Gowanda, New York

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Position within Erie County (at bottom).

Gowanda is a village in New York in the United States and lies partly in Erie County and partly in Cattaraugus County . The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. The name is a local native term meaning "almost surrounded by hills" or "beautiful place among the hills.

The Village of Gowanda is partly in the Town of Collins in Erie County and the Town of Persia in Cattaraugus County.

Gowanda Airport (D59) is a general aviation grass strip, located northwest of the village.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The village was settled around 1810 and was originally called "Aldrich Mills." The village later adoped the name "Lodi," which was in conflict with another community in New York, so that name was dropped when the village was incorporated.

The Village of Gowanda was first incorporated in 1848 and was re-incorporated in 1878 under a new state regulation and extended its territory to absorb the nearby hamlet of Hidi.

Most of the village in Erie County was destroyed by a fire in 1856, and another fire in 1875 burned many businesses in the Cattaraugus part.

[edit] Geography

Gowanda is located at 42°27′48″N, 78°56′11″W (42.463197, -78.936350)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.62% is water.

The village is split by Cattaraugus Creek, the dividing boundary between Erie and Cattaraugus counties.

The village is located on US Route 62 as well as County Road 4 (Broadway Road), NY-39, and NY-438.

The Cattaraugus Reservation is to the west of the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,842 people, 1,161 households, and 667 families residing in the village. The population density was 685.8/km² (1,772.3/mi²). There were 1,277 housing units at an average density of 308.2/km² (796.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 62.47%% White, 0.49% African American, 41.54% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 1,161 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,565, and the median income for a family was $39,094. Males had a median income of $32,279 versus $25,281 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,323. About 9.5% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

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	Municipalities and Communities of Erie County, New York (County Seat: Buffalo)
Cities	Buffalo \| Lackawanna \| Tonawanda
Towns	Alden \| Amherst \| Aurora \| Boston \| Brant \| Cheektowaga \| Clarence \| Collins \| Concord \| Eden \| Elma \| Evans \| Grand Island \| Hamburg \| Holland \| Lancaster \| Marilla \| Newstead \| North Collins \| Orchard Park \| Sardinia \| Tonawanda \| Wales \| West Seneca
Villages	Alden \| Angola \| Blasdell \| Depew \| East Aurora \| Farham \| Gowanda \| Hamburg \| Kenmore \| Lancaster \| North Collins \| Orchard Park \| Sloan \| Springville \| Williamsville
CDPs	Angola on the Lake \| Billington Heights \| Cheektowaga \| Clarence Center \| Eden \| Elma Center \| Harris Hill \| Holland \| Lake Erie Beach \| North Boston \| Tonawanda \| Town Line \| West Seneca
Reservations	Cattaraugus Reservation \| Tonawanda Reservation

	Municipalities and Communities of Cattaraugus County, New York (County Seat: Little Valley)
Cities	Olean \| Salamanca
Towns	Allegany \| Ashford \| Carrollton \| Coldspring \| Conewango \| Dayton \| East Otto \| Ellicottville \| Farmersville \| Franklinville \| Freedom \| Great Valley \| Hinsdale \| Humphrey \| Ischua \| Leon \| Little Valley \| Lyndon \| Machias \| Mansfield \| Napoli \| New Albion \| Olean \| Otto \| Perrysburg \| Persia \| Portville \| Randolph \| Red House \| Salamanca \| South Valley \| Yorkshire
Villages	Allegany \| Cattaraugus \| Delevan \| East Randolph \| Ellicottville \| Franklinville \| Gowanda \| Limestone \| Little Valley \| Perrysburg \| Portville \| Randolph \| South Dayton
CDPs	Lime Lake-Machias \| St. Bonaventure \| Weston Mills
Reservations	Allegany Reservation \| Cattaraugus Reservation \| Oil Springs Reservation