| Official Name: | Clarence, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Erie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Clarence |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2733 |
| Population Density Km2: | 371.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 960.97 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 215 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9803°N -78.5917°W |
| Area Code: | 716 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-15814 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0946735 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Clarence is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Clarence in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,646 at the 2010 census.[2]
Clarence is part of the Buffalo - Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Clarence CDP is located at 42.9803°N -78.5917°W (42.98054, -78.59177), in the southeastern part of the town of Clarence. New York State Route 5, Main Street, passes east–west through the center of the CDP.
The hamlet is also called "Clarence Hollow", or just "The Hollow", due its location centered at the base of an indentation in the Onondaga Escarpment formed by Ransom Creek. The Clarence Historical Society is located on Main Street. During the time of its founding, Clarence village was called "Pine Grove" and later "Ransomville".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.54sqkm, of which 7.37sqkm is land and 0.17sqkm, or 2.23%, is water.
The CDP is within the Clarence Central School District.[3]