 3.8 mi2 is land and 0.3 mi2, or 7.34%, is water.

Adjacent cities and towns
Niagara County, City of North Tonawanda - north Town of Tonawanda - west/south/east Town of Grand Island across the Niagara River - northwest

Neighborhoods and locations
The City of Tonawanda is called by many of its residents the "C.O.T.", meaning the "City" rather than "Town" of Tonawanda.
 * Gastown – A neighborhood in the northeast corner of Tonawanda, bordering the Erie Canal. Its name comes from the Gas Light Co., which was built on Long's Point, home of the historical Long's Homestead.
 * "The Hill" (aka "Riverview") – A region centered around Tonawanda High School, so named because of its slightly elevated topography when compared with the rest of the relatively flat city. It is also known as Clay Hill as it was formed by a terminal glacial moraine that deposited the clay that forms the hill. The area near the high school was the site of popular clay tennis courts.
 * Millstream – A neighborhood on the city's eastern side. It is named for a stream that flowed through the area, but has since been mostly channelled underground.
 * Ives – a local skatepark, ice hockey rink, soccer field, and tennis court in the middle of Tonawanda. Starting out as a small blue kiddy pool, it was remodelled to become a skatepark and other things.
 * Delawanda – an older residential neighborhood north of Canton St. and east of Delaware St.

Major highways

 * [[Image:NY-265.svg|22px]] New York State Route 265 (Main St., Seymour St., River Rd.) North-South Roadway from the Tonawanda town line (south) north through the city and over the Erie Canal/Tonawanda Creek into North Tonawanda.
 * [[Image:NY-266.svg|22px]] New York State Route 266 (Niagara St.), East-West Roadway from in the city that parallels the Niagara River from the Tonawanda town line (west) through the city to its east end at Seymour St./River Rd. (NY 265) intersection in the city.
 * [[Image:NY-384.svg|22px]] New York State Route 384 (Delaware St.), North-South Road from the Tonawanda town line at the south, north through the city and to North Tonawanda by the way of Main St. across the Canal.
 * [[Image:NY-425.svg|22px]] New York State Route 425 (Twin Cities Memorial Highway.) North-South Highway through the east part of town from its south end at Interstate 290 north to North Tonawanda once it crosses over the Canal. (This is a major transportation route for traffic to-and-from North Tonawanda and beyond).

Canal Fest
In conjunction with the City of North Tonawanda, the City of Tonawanda celebrates an annual Canal Fest of the Tonawandas. For one week, members of both communities celebrate Tonawanda's historic location on the western end of the Erie Canal in the largest festival of its kind. The Festival began in 1983 when Freemasons in the area, in conjunction with several state and regional leaders, set out to promote the businesses of the Tonawandas, provide fund raising opportunities for local non-profit organizations, and provide recreational activities for the citizens of both Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.

The first Canal Fest was held on both sides of the canal in 1983. Today, the Canal fest is organized by the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas Inc., a non-profit organization. It is estimated over 150,000 people attend the Canal Fest each year, though an accurate number is impossible to obtain since attending the event is free of charge and there are no turnstiles to measure crowds. The Canal Fest is the largest event held along the Erie Canal today and is in the top percentile of New York State events. In 2020, Canal Fest was cancelled for the first time due to the 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic.

Gateway Harbor
Also in conjunction with the city of North Tonawanda, Tonawanda is home to Gateway Harbor, a public park that runs along the Erie Canal just before it joins the Niagara River. During the summer, local boaters are free to dock at the park, and the area becomes popular during the free concerts set up by the local chamber of commerce. Various local businesses sponsor a series of concerts on both the Tonawanda and North Tonawanda sides of the park.

