Official Name: | Machias, New York |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Label: | Machias |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Coordinates: | 42.4192°N -78.4944°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cattaraugus |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Machias |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.98 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.97 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.54 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.44 |
Elevation Ft: | 1685 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 505 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 515.31 |
Population Density Km2: | 198.97 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 14101 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-44226 |
Machias is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the northeast part of the town of Machias, in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 471.[2] Prior to the 2010 census, the area was delineated as part of the Lime Lake-Machias CDP.
Machias village is located in the northeast part of the town of Machias and comprises the developed center of the town. It is bordered to the north by the community of Lime Lake. Ischua Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, forms the southern edge of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Machias CDP has a total area of 2.7km2, of which 2.2km2 is land and 0.4km2, or 16.19%, is water.[2]
New York State Route 16 runs through the center of Machias, leading north 5miles to Delevan and south 6miles to Franklinville.