Lakewood, New York

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footnotes = Lakewood is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, USA. The population was 3,258 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Lakewood is located in the northern part of the Town of Busti.

History

The Village of Lakewood (formerly called "Lakeview") was incorporated in 1893.

Geography

Lakewood is located at coor dms|42|6|3|N|79|19|19|W|city (42.100929, -79.321919)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.

Lakewood is at the south end of Chautauqua Lake.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,258 people, 1,474 households, and 909 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,656.8 people per square mile (638.5/km²). There were 1,731 housing units at an average density of 880.3/sq mi (339.3/km²). 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.

Breweries

Lakewood is the home of the Southern Tier Brewing Company, founded in 2004.

References

External links

* [http://www.lakewoodny.com Lakewood village government]
* [http://www.southerntierbrewing.com Southern Tier Brewing]