Alexander (village), New York
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Alexander is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 509 at the 2010 census. The village is named after early settler, Alexander Rea. The village of Alexander is within the town of Alexander. The village is in the south-central part of the town, south of Batavia. Alexander is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a
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, the other villages having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law.


History

The village was founded by Alexander Rea on land he purchased in 1802 and was incorporated in 1834.


Geography

According to the
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, the village has a total area of , all land. Tonawanda Creek flows to the northeast through the village. It eventually turns west and is a tributary of the
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. Alexander is at the junction of Alexander Road ( NY Route 98) and Broadway ( US Route 20). NY 98 leads north to Batavia, the
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, and south to
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. US 20 leads east to Avon and west to Depew. Buffalo is to the west of Alexander.


Notable person

* Barber Conable (1922–2003), U.S. congressman from Genesee County from 1965 to 1985 and president of the
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from 1986 to 1991


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 481 people, 172 households, and 121 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 178 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.34%
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, 0.21% Native American, 0.83% Asian, and 0.62% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 172 households, out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were
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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.30. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $51,528, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $21,071 for females. The
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for the village was $26,837. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the
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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.


See also

* Alexander (town), New York


References


External links


Village of Alexander
at town of Alexander website {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander (Village), New York Villages in New York (state) Villages in Genesee County, New York