 Position within Erie County. East Aurora is a village in Erie County, New York, USA. The population was 6,673 at the 2000 census. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (500x650, 22 KB) Position of the town, city, village, or reservation within Erie County, New York I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free...
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A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
Erie County is a county located in the state of New York. ...
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The Village of East Aurora lies in the eastern half of the Town of Aurora. It is southeast of Buffalo, New York. Another Aurora is a village in Cayuga County in the Finger Lakes Region. ...
Nickname: City of Good Neighbors, Queen City, City of Light Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Area - City 136. ...
History
The village was founded in 1804, and incorporated in 1874. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Former President of the United States Millard Fillmore lived in East Aurora with his wife Abigail from 1826 to 1830. The house he built there while practicing law in the beginning of his political career is currently maintained by the Aurora Historical Society. The 1825 structure is restored to that period and features some original Fillmore furniture of the era, as well as items from Fillmore’s presidential years. The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ...
Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office. ...
The founder of the Roycroft Movement, Elbert Hubbard, also lived there during the turn of the nineteenth century. Hubbard and his wife died onboard the RMS Lusitania in 1915. The Roycroft Inn was granted National Landmark Status in 1986 and re-opened in June 1995 through the support of the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation. [1] The Roycroft Inn was completely restored and is open to the public for dining and accommodations. The Elbert Hubbard Museum on Oakwood Avenue features an extensive collection of Roycroft books and Arts & Crafts pieces. Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the USA. Elbert Hubbard founded the community in 1895 in the village of East Aurora, Erie County, New York, near Buffalo. ...
Elbert Green Hubbard, American philosopher and writer Elbert Hubbard illustrated in the frontispiece of The Mintage Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer and publisher. ...
The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company, built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank, Scotland, and launched on June 6, 1906. ...
East Aurora is also the birthplace of and home to the Corporate Headquarters for Fisher-Price. Every August, the village and the Toy Town Museum (located on the Fisher-Price campus but an independent non profit organization) hold the Toyfest Festival, which includes the Toyfest parade featuring giant replicas of classic Fisher-Price toys. The three day event held mostly at Hamlin Park includes an amusement park, other circus like attractions and a Fisher-Price play area where young children can play with creative and thought provoking toys. The museum exhibits toys from the early 1900's to today and there are various tours available upon request. Fisher-Price is a well-known brand of toys, with headquarters located in historic East Aurora, New York. ...
The town was the home of the inaugural owner of the NHL Franchise Buffalo Sabres, Seymour Knox. The Knox Estates, now known as Knox Farm, is a 633 acre New York State park. It is located on the north-west edge of the village. Knox Farm State Park is the former country estate of Buffalo’s renowned Knox Family. ...
Contemporary issues East Aurora was one of the first communities to successfully block a Wal-Mart store, in 1995 and again in 1999. [2] [3]
Geography East Aurora is located at 42°46′1″N, 78°37′2″W (42.766809, -78.617121)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Main Street in the village is US Route 20A. U.S. Highway 20 is an east-west United States highway. ...
Points of interest A walk down East Aurora's bustling Main Street is, in some ways, a step back in time with a variety of specialty shops, restaurants, churches, municipal buildings and carefully preserved homes. Main Street is home to various local businesses and attractions, including Vidlers, an old-fashioned five and dime store, an ice cream parlor and the Aurora Theatre, a 650-seat, big-screen cinema theatre with a classic, old-fashioned neon marquee.
About 1 mile from Knox Farm is Christ the King Seminary. Christ the King Seminary is located west of the village.
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,673 people, 2,596 households, and 1,728 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,026.5/km² (2,653.8/mi²). There were 2,729 housing units at an average density of 419.8/km² (1,085.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.80% White, 0.19% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 2,596 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the village the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $49,028, and the median income for a family was $59,250. Males had a median income of $42,969 versus $32,111 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,753. About 1.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Schools Children living in the town or village of East Aurora attend Parkdale Elementary (grades K-2), Main Street Elementarty/Middle School (grades 3-8), and East Aurora High School (grades 9-12).
External links
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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