Farnham, New York
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Village
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located in the Town of Brant
Brant, New York
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, Erie County
Erie County, New York
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, New York
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, United States
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. The population was 322 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
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–Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area
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. 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
Cattaraugus Reservation
Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca Indian Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy located in New York. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 2,412. Its total area is about 34.4 mi²...
and southeast of Evangola State Park
Evangola State Park
Opened in 1954, Evangola State Park is a state park in southern Erie County, New York, USA, west of the Village of Farnham, at the border of the Town of Brant and the Town of Evans.New York State Route 5 passes through the eastern part of the park...
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History
The Village of Farnham was incorporated in 1892, having been built up around the Lake Shore Railroad.Geography
Farnham is located at 42°35′30"N 79°5′7"W (42.591643, -79.085173).According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land.
Farnham is at the junction of New York State Route 5
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and New York State Route 249
New York State Route 249
New York State Route 249 is a state highway located within Erie County, New York, in the United States. It runs east–west across southwestern Erie County from the shores of Lake Erie in the town of Farnham to the hamlet of Langford in the town of North Collins.-Route...
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Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
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, there were 322 people, 113 households and 87 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 266.7 per square mile (102.7/km²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 104.3 per square mile (40.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.03% White, 0.93% African American, 1.24% Native American, 0.62% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.
There were 113 households of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples
Marriage
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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.
Age distribution was 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 household income
Median household income
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was $35,000, and the median family income was $37,000. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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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.