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Brant is a A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. As with cities, there is no standard universal definition of a town: the criterion in use in any country is likely to arise... town located in Erie County is a county located in the state of New York. As of 2000, the population is 950,265. The county seat is Buffalo. The county name comes from the name of a tribe of Indians living in Western New York State prior to 1654. History When counties were... Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000 The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats, electoral votes and government program funding. (Some states also conduct statewide censuses as the need arises; these are called state censuses.) The census... U.S. census, the town had a population of 1,906. The Town of Brant is located in in the southeastern part of the county and is known as one of the "Southtowns."

History

The A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. As with cities, there is no standard universal definition of a town: the criterion in use in any country is likely to arise... town was organized in 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. January 19 - British East India Company captures Aden January 20 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. February 24 - William... 1839 from parts of the Towns of Evans is a town located in Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 17,594. The town derives its name from David E. Evans, an agent of the Holland Land Company and nephew of Joseph Ellicott. History The Town of Evans... Evans and Concord is a town located in Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 8,526. The Town of Concord was established in 1812. It is on the south border of the county. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the... Concord. The town was named after the The Kanienkehaka, or Mohawk tribe of Native American people live around Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in what is now Canada and the United States. Their traditional homeland is further South, in New York State, around present day Albany, New York. They belong to the Iroquois confederation. After... Mohawk leader Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt) was a Mohawk leader during the American Revolutionary War. Brant was born to a Mohawk chief in 1742 on the banks of the Ohio River, and was named Thayendanegea, or he places two bets. As a teenager he became an interpreter for an Anglican missionary... Joseph Brant.

An Early History

J.H. French's, Gazetteer of the State of New York, Syracuse, New York: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. Events March March 6 - Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April April 3 - The Pony Express makes its first run. May May 1 - A chondrite type meteorite fell to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New... 1860, contains the following entry for the Town of Brant:

BRANDT[1] – was formed from Collins and Evans, March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). There are 281 days remaining. Events 708 - Constantine is consecrated Pope. 1306 - Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland. 1409 - The Council of Pisa opens. 1634 - The first settlers arrive in Maryland (led... March 25, 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. January 19 - British East India Company captures Aden January 20 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. February 24 - William... 1839. It lies upon the shore of Lake Erie, in the S.W. corner of the co. The surface is generally level, with a gentle inclination toward the lake. Cattaraugus Creek forms a part of the S. boundary. The other principal streams are Big Sister, Delaware, and Muddy Creeks. The soil is generally a gravelly loam intermixed with clay. Brandt ( A postal village is generally a community, settlement, or hamlet (place) that has a post office and is designated as such by the postal service. This term seems to have been most common in the latter half of the 19th century when it was in common use in maps and... p.v.) contains 20 houses. Mill Branch (Farnham p.o.) is the Saw Mill Station on the B. & E.R.R., and contains 30 houses. The first settlement was made in 1817, by Moses Tucker[2]. The first religious services were conducted by Benj. Olmsted, in 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - Constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to summoning of Spanish parliament ( March 7) and restoration of 1812 Constitution ( March 8) by king Ferdinand VII. January 28 - Russian expedition lead by Fabian Gottlieb von... 1820. A union church is the only one in town.

[1] Named from Col. Joseph Brant, the Mohawk chief. His Indian name was "Tha-yan-da-nee-gah," said to signify "wood partly burned," or "a brand;" and as the Indians are unable to distinguish d from t in their pronunciation, it became Brant. — Asher Wright, Missionary at the Cattaraugus Reservation.

[2] John, Robert, and Major Campbell, and John West, settled in the town in Events January 1 - Importation of slaves into the United States is banned February 11 - Russia issues an ultimatum to France, Finland. March 26 - Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII April 6 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company. May 2 - Peninsular War: The... 1808, and Ansel Smith, Robt. and Wm. Grannis, and Benj. Olmsted, in Events January 17 - Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Gran Colombia January 29 - Sir Singapore February 6 - Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore February 15 - The United States House of Representatives agrees to Tallmadge Amendment to bar slaves... 1819. The first birth was that of a son of John West, in 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events February 12 - Chile gains its independence from Spain March 11 - Mary Shelleys Frankenstein is published March 22 - Easter Sunday falls on its earliest possible date. The next time Easter will fall this early: 2285. April 4 - The U.S. Congress... 1818; the first marriage, that of Levi Grannis and Leah Hallida, in 1819; and the first death, that of Matthew West, in Events March 30 - Florida becomes a United States territory. May 24 - Battle of Pichincha: Simón Bolívar secures the independence of Quito. June 14 - Charles Babbage proposes a Difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled Note on the application of machinery to the computation of... 1822. The first mill was built by Sam'l Butts, in 1822; the first inn was kept by Josephus Hubbard, in Events January 4 - King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies and is succeeded by his son Francis I of the Two Sicilies. February 9 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States... 1825; and the first store, by Milton Morse, in 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 – Ole Pedersen Hoiland breaks into the Bank of Norway and steals 64.000 dalers January 7 - HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago. January 30 - Unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Andrew Jackson in the... 1835. Julia Bradley taught the first school, in Events July 15 - San Paolo fuori le Mura church in Rome almost completely destroyed by fire September 10 - Peru December 2 - US President James Monroe delivers a speech to the U.S. Congress, announcing a new policy of forbidding European interference in the Americas and establishing American neutrality in future... 1823.

