Depew

Depew is a village in Erie County, New York. The population was 15,303 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the BuffaloNiagara Falls metropolitan area. The village is named for Chauncey Depew, a politician and one of the original investors who bought the land for the village, which was incorporated in 1894. Residents voted on January 17, 2017 to not dissolve the Village of Depew into the Towns of Lancaster and Cheektowaga, by a margin of 3,0061,165. Depew is located at 42°5442N 78°426W (42.911758, -78.701600). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km²), all land. It lies 11 miles (18 km) east of downtown Buffalo and is bordered to the east by the village of Lancaster. It has a population of 2,800, making it the largest village in the Buffalo Niagara Falls area of New York state. The area was first settled in 1808 by Apollos Hitchcock, just north of Cayuga Creek on the main road that connected Buffalo (spelled as "Buffaloe") with Lancaster village in what was then Jukdowaageh (now Cheek towaga), which some say meant "land of the crab apple" or " land of fruit and flowers". The first dwelling house was erected in April, 1893, and on May 1 of the same year John T. Lyman and George M. Beeman began the publication of the Depew Herald.

Geography

Depew is located at 42°5442N 78°426W (42.911758, -78.701600).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km²), all land. Depew straddles the towns of Lancaster and Cheektowaga and is 11 miles (18 km) east of downtown Buffalo. The town of Lancaster is bordered to the east by the village of Depew. The village of Lancaster has a population of 2,816. The city of CheekTowaga has a resident population of 1,788. The county seat of Buffalo, New York, is located in the town of LeMoyne. The state capital of Buffalo is the city of Niagara Falls, which is located on the Niagara River. It is located 11 miles east of the city's downtown area and is on the New York-Ontario border. The U.N. World Heritage Site in Depew is the Buffalo River, which runs through the village. The Buffalo River is a tributary of the Niagara Falls River. The Niagara River flows through Depew and into the Town of Lancaster. The Town of Le Moyne is located to the south of the village and to the west of the town's center. The Village of Lancaster lies to the north of the Village of Le Moyne and the town is to the northeast of the City of Buffalo.

History

Depew was named in honor of Chauncey M. Depew, president of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. The first dwelling house was erected in April, 1893, and on May 1 of the same year John T. Lyman and George M. Beeman began the publication of the Depew Herald. By February, 1895, the village had a population of 1,814, and by May about 500 dwellings had been erected. The village was incorporated on July 23, 1894, and the first officers elected August 21, were Dr. William Fairbanks, president; John Zurbrick, George Waltz and John Graney, trustees; Anthony Hartung, treasurer; Martin Kiefer, collector; J. N. Oswald, clerk. The Depew Improvement Company donated the school and school sites, which were largely succeeded by the school, which was largely succeeded in 1897 by the high school. The German Lutheran church was built, and in December the Evangelical Lutheran Society was organized. A Roman Catholic church and an independent Polish church were established in 1893. In 1896 a post-office was established with W. Wley as postmaster; he was followed by Robert Hunter. The railroad was built from Depew Terminal to Blasdell in 1897, and a branch to Tonawanda in 1895-96-96. The Buffalo, Bellevue & Lancaster Electric Railway was opened in 1894. The town is about two and one-fourth miles square and the population is about 2,800.

Government officials

Kevin Peterson is the current mayor. Patrick Deleney is the chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Arthur Domino is theCurrent village historian. Trustees include Andrew Adolf and Andrew Adolf. The village has a population of 2,000. It is located in the central part of the town. The town is located on the banks of the Ohio River. It was founded in 1872. It has a history of being a small town. It also has a reputation for being a good place to raise children. The current mayor is Kevin Peterson, who is also the current village historian, and is married to the village's longest-serving resident, Susan Peterson. The mayor is also a former village historian and current mayor of the village of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It's located near the junction of two rivers, the Ohio and Ohio Turnpike, and the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The community has a long history of having a small number of businesses. The population has grown over the years. It now has a total of 2.5,000 people. The city has a little over 1,000 residents. It used to have more than 1,500 people. It currently has a small population of about 2,200 people, which has grown to about 1,200. The area has a lot of history, including many German-speaking residents, who have settled in the area over the past few decades. In the early 1900s, the village was known as "The Village of the Germans".

