town
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. The population was 2,057 at the 2010 census. The Town of Java is on the western border of Wyoming County.
History
The Town of Java was founded in 1832 from part of the Town of Arcade (then the Town of China). It was named after the island of
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.47%) is water. The largest body of water in Java is Java Lake, which is the headwaters of
Cattaraugus Creek
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Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,222 people, 807 households, and 590 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 47.2 people per square mile (18.2/km2). There were 1,035 housing units at an average density of 22.0 per square mile (8.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.14%
White
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, 0.14%
African American
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Asian
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, and 0.45% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 807 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were
married couples
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,708, and the median income for a family was $47,120. Males had a median income of $35,703 versus $24,625 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $18,398. About 3.9% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in the Town of Java
*
Cattaraugus Creek
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, arising from Java Lake, that flows into
Lake Erie
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.
*Curriers – A hamlet in the southwest corner of the town.
*Hick's Corners – A location east of Curriers.
*Java Center – A hamlet at the intersection of Routes 77 and 78.
*Java Lake – A hamlet on Java Lake Road, west of a small lake.
*Java Lake (lake) – A small
lake
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that is the source of Cattaraugus Creek.
*Java – The
hamlet
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of Java (also called Java Village), in the northwest corner of the town. This community is on Route 78. The Java School No. 1 was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2001.
*North Java – A location in the northeast part of the town. The
Arcade and Attica Railroad
The Arcade & Attica Railroad is a shortline railroad that hauls freight between Arcade and North Java, New York. The railroad originally connected Arcade with Attica, however the right of way from North Java north to Attica was abandoned in 1957 ...
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
*Waldos Corners – A hamlet at the intersection of Routes 78 and 98.
Angels Flight
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funicular
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railroad
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Ed Don George
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, Olympian in
freestyle wrestling
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at
1928 Summer Olympics
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, later was a
professional wrestler
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