Arcade is a village in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 2,071 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Arcade in located in the southwest part of the Town of Arcade. The village is the location of the principal station of the
Arcade and Attica Railroad
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Prestolite Electric
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Leece-Neville division at 400 Main Street in the former
Motorola
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plant serves as a primary employer in the village. Other large employers include:
Tops Friendly Markets
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Arcade is located at (42.533257, -78.428894).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all land.
Clear Creek joins
Cattaraugus Creek
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Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,026 people, 819 households, and 520 families residing in the village. The
population density
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was 810.0 people per square mile (312.9/km2). There were 876 housing units at an average density of 350.2 per square mile (135.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.82%
White
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, 0.35%
Black
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or
African American
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other races
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, and 0.35% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 819 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,724, and the median income for a family was $42,688. Males had a median income of $33,646 versus $25,441 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $16,577. About 4.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.