Historic places

The United States Post Office contains a mural, Beginning of the Day, painted in 1941 by Anne Poor. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, of the Treasury Department. The mural was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was painted by Poor for the U.S. Post Office in Washington, D.C. in 1941. It is one of many murals in the Post Office that were commissioned by the Department of Treasury in the 1930s and 1940s.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 15,303 people, 6,832 households, and 4,625 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,282.0 people per square mile (1,266.4/km²) The racial makeup of the village was 93.70% White, 2.30% African American, 0.50% Asian,0.00% Pacific Islander, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population. The median income for a household in theVillage of Depew was $57,895, and the median family income was $50,021. About 3.6% of families and 5.4% of residents were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% ofThose age 65 or over. The village has a high incidence of psychosis and schizotypal personality disorder. The incidence of Alzheimer's disease is 42% higher than the statewide average, adjusted for population. In the village, the median age is 40 years of age. For every 100 females, there are 92.8 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 90.1 males. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is2.96. The town has a population of 6,669 people, with the average age of 40 being 40 years old.

Adjacent cities and towns

Town of Cheektowaga - west, southwest, northwest.Town of Lancaster - east, southeast, northeast.Village of Lancaster -- east, northeast, southeast. Town of Lancaster and village of Lancaster are in Niagara County, New York. Town and village are in Ontario County, Ontario, Canada. Town is located in the Niagara Peninsula, north of Niagara Falls, and east of Buffalo. Town has a population of 7,000. Town's population is 7,200.Town is in the Finger Lakes region of New York, north-east of Buffalo, and south-west of Syracuse.Town's population was 7,300 in 2010, down from 7,500 in 2000. Town was in the same region as Niagara County in the 1990s, when it was part of the Town of Niagara and the City of Niagara. town's population grew from 5,000 to 6,000 in that time. town is in county's eastern part, near the town line with Niagara Falls. town has population of 6,500, up from 6,200 in 2010. town was in same area as Niagara Falls in the 1970s and 1980s. town had population of 5,400 in 1990, up to 7,700 in 2000, and 6,800 in 2000 and 2000. city is in same county as Lancaster, county's southern tip. city's easternmost point. county's westernmost point is Lancaster, state's southern border with Niagara County. town lies in the town of Niagara, New Jersey.

Transportation

Depew hosts the Buffalo-Depew Amtrak station just inside its western border with Cheektowaga. It is served by the Lake Shore Limited (Chicago to New York City/Boston), Maple Leaf (Toronto to NYC), and Empire Service (Niagara Falls, NY to NYC) U.S. Route 20 (Transit Road, Broadway) runs north-south through the village. New York State Route 952Q (Walden Avenue) is the longest non-parkway reference route in New York. US 20 ends concurrency with NY 78 at Broadway and turns east to travel into the Village of Lancaster as US 20. The village is also home to the Buffalo International Airport, which is the second-busiest airport in the United States, after New York's LaGuardia Airport. The airport is located in the city of Buffalo, New York, and is the main hub for the Buffalo and Niagara Frontier region of New York state. It also serves as the home of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team, the Buffalo Bills football team, and the New York Mets baseball team. The Buffalo River runs through Depew, which runs through the western part of the town. The town is home to a number of historic buildings, including the Buffalo Opera House, which dates back to the 19th century. It was also the site of the first train station in Buffalo, which opened in 1881. The city was once known as the "City of the Stars" due to its location on the Buffalo River, which ran through the city.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Depew, Erie County, New York = 31.7. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 70. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Depew = 3.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,424 individuals with a median age of 42.5 age the population dropped by -10.14% in Depew, Erie County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,990.15 residents per square mile of area (1,154.42/km²). There are average 2.35 people per household in the 6,333 households with an average household income of $49,075 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.20% of the available work force and has dropped -3.61% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.58%. The number of physicians in Depew per 100,000 population = 263.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Depew = 36.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 82.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 166. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 158. 80 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 18.3 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 54, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Depew, Erie County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 69.28%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 48 years with median home cost = $108,600 and home appreciation of 3.42%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $28.34 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,082 per student. There are 12.9 students for each teacher in the school, 446 students for each Librarian and 248 students for each Counselor. 10.75% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 9.65% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.02% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).