| North Collins, New York | |
| Other Name: | Shirley |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "Looking to the Future; Rooted in the Past" |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | New York in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of New York in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.595°N -78.9411°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Erie County |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1852 |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | John Tobia (GOP) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Supervisor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 111.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 110.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Elevation Ft: | 827 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 3523 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 3508 |
| Population Density Km2: | 31.61 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 81.86 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14111 |
| Area Code: | 716 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-029-51803 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 36-51803 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 0979283 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
North Collins is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,523 at the 2010 census.[3] The name is derived from its parent town, Collins.
The town of North Collins is in the southern part of the county and is one of the "Southtowns" of Erie County. The main settlement in the town is the village of North Collins.
The area was first settled in 1809.[4] The town of North Collins was founded in 1852 as the "Town of Shirley" from the northern part of the town of Collins. In 1853 the town assumed its current name.
In 1911, the community of North Collins set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village.
The Gamel Hexadecagon Barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of North Collins has a total area of 111.4sqkm, of which 111sqkm is land and 0.4sqkm, or 0.40%, is water.[3]
New York State Route 75, New York State Route 249, and U.S. Route 62 pass through the town.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,376 people, 1,254 households, and 915 families residing in the town. The population density was 78.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,403 housing units at an average density of 32.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.26% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.37% of the population.
There were 1,254 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,781, and the median income for a family was $50,781. Males had a median income of $36,087 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,253. About 5.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
June 1956 http://www.gendisasters.com/new-york/11708/north-collins-ny-private-plane-crash-june-1956
October 1958 https://issuesny.tripod.com/home/id109.html (Related) https://issuesny.tripod.com/home/id111.html
September 2016 https://buffalonews.com/news/local/faster-plane-crashed-into-slower-one-over-north-collins-ntsb-finds/article_9199214a-a310-5480-910d-38ddfb54b36e.html