Landmarks
The Historical Society of the Tonawandas operates a museum in the former New York Central & Hudson Valley Railroad station, which has exhibits depicting the area's lumber industry and Erie Canal history. The Long Homestead is a restored Pennsylvania German-style house built in 1829 and containing period furniture from the early 19th century (the Historical Society of the Tonawandas provides guided tours). Isle View Park, on the Niagara River overlooking Grand Island, is available for biking, hiking, rollerblading, fishing and launching boats. The Riverwalk trail passes through the park, and a pedestrian foot bridge connects the park to Niawanda Park.

NFL team
Tonawanda was home of the Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen, a professional football team active between 1916 and 1921, best known for its brief one-game stint in the National Football League.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 16,136 people, 6,741 households, and 4,361 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,252.9 PD/sqmi. There were 7,119 housing units at an average density of 1,876.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.08% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 6,741 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.01.

23.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median household income was $45,721.

In popular culture
Tonawanda is the home of inventor Phillip Louis (Phil) Perew, who is fictionalized in the alternate history world created by artist and author couple Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett. In this history, created for the graphic novels Boilerplate and Femopolis, Perew creates an electromechanical man, called the 'Automatic Man', in the late 19th century. (At the time of writing, in February 2007, Femopolis has not been published.)

In the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Easy Company soldier Warren "Skip" Muck states he is from Tonawanda and he swam across the Niagara River. Muck died in the Battle of Bastogne and is on the City of Tonawanda memorial to soldiers killed in World War II.

In the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan, Private James Ryan is rescued by Tom Hanks' character. The Ryan character was based upon Sgt. Fritz (Frederick) Niland. Niland lost two brothers, Robert and Preston in the Normandy Landings. Edward Niland (a third brother) was listed as killed in action in the Pacific, but was found in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp at the end of the war. Fritz and Skip Muck were best friends and enlisted in the 101st Airborne together in 1942.

In Mark Twain's Diaries of Adam and Eve, first published in 1906, and popularized by the musical The Apple Tree, Tonawanda is identified as the site Adam and Eve move to after they are removed from the Garden of Eden (which is identified as "Niagara Falls Park").

Notable people

 * Ockie Anderson, former NFL player
 * Fred Brumm, NFL player
 * John T. Bush, former New York State Senator
 * Rick Cassata, retired CFL quarterback who attended Tonawanda High School
 * Glen Cook, retired Texas Rangers pitcher, attended Tonawanda High School, Graduate of Ithaca College
 * Jane Corwin, New York State Assemblywoman
 * Darren Fenn, owner of the Buffalo eXtreme
 * Dave Geisel, retired MLB player who attended Tonawanda High School
 * Gregory John Hartmayer, Bishop of Savannah
 * Frank Hinkey, member of College Football Hall of Fame
 * Chris Lee, former U.S. Congressman
 * Bert Lewis, former MLB pitcher
 * Richard Matt, convicted felon, prison escapee
 * Sam Melville, bombing conspirator
 * Joe Mesi, retired boxer
 * Blake Miller, former football head coach of Central Michigan Chippewas
 * Warren H. Muck, Member of famed Easy Company 506th, 101st.
 * John Neumann, first American bishop to be canonized
 * Niland brothers, notable World War II soldiers
 * Marc Panepinto, New York State Senator
 * Phillip Louis (Phil) Perew, Lake boat captain, inventor, sporting promoter, landlord of notorious establishments on Goose Island in Tonawanda
 * Thomas Perry, author
 * Bobby Shuttleworth, MLS goalkeeper
 * John Simson Woolson, former Federal judge
 * Jules Yakapovich, longtime Kenmore West High School football coach

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Tonawanda (CDP), New York

Tonawanda is a census-designated place (CDP) in Erie County, New York, United States. The CDP comprises the town of Tonawanda minus its subsidiary village of Kenmore. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 58,144.

