Alden (village), New York
Alden | ||
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FIPS code 36-01088 | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0942255 | |
| Website | www2 | |
Alden is a
The village is centrally located within the town of Alden. Its principal street is Broadway (U.S. Route 20).
History
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Alden was incorporated in 1869. In 1996, residents of the village voted against dissolving to merge with the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), all land.
US Route 20 (Broadway) intersects the northern terminus of former NY-239, now Erie County Route 578 (Exchange Street), in Alden village.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1850 | 150 | — | |
| 1860 | 285 | 90.0% | |
| 1880 | 521 | — | |
| 1890 | 533 | 2.3% | |
| 1900 | 607 | 13.9% | |
| 1910 | 828 | 36.4% | |
| 1920 | 755 | −8.8% | |
| 1930 | 846 | 12.1% | |
| 1940 | 954 | 12.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,252 | 31.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,042 | 63.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,651 | 29.8% | |
| 1980 | 2,488 | −6.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,457 | −1.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,666 | 8.5% | |
| 2010 | 2,605 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,604 | 0.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] | |||
At the
Of the 1,083 households 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 28.3% of households were one person and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01.
The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median household income was $41,630 and the median family income was $51,161. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $24,245 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,864. About 4.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the
Notable people
- United States congressman[4]
- Mike Cole, former New York state assemblyman
- Edmund F. Cooke, US congressman
- Charles H. Larkin, Wisconsin pioneer politician
- Doreen Taylor, country singer
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
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