Sloan, New York
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Village
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in Erie County
Erie County, New York
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, New York
New York
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, United States
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. The population was 3,775 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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Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area
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The Village of Sloan is within the Town of Cheektowaga and borders on the City of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
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History
The village was incorporated in 1896 from part of Cheektowaga. The Conrail rail yards to the village's north and south mark its historical importance as a railroad town like nearby Village of DepewDepew, New York
Depew is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 16,629 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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Geography
Sam Sloan owned the land which extended to the NYS thruway back when it was founded but it is only 1 square miles (2.6 km²) today. Sloan is located at 42°53′40"N 78°47′29"W (42.894458, -78.791353).According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.
The village is bounded on the north by New York State Route 130
New York State Route 130
New York State Route 130 is a state highway entirely within Erie County, New York, United States. It runs east–west from U.S. Route 62 in Buffalo to the village of Depew, where it terminates at NY 78...
(Broadway) and on the east by New York State Route 240
New York State Route 240
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(Harlem Road).
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,775 people, 1,680 households, and 1,033 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 4,755.6 people per square mile (1,845.0/km²). There were 1,789 housing units at an average density of 2,253.7 per square mile (874.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.05% White, 0.21% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.16% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 1,680 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,420, and the median income for a family was $39,863. Males had a median income of $31,679 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the village was $15,964. About 10.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.