Machias (CDP), New York explained

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.

Geography

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Machias CDP, New York. https://archive.today/20200212193127/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3644226. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. October 29, 2014.