Wanakah, New York

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Wanakah, New York
Census-designated place
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Location in Erie County and the state of New York.
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Wanakah, New York
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°44′46″N78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W / 42.74611; -78.90306
Country United States
State New York
County Erie
Town Hamburg
Area
[1]
 • Total1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
 • Land1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
590 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,137
 • Density2,605.48/sq mi (1,005.64/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 716
FIPS code 36-78124
GNIS feature ID0968754

Wanakah is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York, United States. [2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,199. [3]

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Wanakah is part of the Buffalo – Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Wanakah is located at 42°44′46″N78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W / 42.74611; -78.90306 (42.74622, -78.90308) in the western part of the town of Hamburg, on the shore of Lake Erie. The Wanakah CDP encompasses the hamlets of Wanakah, Mount Vernon and Clifton Heights. [4] New York State Route 5 (Lake Shore Road) is the main road through the CDP, leading northeast to Lackawanna and Buffalo and southwest towards Angola.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 3,137—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wanakah, New York
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wanakah CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ "P.L. 94-171 County Block Map series (2010 Census): Erie County, NY". U.S. Census. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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