| Official Name: | Corfu, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Genesee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pembroke |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 689 |
| Population Density Km2: | 267.33 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 692.46 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 263 |
| Elevation Ft: | 863 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9586°N -78.4039°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14036 |
| Area Code: | 585 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-18201 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0947446 |
Corfu is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.[2] It is named after the Greek island of Corfu.[3]
The village of Corfu lies along the southern edge of the town of Pembroke; about 1.5acres within the village limits are within the town of Darien to the south.[4]
The early community was known as "Longs Corners". The name "Corfu" was adopted when a post office was established. The village of Corfu was incorporated in 1868.
Corfu is located in western Genesee County at (42.958662, -78.403938).[5] New York State Route 33 passes through the village as Main Street, leading east to Batavia, the county seat, and west to Buffalo. New York State Route 77 (Alleghany Road) intersects NY 33 in the center of Corfu, leading north, then west to Lockport and south to Java Center. Corfu is halfway along NY 77 between Six Flags Darien Lake to the south and the New York State Thruway to the north, both 3miles away.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Corfu has a total area of 2.6km2, all land.[2]
Murder Creek, a tributary of Tonawanda Creek, flows to the west through the village.
As of the 2000 census,[6] there were 795 people, 309 households, and 211 families residing in the village. The population density was 804.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 336 housing units at an average density of 339.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White, 0.88% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 309 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,386, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,909. 1.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.