Cambria, New York
Encyclopedia
Cambria is a town
in Niagara County
, New York
, USA
. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census. Cambria
is an early name for Wales
.
The Town of Cambria is in the center of Niagara County.
New York State Route 93
passes through the town.
The Town of Cambria was established in 1808 when Niagara county was formed. Cambria was the original town of Niagara County; all other towns were formed from its territory after 1812.
When Genesee County
, New York was formed in 1802, all of Niagara County was included and was part of the Town of Batavia
. Subsequently Erie County
was created by removing the Towns of Willink and Clarence
, both towns having been created from Cambria in Niagara County.
, the town has a total area of 39.9 square miles (103.3 km²), all of it land.
The Town of Cambria is west of the City of Lockport
and northeast of the City of Niagara Falls
.
of 2000, there were 5,393 people, 1,995 households, and 1,524 families residing in the town. The population density
was 135.3 people per square mile (52.2/km²). There were 2,066 housing units at an average density of 51.8 per square mile (20.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 0.26% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races
, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 1,995 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples
living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,534, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $45,767 versus $25,545 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $20,397. About 4.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
(to the north), Lockport
(to the east), Pendleton
and Wheatfield
(both to the south), and Lewiston
(to the west).
is located in Cambria northeast of Sanborn, on the corner of Saunders Settlement Road (New York State Route 31
) and Town Line Road (New York State Route 429
).
Town
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in Niagara County
Niagara County, New York
Niagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census. Cambria
Cambria
Cambria is the classical name for Wales, being the Latinised form of the Welsh name Cymru . The etymology of Cymry "the Welsh", Cimbri, and Cwmry "Cumbria", improbably connected to the Biblical Gomer and the "Cimmerians" by 17th-century celticists, is now known to come from Old Welsh combrog...
is an early name for Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
The Town of Cambria is in the center of Niagara County.
New York State Route 93
New York State Route 93
New York State Route 93 is a state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs in a northwest–southeast direction between NY 18F near the Niagara River in the village of Youngstown and NY 5 just south of the village of Akron...
passes through the town.
History
Some of the early settlers were from Wales, and gave the town the name of their origin.The Town of Cambria was established in 1808 when Niagara county was formed. Cambria was the original town of Niagara County; all other towns were formed from its territory after 1812.
When Genesee County
Genesee County, New York
Genesee County is a county located in Western New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,079. Its name is from the Seneca Indian word Gen-nis'-hee-yo meaning "The Beautiful Valley." Its county seat is Batavia.- History :...
, New York was formed in 1802, all of Niagara County was included and was part of the Town of Batavia
Batavia (town), New York
Batavia is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 5,915 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Roman name for part of the Netherlands....
. Subsequently Erie County
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
was created by removing the Towns of Willink and Clarence
Clarence, New York
Clarence is a town located in the northeastern part of Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 30,673 according to the 2010 census. This represents an increase of 17.42% from the 2000 census figure . Clarence is also the name of a postal district in the south part of the town...
, both towns having been created from Cambria in Niagara County.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 39.9 square miles (103.3 km²), all of it land.
The Town of Cambria is west of the City of Lockport
Lockport (city), New York
Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 21,165 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a set of Erie canal locks within the city. Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County and is surrounded by the town of Lockport...
and northeast of the City of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
.
Adjacent Cities & Towns
- Town of LewistonLewiston (town), New YorkLewiston is a town in Niagara County, New York United States. The population was 16,262 at the 2010 census. The town and its contained village are named after Morgan Lewis, a governor of New York....
- west - Town of WheatfieldWheatfield, New YorkWheatfield is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 18,117 at the 2010 census. The name stems from the agricultural use of the town lands: Growing Wheat....
- southwest - Town of PendletonPendleton, New YorkPendleton is a town on the southern edge of Niagara County, New York, United States. It is east of the city of Niagara Falls and southwest of the city of Lockport. The population was 6,397 at the 2010 census.- History :...
- southeast - Town of LockportLockport (town), New YorkLockport is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 20,529 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the series of canal locks on the Erie Canal...
- east - Town of WilsonWilson (town), New YorkWilson is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,993 at the 2010 census. The town is said to be named after an early settler....
- north
Major Highways in the Town of Cambria
New York State Route 31New York State Route 31New York State Route 31 is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
(Saunders Settlement Rd.), East-West Highway through the town from the Lewiston town line to the Lockport town line.
New York State Route 93New York State Route 93New York State Route 93 is a state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs in a northwest–southeast direction between NY 18F near the Niagara River in the village of Youngstown and NY 5 just south of the village of Akron...
(Ridge Rd., N. Ridge Rd., Youngstown-Lockport Rd.), East-West roadway through the northeastern part of town from the Wilson town line to the Lockport town line where NY 93 then heads south on its west route and makes up the eastern Cambria town line as Town Line Rd. (Lockport Town Line Rd.) from NY 104 to NY 31. (NY 93 also runs concurrent with NY 104 from the Lockport town line to N. Ridge Rd. where NY 93 heads north towards Youngstown.)
New York State Route 104New York State Route 104New York State Route 104 is a long east–west state highway in Upstate New York, United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows a routing largely parallel to that of the southern shoreline of Lake...