Geography
Tonawanda is located at 42.98528°N, -78.85194°W (42.985307, -78.852127).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 48.3 sqkm, of which 44.8 sqkm is land and 3.5 sqkm, or 7.17%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 61,729 people, 26,207 households, and 16,929 families living in the CDP. The population density was 3,554.2 PD/sqmi. There were 27,175 housing units at an average density of 1,564.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.74% White, 1.52% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 26,207 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,332, and the median income for a family was $51,071. Males had a median income of $39,540 versus $27,067 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,748. About 5.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

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Tonawanda (town), New York

Tonawanda (formally the Town of Tonawanda; ) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 72,636. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern inner ring suburb of Buffalo. It is sometimes referred to, along with its constituent village of Kenmore, as "Ken-Ton". The town was established in 1836, and up to 1903 it included what is now the city of Tonawanda.

History
The Town of Tonawanda is located at the former west-southwest shore of glacial Lake Tonawanda. The lake followed the southern side of the Niagara Escarpment and drained when Lake Erie's hydrological path started to go over Niagara Falls.

This area was under French control from the 17th century until it was ceded to the British after the French and Indian War.

The first European settlers arrived around 1805. Rapid growth began after the construction of the Erie Canal, completed in 1825. Tonawanda occupies the northwest corner of Erie County and is bounded on the north by the Erie Canal, which here follows Tonawanda Creek.

The town of Tonawanda was established in 1836, by separation from the town of Buffalo (now part of the city of Buffalo). At that time it included land that later became part of the town of Grand Island (established 1852) and the entire city of Tonawanda (established 1904).

In 1899, Kenmore incorporated as a village of the town, and remained the town's primary residential and commercial district until the rest of the town was heavily developed into suburban housing in the 1940s and 1950s.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.5 sqkm, of which 48.5 sqkm is land and 4.0 sqkm, or 7.61%, is water.

The northern border of the town is the city of Tonawanda and Tonawanda Creek, which is part of the Erie Canal, and the western border is the Niagara River. Ellicott Creek flows parallel to Tonawanda Creek in the northern part of the town, with a confluence just east of the Niagara River. The eastern border, marked by U.S. Route 62 (Niagara Falls Boulevard), is the town of Amherst. Forming the southern border is the village of Kenmore and the city of Buffalo.

Adjacent cities and towns

 * Fort Erie, Ontario - southwest
 * City of Buffalo - south
 * Town of Amherst - east
 * City of North Tonawanda, Niagara County - north
 * City of Tonawanda - north
 * Town of Grand Island - northwest

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-190.svg|22px]] Interstate 190 (Niagara Section) passes through the western part of town from the Buffalo city line to the South Grand Island Bridges onto Grand Island north to Niagara Falls, NY, and Niagara Falls, Ontario.
 * [[Image:I-290.svg|22px]] Interstate 290 (Youngmann Expressway) travels through the town from I-190 to US 62 and beyond to Amherst.
 * [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 62, north-south highway that marks the east town line as Niagara Falls Boulevard.
 * [[Image:NY-265.svg|22px]] New York State Route 265 (Military Road), north-south highway through western part of town from the Buffalo city line to the city of Tonawanda line.
 * [[Image:NY-266.svg|22px]] New York State Route 266 (River Road), north-south roadway paralleling the Niagara River in the town from the Buffalo city line to the city of Tonawanda line.
 * [[Image:NY-324.svg|22px]] New York State Route 324 (Sheridan Drive, Grand Island Boulevard), east-west highway through the town from Niagara Falls Boulevard (US 62) to River Road (NY 266) where it crosses the South Grand Island Bridge onto Grand Island.
 * [[Image:NY-325.svg|22px]] New York State Route 325 (Sheridan Drive), north-south road from Sheridan Drive/Grand Island Boulevard (NY 324) to River Road (NY 266). It is the only part of Sheridan Drive not signed as NY 324 and continues as Sheridan westward from where it NY 324 becomes Grand Island Boulevard.
 * [[Image:NY-384.svg|22px]] New York State Route 384 (Delaware Avenue), north-south highway in the town from the Kenmore village line to the city of Tonawanda line.
 * [[Image:NY-425.svg|22px]] New York State Route 425 (Twin Cities Memorial Highway), north-south highway in the northern part of town beginning at the I-290 and Colvin Boulevard interchange that heads north into the city of Tonawanda by way of the Twin Cities Memorial Highway.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 78,155 people, 33,278 households, and 21,164 families residing in the town. The population density was 4,156.3 PD/sqmi. There were 34,634 housing units at an average density of 1,841.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 93.01% White, 1.41% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.30% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 32,951 households, out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families.

