Clarence is a hamlet and

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(CDP) within the

town of Clarence Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States, northeast of Buffalo. The population was 32,950 according to the 2020 census estimate. This represents an increase of 7.4% from the 2010 census figure. ...

in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2010 census. Clarence is part of the Buffalo–

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Geography

The Clarence CDP is located at (42.98054, -78.59177), in the southeastern part of the town of Clarence.

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, Main Street, passes east–west through the center of the CDP. The hamlet is also called "Clarence Hollow", or just "The Hollow", due its location centered at the base of an indentation in the

Onondaga Escarpment The Onondaga Limestone is a group of hard limestones and dolomites of Devonian age that form an important geographic feature in some areas in which it outcrops; in others, especially its Southern Ontario portion, the formation can be less promine ...

formed by Ransom Creek. The Clarence Historical Society is located on Main Street. During the time of its founding, Clarence village was called "Pine Grove" and later "Ransomville". According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.23%, is water.

Demographics

References

External links

Town of Clarence
{{authority control Census-designated places in New York (state) Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area Census-designated places in Erie County, New York