| Official Name: | Lakewood, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Label: | Lakewood |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chautauqua |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Busti |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3002 |
| Population Density Km2: | 591.37 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1531.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1008°N -79.3219°W |
| Elevation M: | 404 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1325 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14750 |
| Area Code: | 716 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-41069 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0954993 |
Lakewood is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,993 at the 2020 census.[2] The village is in the northern part of the town of Busti.
Lakewood is located at (42.100929, -79.321919),[3] at the south end of Chautauqua Lake. New York State Route 394 passes through the village as Fairmount Avenue, leading east 5miles to the center of Jamestown and northwest 6miles to Interstate 86 where it crosses Chautauqua Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1sqkm, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,258 people, 1,474 households, and 909 families residing in the village. The population density was 1656.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,731 housing units at an average density of 880.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.51% White, 0.71% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 1,474 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,364, and the median income for a family was $51,615. Males had a median income of $40,794 versus $26,829 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,566. About 3.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
The village police force covers all of Lakewood and is contracted to cover the entire town of Busti as well. The police department often is sent to outlying areas due to little police coverage by the county sheriff's department.
The Village of Lakewood Fire Department, led by elected Fire Chief Kurt Hallberg,