Environmental issues
In 2009, citizen environmental monitoring of air quality problems resulted in an investigation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into emissions from Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC), a producer of foundry coke located on River Road, Tonawanda. In 1998 TCC had been cited by the EPA for violations of oil spill prevention sections of the federal Clean Water Act following contamination of the nearby Niagara River. The investigations into air quality revealed TCC was using an unreported pressure-relief system to vent coke oven gases containing benzene direct to the atmosphere, operating a coke-quenching tower without pollution-control baffles, and dumping hazardous waste in the form of coal tar sludge.

In March 2013 TCC was convicted by a federal jury on 11 counts of violating the Clean Air Act (CAA) and three counts of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). In March 2014 TCC was sentenced in federal court to pay a $12.5 million penalty and $12.2 million in community service payments for the violations. TCC's Environmental Control Manager, Mark L. Kamholz, was convicted of 11 counts of violating the CAA, one count of obstruction of justice and three counts of violating the RCRA, and was sentenced to one year in prison, 100 hours of community service, and a $20,000 fine.

In July 2014 DuPont was fined $440,000 for violations of the CAA at its plant at Sheridan Drive and River Road. The EPA found that the plant had inadequate pollution-control equipment, failed to maintain a monitoring system for the equipment, violated several reporting requirements and underreported air pollution on its annual statements. Emissions from the plant included methyl methacrylate and vinyl fluoride.

Landmarks
One of the Town of Tonawanda's best known landmarks is the blue Korean War-era Grumman F9F-6P Cougar Naval airframe displayed in Walter M. Kenney Field at the northwest corner of Brighton Road and Colvin Boulevard. The "blue jet", as it is often called, has been on loan to the town from the U.S. government since May 1959. Immediately behind the F9F-6P airframe is the Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial, dedicated on August 18, 2009. Retired U.S. Army General and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell delivered the keynote address during the memorial's dedication ceremony before a crowd of more than 1,500.

The Town of Tonawanda Historical Society operates a museum out of a former German Evangelical Church constructed in 1849. This facility, located at 100 Knoche Road, is the oldest public building in the town.

Notable people

 * Tom Askey, former NHL goaltender
 * Wolf Blitzer, journalist and author, graduated from Kenmore West High School
 * Marc A. Coppola, former New York state senator
 * William Conrad III, member of the New York State Assembly
 * Herbert O. Fisher, chief test pilot for Curtiss-Wright
 * Edward Gibson, former astronaut, Skylab 4
 * Robert J. H. Kiphuth, former Yale University swimming coach
 * Ben Kish, former NFL safety
 * Helene Macaulay, celebrity make-up artist
 * Joe McCarthy, former Yankees and Hall of Fame manager
 * Joe Mesi, former professional boxer
 * Van Miller, retired sports announcer
 * Henry J. Overbeck, Wisconsin state assemblyman
 * Fletcher Pratt, writer
 * Tam Rose, former head coach of Tonawanda Kardex Lumbermen
 * Bill Scherrer, former MLB pitcher, current assistant GM for Chicago White Sox

Education
Tonawanda has two public high schools: Kenmore West Senior High School and Kenmore East High School.

The town is also home to St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Mount Saint Mary Academy, and Cardinal O'Hara High School.

