St. Bonaventure is a

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and

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(CDP) in the town of Allegany in

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, United States. The population was 1,963 at the 2020 census. This community, located between the village of Allegany and the city of Olean, is a

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established around

St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure University is a private university, private Franciscan university in St. Bonaventure, New York. It has 2,760 undergraduate and graduate students. The Order of Friars Minor, Franciscans established the university in 1858. In ath ...

. Since the campus comprises the majority of the CDP, it has a much lower

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than most communities in the state, as do the several other CDPs statewide that are drawn around college campuses. St. Bonaventure also has its own on-campus

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and ZIP code (14778), separate from those of Allegany and Olean.

Geography

St. Bonaventure is located at 42°4'49" North, 78°28'30" West (42.080297, -78.474904).

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passes through the community, which is immediately north of the

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and south of the

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.16%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,127 people, 250 households, and 153 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 265 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.47%

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, 1.83%

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, 0.33% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population. There were 250 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were

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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.78. In the area the population was spread out, with 5.1% under the age of 18, 74.6% from 18 to 24, 6.9% from 25 to 44, 7.9% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. The median income for a household in the community was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $43,542. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $21,591 for females. The

for the CDP was $7,738. About 4.8% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

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