Cherry Creek (hamlet), New York

Cherry Creek, New York
Hamlet and CDP
Cherry Creek Library
Cherry Creek Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°17′41″N79°5′50″W / 42.29472°N 79.09722°W / 42.29472; -79.09722
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Chautauqua
Town	Cherry Creek
Area [1]
• Total	1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2)
• Land	1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,302 ft (397 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	409
• Density	300.29/sq mi (115.91/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14723
Area code	716
FIPS code	36-15187
GNIS feature ID	0946509

Cherry Creek is a hamlet (and census-designated place) ^[2] in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 461 at the 2010 census, when it was an incorporated village. ^[3] The hamlet is within the town of Cherry Creek near the east border of the county. It is located on New York State Route 83 and a stream called Cherry Creek.

History

The hamlet is the site of the earliest settlement of the town, in 1815. The settlement got its name from a cherry tree planted by Holland Land Company surveyor Joshua Bentley to mark the center of the new town. ^[4] It was formally incorporated as a village in 1893. On February 2, 2017, residents of the village voted 70 to 32 in favor of dissolving into the surrounding town of Cherry Creek. ^[5] The village was dissolved on December 31, 2017. ^[6]

Geography

Cherry Creek is located in eastern Chautauqua County at 42°17′40″N79°5′50″W / 42.29444°N 79.09722°W / 42.29444; -79.09722 (42.294654, -79.097353), ^[7] east of the geographic center of the town of Cherry Creek. A stream by the same name flows east through the hamlet towards Conewango Creek, which in turn is a tributary of the Allegheny River and part of the Mississippi River basin.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village in the 2010 census has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	448		—
1890	676		50.9%
1900	701		3.7%
1910	606		−13.6%
1920	527		−13.0%
1930	539		2.3%
1940	529		−1.9%
1950	631		19.3%
1960	649		2.9%
1970	658		1.4%
1980	677		2.9%
1990	539		−20.4%
2000	551		2.2%
2010	461		−16.3%
2020	409		−11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

As of the census ^[9] of 2000, there were 551 people, 198 households, and 156 families residing in the village. The population density was 404.8 inhabitants per square mile (156.3/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 163.1 per square mile (63.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.91% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 198 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,528, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $31,406 versus $24,038 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,358. About 15.9% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cherry Creek village, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
4. Sommer, Mark (February 5, 2017). "Bid farewell to Cherry Creek, a farming village that will exist no more". The Buffalo News . Retrieved February 5, 2017.
5. Anderson, Dale (2 February 2017). "Cherry Creek votes to dissolve village". The Buffalo News .
6. "NYSDOS Division of Local Government Services". www.dos.ny.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Village government