| Belfast, New York | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet & CDP |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New York inset |
| Pushpin Label: | Belfast |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Coordinates: | 42.3428°N -78.1114°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegany County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Town of Belfast |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1309 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 745 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 481.27 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code: | 14711 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[2] |
| Area Code: | 585 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code[3] [4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.01 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Population Density Km2: | 185.79 |
Belfast is a hamlet in the Town of Belfast, Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census, which lists the community as a census-designated place.[5]
Belfast is located at 42.3428°N -78.1114°W (42.3428443, −78.1113975) and its elevation is 1309feet.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Belfast has a total area of 1.412sqmi, of which 1.385sqmi is land and 0.027sqmi is water.[3]
As of the 2010 census, there were 837 people, 337 households, and 213 families. The population density was 593PD/sqmi. There were 377 housing units at an average density of 267/sqmi. The racial makeup as of 2010 was 95.9% White, 0.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.[5]
There were 337 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12.[5]
Ages were 30.5% under 20, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37.9 years. The population was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.[5]