Farnham, New York

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Position within Erie County.
Position within Erie County.

Farnham is a village located in the Town of Brant, Erie County, New York, USA. The population was 322 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Leroy Farnham, a local landowner and merchant.

The Village of Farnham is located in the western part of the Town of Brant, north of the Cattaraugus Reservation and southeast of Evangola State Park.

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[edit] History

The Village of Farnham was incorporated in 1892, having been built up around the Lake Shore Railroad.

[edit] Geography

Farnham is located at 42°35′30″N, 79°5′7″W (42.591643, -79.085173)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Farnham is at the junction of New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 249.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 322 people, 113 households, and 87 families residing in the village. The population density was 102.7/km² (266.7/mi²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 40.2/km² (104.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.03% White, 0.93% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.62% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 113 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,386. About 7.0% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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