Geography

According to the The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U.S. Census), and... United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.1 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m2 100 hectares 0.386 102 square miles... km² (24.8 This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. mile or mi²) is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet... mi²). 63.0 km² (24.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.78% water.

The west border of Brant is Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, the worlds largest such lakes. Lake Erie itself is the worlds 13th largest natural lake, if the Caspian and Aral Seas are... Lake Erie and the south border is Cattaraugus Creek is a stream, approximately 68 miles long, in western New York in the United States. The creek drains a wooded rural portion of western New York southwest of Buffalo into Lake Erie. In its lower course it flows primarily through the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca tribe. The... Cattaraugus Creek with Chautauqua County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of Indian word meaning where the fish was taken out. Its county seat is Mayville. History When counties were established in New York State in 1683, the present Chautauqua County was part of Albany County... Chautauqua County and Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of Indian word meaning bad smelling banks, referring to the odor of natural gas which leaked from seams in rock formations. The county seat is Little Valley. History When counties were established in New York... Cattaraugus County on the opposite bank.

The The New York State Thruway (officially the Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. Built in the 1950s by the State of New York in order to connect the major cities of New York, it is the longest toll... New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States. It begins in Seattle, Washington at S. Edgar Martinez Dr. and 4th Avenue S. next to Safeco Field and ends in Boston, Massachusetts at Logan International Airport. I-90 at the Belvidere, Illinois Oasis Length Major Cities Along the... Interstate 90) and Categories: Stub | United States Highway system ... US Route 20 pass through the town.

Demographics

As of the A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used for accumulating statistical data, and it... census Shortcut: {{GR|#}} {{Cite:GR|#}} The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. 1 The United States Census... ² of 2000 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 2000 From Wikipedia 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd... 2000, there are 1,906 people, 710 households, and 528 families residing in the town. The Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms, humans in particular. Population density is usually expressed in terms of items or organisms per unit area. Definitions of population density Population density, according to the definition above, depends... population density is 30.3/km² (78.4/mi²). There are 812 housing units at an average density of 12.9/km² (33.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 93.60% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity... White, 1.26% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social_political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity of... African American, 3.78% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity... Native American, 0.00% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social_political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity of... Asian, 0.00% The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity... Pacific Islander, 0.31% from The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity... other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population are The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity... Hispanic or The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a social-political construct designed for collecting data on the race and ethnicity... Latino of any race.

There are 710 households out of which 29.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% are Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. Precise definitions vary historically and between and within cultures, but it has been an important concept as a socially sanctioned bond between people who (usually) are in a sexual relationship. Globally, societies that sanction polygyny... married couples living together, 12.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% are non-families. 19.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.68 and the average family size is 3.07.

In the town the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $41,847, and the median income for a family is $47,130. Males have a median income of $35,913 versus $23,646 for females. The The per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. Per capita income as a measure of wealth Per capita income is often used as a measure of the wealth of the population... per capita income for the town is $19,803. 6.4% of the population and 4.0% of families are below the The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line have no discretionary disposable income, by definition. The actual monetary value of the poverty line differs from place to... poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 6.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Communities and locations in Brant

• The A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement. In British geography, a hamlet is defined ecclesiastically. It is a village that may or may not have its own church, but which does not form a parish in its own right. In the U.S. state of New York... hamlet of Brant, located on Route 249.
• The Cattaraugus Reservation is an Indian reservation located partly in Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 2,001. Smaller parts of the reservation are found in Cattaraugus County and Chautauqua County. This is one of the reservations of the Seneca... Cattaraugus Reservation, a The Seneca Tribe, or Onodowohgah (People of the Hill Top), traditionally lived in New York State between the Genesee River and Canandaigua Lake. After the prehistoric formation of the League of the Iroquois (Hodenosaunee), they became the Keepers of the Western Door. Today many members of this tribe live on... Seneca reservation that forms the southern border of the town.
• Evangola State Park is in southern Erie County, New York west of the Village of Farnham, in the Town of Brant. List of Activities and Services Beach, Fishing, Hunting (seasonal pheasant and small game), Picnic tables, Showers, Biking, Dumping stations, Hiking, Food, Nature trail, Pavilions, Playground, Playing fields (soccer, baseball... Evangola State Park, a State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. State... state park is mostly in the town, located on Lake Erie shore.
• The Farnham is a small village located in the Town of Brant, Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 322. The village is named after Leroy Farnham, a local landowner. The Village of Farnham was incorporated in 1892 and is in the... Village of Farnham in the eastern part of the town.

External Links

• Town of Brant website (http://www.brantny.com/index.php)
• Town of Brant Cemeteries (http://members.tripod.com/~wnyroots/index-brant.html)
• Brant history (http://history.rays-place.com/ny/brant-ny.htm)