Wanakah, New York

Census-designated place in New York, United States

42°44′46″N 78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W / 42.74611; -78.90306CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCounty ErieTownHamburgArea

^[1]

• Total1.20 sq mi (3.12 km²) • Land1.20 sq mi (3.12 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

590 ft (180 m)Population

(2020)

• Total3,137 • Density2,605.48/sq mi (1,005.64/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code716FIPS code36-78124GNIS feature ID0968754

Wanakah is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York, United States.^[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,199.^[3]

Wanakah is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Wanakah is located at 42°44′46″N 78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W / 42.74611; -78.90306 (42.74622, -78.90308) in the western part of the town of Hamburg, on the shore of Lake Erie. The Wanakah CDP encompasses the hamlets of Wanakah, Mount Vernon and Clifton Heights.^[4] New York State Route 5 (Lake Shore Road) is the main road through the CDP, leading northeast to Lackawanna and Buffalo and southwest towards Angola.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,137		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wanakah, New York
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wanakah CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ "P.L. 94-171 County Block Map series (2010 Census): Erie County, NY". U.S. Census. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.