Wanakah, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°44′46″N 78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Erie |
Town | Hamburg |
Area | |
• Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2) |
• Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 3,137 |
• Density | 2,605.48/sq mi (1,005.64/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 716 |
FIPS code | 36-78124 |
GNIS feature ID | 0968754 |
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.
Wanakah is located at 42°44′46″N 78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W (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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 3,137 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] |