Farnham, New York
Farnham, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-25428 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0949923 | |
Website | www |
Farnham is a
Farnham is located in the western part of the town of Brant, north of the Cattaraugus Reservation and southeast of Evangola State Park.
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 / 42.59167°N 79.08528°W (42.591643, -79.085173).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, 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 and New York State Route 249.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 262 | — | |
1910 | 540 | 106.1% | |
1920 | 516 | −4.4% | |
1930 | 453 | −12.2% | |
1940 | 388 | −14.3% | |
1950 | 396 | 2.1% | |
1960 | 422 | 6.6% | |
1970 | 546 | 29.4% | |
1980 | 404 | −26.0% | |
1990 | 427 | 5.7% | |
2000 | 322 | −24.6% | |
2010 | 382 | 18.6% | |
2020 | 381 | −0.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
At the 2000
There were 113 households, 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.
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
Notable person
- Clint Holmes, singer-songwriter and Las Vegas entertainer; lived in Farnham as a child
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 124.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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