Lake Erie Beach, New York Explained

Official Name:Lake Erie Beach, 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:Evans
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.90
Area Land Km2:9.90
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:3.82
Area Land Sq Mi:3.82
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3467
Population Density Km2:350.23
Population Density Sq Mi:907.12
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:191
Elevation Ft:627
Coordinates:42.6236°N -79.0817°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-40486
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0954911

Lake Erie Beach is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Evans, Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo - Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community is located southwest of the village of Angola.

Geography

Lake Erie Beach is located at (42.623658, -79.081635),[2] between NY Route 5 and the Lake Erie shore. It is northeast of Evangola State Park.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,499 people, 1,709 households, and 1,213 families living in the hamlet. The population density was 1168.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,096 housing units at an average density of 544.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the community was 97.60% White, 0.20% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 1,709 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the village the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $36,603, and the median income for a family was $39,841. Males had a median income of $35,949 versus $23,974 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,643. About 5.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.