Communities and locations in the Town of Tonawanda

 * Brighton – neighborhood by the east town line.
 * Brighton Park – park and golf course in the northeast part of the town.
 * Ellicott Creek Park – 165 acre park operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry.
 * Green Acres – neighborhood in the northeast corner of the town.
 * Kenilworth – neighborhood in the southeast corner of the town.
 * Kenmore – village completely within the borders of the town.
 * Lincoln Park – park in the southeast corner of the town.
 * Old Town – neighborhood on the western edge of the town, between the industrial area and Niagara River.
 * Parkview – neighborhood in the northeast corner of the town, bordering Ellicott Creek Park.
 * Sheridan Park – park and golf course in the western part of the town.
 * Sheridan Parkside – neighborhood on the western part of the town, just east of Sheridan Park.
 * Tonawanda – census-designated place within the town.

title: Tonawanda (town), New York


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West Seneca, New York

West Seneca is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 45,500 at the 2020 census. West Seneca is a centrally located interior town of the county, and a suburb of Buffalo. West Seneca, Orchard Park and Hamburg form the inner "Southtowns", a cluster of middle-class suburban towns.

History
Because the town is on land of the former Buffalo Creek Reservation, it was not open to white settlement until the mid-19th century.

In 1851, the town of Seneca was formed from parts of the towns of Cheektowaga and Hamburg. The town changed the name to "West Seneca" in 1852 to avoid confusion with the town of Seneca in Ontario County, New York. In 1909 the area immediately south of Buffalo split from West Seneca, becoming the city of Lackawanna.

Following election day in 2019, the town elected a Republican Town Supervisor for the first time in 50 years and first town board member in 13 years, despite having a two to one Democrat to Republican ratio among registered voters (a Democrat running as an Independent also ran in the Supervisorial race).

The Eaton Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Community of True Inspiration Residence was listed in 2013.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.46 sqkm, of which 55.32 sqkm is land and 0.15 sqkm, or 0.27%, is water.

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes through the town and intersects New York State Route 400 (Aurora Expressway) in the northwestern part of the town and U.S. Route 219 in the southwestern section. The east town line is marked by New York State Route 78 (Transit Road). New York State Route 240 (Harlem Road/Orchard Park Road) and New York State Route 277 (Union Road) are other major north-south roads, while New York State Route 16 (Seneca Street/Center Road) and New York State Route 354 (Clinton Street) are major east-west highways.

Adjacent cities and towns

 * Town of Cheektowaga - north
 * City of Buffalo - northwest
 * City of Lackawanna - west
 * Town of Hamburg - southwest
 * Town of Orchard Park - south
 * Town of Elma - east
 * Town of Lancaster - northeast

Major highways in the Town of West Seneca

 * [[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Image:NYS Thruway Sign.svg|20px]] Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway) passes through the western part of town in a north-south direction. (Overall Thruway direction is east-west.)
 * [[Image:US 219.svg|22px]] U.S. Route 219 (Southern Expressway), north-south route that travels through the extreme southwestern corner of town and ends at I-90. It is a major traffic artery for Buffalo–Springville traffic and other points south.
 * [[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] U.S. Route 20 (Transit Rd., Southwestern Blvd.), north-south route that forms the east town boundary as Transit Road, with NY 78 north of Seneca Street (NY 16) and without NY 78 north of the Orchard Park Border. US 20 then turns west along the Orchard Park border and forms the southern town border for a short while.
 * [[Image:NY-16.svg|20px]] New York State Route 16 (Seneca St., Center Rd.) passes through the town east-west from Buffalo into Elma. (Overall direction of NY 16 is north-south.)
 * [[Image:NY-78.svg|20px]] New York State Route 78 (Transit Rd.), north-south route that marks the east town line with US 20 north of Seneca Street (NY 16).
 * [[Image:NY-240.svg|22px]] New York State Route 240 (Harlem Rd., Orchard Park Rd.), north-south route through town from Cheektowaga to Orchard Park.
 * [[Image:NY-277.svg|22px]] New York State Route 277 (Union Rd.), north-south highway through town from Cheektowaga to Orchard Park.
 * [[Image:NY-354.svg|22px]] New York State Route 354 (Clinton St.), east-west roadway through north part of town from Buffalo to Elma.
 * [[Image:NY-400.svg|22px]] New York State Route 400 (Aurora Expwy.), east-west highway through the town from its west end at I-90, east into Elma that roughly parallels NY 16.