(Ridge Rd.), East-West highway through the northern part of town from the Lewiston town line to the Lockport town line.
New York State Route 270New York State Route 270New York State Route 270 is a north–south state highway in western New York in the United States. It runs through rural and wooded areas of the town of Amherst in Erie County and the town of Pendleton in Niagara County. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 263...
(Campbell Blvd.), North-South roadway through the town from its northern end at Saunders Settlement Rd. (NY 31) to the Pendleton town line.
New York State Route 425New York State Route 425New York State Route 425 is a New York state highway that runs from NY 18 in Wilson, New York on the shore of Lake Ontario to a connection with Interstate 290 in the Town of Tonawanda...
(Shawnee Rd., Lower Mountain Rd., Cambria-Wilson Rd.), North-South roadway through the town from the Wheatfield town line to the Wilson town line.
New York State Route 429New York State Route 429New York State Route 429 is a north–south state highway located entirely within Niagara County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 265 and NY 384 in North Tonawanda to a junction with NY 104 on the border between the towns of Cambria...
(Town Line Rd.), North-South roadway that forms the western town line from Saunders Settlement Rd. (NY 31) to its northern terminus at Ridge Rd. (NY 104).
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 5,393 people, 1,995 households, and 1,524 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 135.3 people per square mile (52.2/km²). There were 2,066 housing units at an average density of 51.8 per square mile (20.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29% White, 0.26% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 1,995 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,534, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $45,767 versus $25,545 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $20,397. About 4.1% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Cambria
- Cambria CenterCambria Center, New YorkCambria Center, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A hamletHamlet (place)A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
at the junction of Lower Mountain Road and Cambria-Wilson Road (Route 425). - Cambria Station – A hamlet near the south town line on Shawnee Road (Route 425).
- Comstock CornersComstock Corners, New YorkComstock Corners, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A location in the southeast corner at the junction of Saunders Settlement Road and Comstock Road. - Hickory CornersHickory Corners, New YorkHickory Corners, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A hamlet at the eastern town line on Town Line Road (Route 93). - Molyneaux CornersMolyneaux Corners, New YorkMolyneaux Corners, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on Ridge Road, named after early settler William Molyneaux. - North RidgeNorth Ridge, New YorkNorth Ridge, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A hamlet near the north town line on Cambria-Wilson Road (Route 425). - PekinPekin, New YorkPekin, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the towns of Cambria and Lewiston in Niagara County, New York, USA. It was a stop in the Underground Railroad-References:...
– A hamlet on the west town line on Upper Mountain Road. Pekin was a stop on the Underground RailroadUnderground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
. - SanbornSanborn, New YorkSanborn is a hamlet in the Towns of Cambria Wheatfield, New York and Lewiston, New York, USA, on the southeast corner of the intersection of New York State Route 429 and New York State Route 31. Originally called South Pekin after the formerly thriving hamlet of Pekin to the north, Sanborn was...
– A hamlet partly in Cambria. Most of Sanborn is in the Town of LewistonLewiston (town), New YorkLewiston is a town in Niagara County, New York United States. The population was 16,262 at the 2010 census. The town and its contained village are named after Morgan Lewis, a governor of New York....
. - Streeters CornersStreeters Corners, New YorkStreeters Corners, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A hamlet north of Cambria Center on Cambria-Wilson Road (Route 425) and Ridge Road (Route 104). - Warrens CornersWarrens Corners, New YorkWarrens Corners, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Cambria in Niagara County, New York, USA.-References:...
– A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town on Ridge Road (Route 104).
Adjacent towns and areas
Cambria borders on the towns of WilsonWilson (town), New York
Wilson is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 5,993 at the 2010 census. The town is said to be named after an early settler....
(to the north), Lockport
Lockport (town), New York
Lockport is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 20,529 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the series of canal locks on the Erie Canal...
(to the east), Pendleton
Pendleton, New York
Pendleton is a town on the southern edge of Niagara County, New York, United States. It is east of the city of Niagara Falls and southwest of the city of Lockport. The population was 6,397 at the 2010 census.- History :...
and Wheatfield
Wheatfield, New York
Wheatfield is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 18,117 at the 2010 census. The name stems from the agricultural use of the town lands: Growing Wheat....
(both to the south), and Lewiston
Lewiston (town), New York
Lewiston is a town in Niagara County, New York United States. The population was 16,262 at the 2010 census. The town and its contained village are named after Morgan Lewis, a governor of New York....
(to the west).
Information about Cambria
Niagara County Community CollegeNiagara County Community College
Niagara County Community College is located in Sanborn, New York, USA northeast of the City of Niagara Falls. NCCC offers associate's degrees in many programs. Niagara County Community College was founded in 1962 and is sponsored by Niagara County and SUNY. The new campus opened in 1973...
is located in Cambria northeast of Sanborn, on the corner of Saunders Settlement Road (New York State Route 31
New York State Route 31
New York State Route 31 is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
) and Town Line Road (New York State Route 429
New York State Route 429
New York State Route 429 is a north–south state highway located entirely within Niagara County, New York, in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 265 and NY 384 in North Tonawanda to a junction with NY 104 on the border between the towns of Cambria...
).