Arcade (town), New York

Arcade is a town in Wyoming County, New York, USA. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Arcade has within its borders a village also called Arcade. Arcade is in the southwest corner of Wyoming County.

History

The Town of Arcade was established in 1807 as the "Town of China." The name changed to Arcade in 1866. Arcade was previously part of the Town of Sheldon

The Arcade and Attica Railroad provides freight service along its right-of-way and excursions in passenger trains powered by steam locomotives.

Geography

The south town line is the border of Cattaraugus County, New York and the west town line is the border of Erie County, New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.2 square miles (122.2 km²), of which, 47.1 square miles (121.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Cattaraugus Creek flows southward through the town to Arcade village.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,184 people, 1,672 households, and 1,131 families residing in the town. The population density was 88.9 people per square mile (34.3/km²). There were 1,854 housing units at an average density of 39.4/sq mi (15.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 1,672 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,982, and the median income for a family was $43,077. Males had a median income of $32,936 versus $22,222 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,820. About 3.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in the Town of Arcade

*Arcade -- The Village of Arcade is in the southwest corner of the town.
*Arcade Center -- A hamlet at the corner of Route 98 and Genesee Road.
*Arcade and Attica Station -- Located in Arcade Village.
*East Arcade -- A hamlet on East Arcade Road in the eastern part of the town.
*Punkshire Corners -- A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town.

References

External links

* [http://www.anarr.com/corporate.html Attica and Arcade Railroad]