Communities and locations

 * Buffalo Airfield (9G0) – A general aviation airport on the north town line.
 * Buffalo Creek – A stream flowing westward through the town. The name of the city of Buffalo is derived from the stream. The creek is called the "Buffalo River" as it departs the western edge of the town.
 * East Seneca – A location on Route 16 in the east part of the town.
 * Ebenezer – Centrally located, a hamlet named after the Ebenezer Society (also called the Community of True Inspiration), a group of German Lutherans who purchased land and settled this area around 1843. Later, many of this communal group moved to Amana, Iowa, and had abandoned their four settlements in West Seneca by 1863.
 * Gardenville – A hamlet on the northern border of the town shared with the town of Cheektowaga.
 * New Ebenezer – A hamlet east of Gardenville.
 * West Seneca Census-Designated Place – Census designation that corresponds to the entire town of West Seneca.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 44,711 people, 19,151 households, and 12,223 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,148.8 PD/sqmi. There were 18,982 housing units at an average density of 888.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.

There were 19,151 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02.

As of the census of 2000 the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,278, and the median income for a family was $54,179. Males had a median income of $39,003 versus $26,846 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,529. About 3.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Attractions
The Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center is located in West Seneca. Developed in 1999, the 29 acre art and nature center complex also contains wild and cultivated gardens, a large playground, nature trails, playgrounds, and an outdoor amphitheater alongside the banks of Buffalo Creek.

The town was once home to one of the largest malls in the area, the Seneca Mall.

Schwabl's, a restaurant staple, has been located in West Seneca since 1837, known for their beef on weck, the restaurant was featured in a 2009 episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

XGen Elite Sports Complex is home to the Buffalo eXtreme of the American Basketball Association.

Education
There are three separate public school districts within the town. The West Seneca Central School District is the largest and serves the entirety of the town. It also serves small portions of the southern parts of Cheektowaga and South Buffalo, the northern portion of Orchard Park, and the eastern area of Lackawanna.

West Seneca is home to the following private primary and secondary schools:
 * Fourteen Holy Helpers School (closed June 27, 2014)
 * Queen of Heaven School
 * The Center Road Christian Academy,
 * Trinity Christian School
 * St. John Vianney School
 * West Seneca Christian School
 * Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School (closed June 27, 2014; The school had its main building in the Orchard Park district and the junior high building in the West Seneca district, both physically in the town of Orchard Park near the Hamburg town and Lackawanna city lines.)

Houghton College used to have a branch campus in the town that also served as the central office for its Extension Studies program.

Notable people

 * Matt Anderson, professional volleyball player
 * Jordan Buckley, Keith Buckley and Stephen Micciche of rock band Every Time I Die
 * Charles E. Burchfield, painter and visionary artist who lived in West Seneca for 42 years
 * Vincent J. Graber Sr., former New York State Assemblyman
 * Jeremy Kelley, NFL wide receiver
 * Christian Metz, Inspirationalist who helped found the hamlet of Ebenezer
 * Aaron Miller, former NHL player who grew up in West Seneca
 * Chris Mueller, NHL player who grew up in West Seneca
 * Tina Parol, singer-songwriter
 * Brian Roloff, professional hockey player
 * Tim Russert, NBC journalist who attended elementary school in West Seneca
 * Lee Stempniak, former NHL player who grew up in West Seneca
 * Justin Strzelczyk, former NFL player who grew up in West Seneca
 * Robby Takac, bassist for the Goo Goo Dolls
 * Sandra Lee Wirth, former New York State Assemblywoman
 * Brian Daboll, head coach, [NFL] New York Giants

Related links

 * West Seneca Central School District serves West Seneca and parts of Cheektowaga, Orchard Park and Hamburg.

title: West Seneca, New York


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West Seneca (CDP), New York

West Seneca is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 44,711 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP corresponds exactly to the area of the town of West Seneca.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 55.5 sqkm, of which 55.3 sqkm is land and 0.15 sqkm, or 0.27%, is water.

Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 45,943 people, 18,337 households, and 12,744 families living in the CDP. The population density was 2,148.6 PD/sqmi. There were 18,993 housing units at an average density of 888.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.11% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88%.

Of the 18,337 households 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.6% of households were one person and 13.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02.

The age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median household income was $46,264 and the median family income was $54,164. Males had a median income of $39,003 versus $26,846 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,529. About 3.0% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

title: West Seneca (CDP), New York


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Burke (village), New York

Burke is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 211 at the 2010 census. By the 2020 Census, the population had dropped to 160. The village is in the town of Burke and is northeast of Malone, the county seat.

History
The region was known as "West Chateaugay" when the first settlers arrived at the end of the 18th century. The community was once called "The Hollow" and "Andrusville".

The town of Burke is home to the Wilder Farm.

Geography
Burke village is located south of the center of the town of Burke at 44.90083°N, -74.17028°W (44.90103, -74.170449), in northeastern Franklin County. It is 7 mi northeast of Malone and 5 mi southwest of Chateaugay.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Burke has a total area of 0.75 sqkm, all land.

The Little Trout River passes through the village, which is south of U.S. Route 11. Via the Trout River and Chateauguay River downstream (to the north), it is part of the St. Lawrence River watershed.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 213 people, 85 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density was 729.0 PD/sqmi. There were 94 housing units at an average density of 321.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.59% White, 0.94% Native American, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 85 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,714, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,756. About 3.6% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.6% of those 65 or over.

title: Burke (village), New York


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Burke, New York

Burke is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,421 at the 2020 census, down from 1,465 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Malone, the county seat.

The town contains a village also named Burke.

History
The town was first settled prior to 1800. The area was known as "West Chateaugay," and was proposed to be the town of "Birney," but the name "Burke" was selected instead, presumably for Edmund Burke, the British statesman. The town of Burke was formed in 1844 from the town of Chateaugay.

Almanzo Wilder, often thought to be a native of nearby Malone, actually grew up on a farm in Burke. He was the husband of Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder, who told his story in the novel Farmer Boy. The son of James and Angeline Day Wilder, he was born on his family's farm on February 13, 1857. In 1875, the family left to settle in Minnesota.

Geography
Burke is located in northeastern Franklin County. The northern town line is Canada–United States border, with the province of Quebec to the north. Neighboring New York towns are Constable to the west, Malone to the southwest, Bellmont to the south, and Chateaugay to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 115.0 sqkm, all land.

U.S. Route 11 is an important east-west highway across the central part of the town.

The Little Trout River flows from southeast to northwest past several communities in the town. It is part of the Trout River watershed, which flows north to the Chateauguay River in Quebec and ultimately the St. Lawrence River.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,359 people, 483 households, and 364 families residing in the town. The population density was 30.6 PD/sqmi. There were 542 housing units at an average density of 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.20% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.37% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 483 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,318, and the median income for a family was $36,477. Males had a median income of $28,295 versus $22,679 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,434. About 12.6% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Burke

 * Brayton Hollow – A location near the northern town line, north of US-11.
 * Burke – The Village of Burke, south of US-11 at the junction of County Roads 23 and 36.
 * Burke Center – A hamlet on US-11 and north of Burke village on County Road 34.
 * Chateaugay Chasm – A location at the eastern town line.
 * Cooks Mill – A hamlet by the eastern town boundary.
 * Coveytown Corners – A location west of Sun and north of Burke Center.
 * North Burke – A hamlet near the northern town line on County Road 29. It is a port of entry between the USA and Canada.
 * Sun – A hamlet north of Burke Center.
 * Thayer Corners – A hamlet east of Burke Center on US-11, near the eastern town line.

title: Burke, New York


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Chateaugay (village), New York

Chateaugay (Châteaugay) is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 833 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the town of Chateaugay, northeast of Malone. The village and town are named after a village near Lyon in France, which became the name of a land grant in Canada.

History
The village of Chateaugay was incorporated in 1868. It has persisted in spite of three major devastations by fire in its history.

Geography
Chateaugay village is located in the center of the town of Chateaugay at 44.92556°N, -74.07806°W (44.925706, -74.078218), near the northeastern corner of Franklin County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 sqkm, all land.

Bailey Brook flows north through the village, turning west to join the Chateaugay River.

U.S. Route 11 intersects New York State Route 374 in the village. US-11 leads southwest 13 mi to Malone and east 33 mi to Interstate 87 at Champlain. NY-374 leads north 4.5 mi to the Canada–US border.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 798 people, 338 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was 740.2 PD/sqmi. There were 390 housing units at an average density of 361.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% White, 0.50% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 338 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,000, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $25,096 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,436. About 13.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

title: Chateaugay (village), New York


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Chateaugay, New York

Chateaugay (Châteaugay) is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,743, down from 2,155 in 2010. The name is derived from a location in France, which was applied to a local land grant.

Within the town is a village also named Chateaugay. The town is located in the northeastern corner of the county.

History
The first settlement took place in 1796.

The town was formed in 1799 before Franklin County was established, from parts of the towns of Champlain and Plattsburgh. By 1802, Chateaugay comprised most of Franklin County. Subsequently, its territory was reduced to form other towns. The town of Malone was set off from Chateaugay in 1805. When Franklin County was established from Clinton County, part of Chateaugay remained in Clinton County. The town of St. Armand was taken off in 1822 and placed in Essex County. The remaining three towns derived from Chateaugay remained in Franklin County: Bellmont (1833) and Franklin (taken from Bellmont in 1834), and Burke (1844).

Chateaugay was the hometown of Orville H. Gibson, who founded the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1902. He died on August 21, 1918, in St. Lawrence State Hospital, a psychiatric center in Ogdensburg, New York.

In 1856, a tornado demolished more than one hundred structures in the town.

In 1868, the community of Chateaugay in the center of the town incorporated as a village.

Since 1934, the McCadam Cheese Cooperative (founded in 1876) has made cheddar cheese in Chateaugay.

The Chateaugay–Herdman Border Crossing was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 as the U.S Inspection Station–Chateaugay, New York.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 129.0 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.02%, is water.

The northern town line is the international border with Canada (Quebec), and the eastern town line is the border of Clinton County.

U.S. Route 11 is an east-west highway crossing the central part of the town. New York State Route 374 is a north-south highway intersecting US-11 at Chateaugay village.

The Chateaugay River, a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River, flows northward through the town from Lower Chateaugay Lake.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,036 people, 714 households, and 477 families residing in the town. The population density was 40.9 PD/sqmi. There were 865 housing units at an average density of 17.4 per square mile (6.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 89.69% White, 6.39% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 2.95% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 6.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 714 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,609, and the median income for a family was $37,639. Males had a median income of $29,716 versus $21,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,541. 17.5% of the population and 12.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.1% of those under the age of 18 and 14.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Communities and locations in Chateaugay

 * Brayton Hollow – A hamlet northwest of Chateaugay village by the western town line on County Road 35.
 * Chateaugay – The Village of Chateaugay is centrally located within the town on US-11 at NY-374.
 * Chateaugay Chasm – A location at the western town boundary.
 * Chateaugay River – A tributary of the Saint Lawrence River.
 * Chateaugay State Fish Hatchery – A fish hatchery near the eastern town line.
 * Earlville – A hamlet near the eastern town boundary on County Road 39.
 * High Falls Park – A park southwest of Chateaugay village.

title: Chateaugay, New York