| Fredonia, New York | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chautauqua |
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| - Total | 5. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam Chautauqua County is a County located in the US state of New York. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²) |
| - Land | 5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi (13. 4 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 10,706 |
| - Density | 2,061. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (796. 0/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14063 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-27419 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950652 |
Fredonia is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 716 is an area code that used to dominate Western New York until the new area code of 585 was split off for the Rochester Area in 2002 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Chautauqua County is a County located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 10,706 at the 2000 census. A
The Village of Fredonia is in the Town of Pomfret south of Lake Erie. Pomfret is a Town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally The village borders the City of Dunkirk and is the home of the State University of New York Fredonia (in the northwest part of the village). Dunkirk is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the USA. The population was 13131 at the 2000 census The State University of New York at Fredonia (also known as SUNY Fredonia or Fredonia State) is a four-year liberal arts college located in Fredonia New York
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History
The area which is now Fredonia was most likely first occupied by early Mound Builders, then the Eries (13th to 17th centuries), then the Iroquois and Senecas. <Reiff, Daniel D. , Architecture in Fredonia, New York, 1811-1997, p. 26, White Pine Press (1997) (ISBN 1-877727-86-5)/>. In 1791, Robert Morris purchased the Fredonia land from Massachusetts and sold it to the Holland Land Company. Reiff, Daniel D. , Architecture in Fredonia, New York, 1811-1997, p. 26, White Pine Press (1997) (ISBN 1-877727-86-5). Parcels were sold to pioneers around 1800, and the first settlers came around 1803 or 1804. Reiff, Daniel D. , Architecture in Fredonia, New York, 1811-1997, p. 26, White Pine Press (1997) (ISBN 1-877727-86-5).
In 1821, William Hart dug the first successful gas well in what is now the Village of Fredonia. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year William Hart may refer to In arts and entertainment William Hart (actor (1600-1639 English Jacobean actor Shakespeare's nephew William It supplied enough natural gas for lights in two stores, two shops and a grist mill (Now currently the village's Fire Station) by 1825. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Expanding on Hart's work, the Fredonia Gas Light Company was eventually formed in 1858, becoming the first American natural gas company. The Fredonia Gas Light Company, founded in 1858 was the first Natural gas company in the United States. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The site of the first gas well is marked by a stone monument in downtown Fredonia.
The Village of Fredonia was incorporated in 1829. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The original name for the area was Canadaway (from the Indian word Ganadawao, meaning among the hemlocks). The name "Fredonia" was coined by Samuel Latham Mitchill, coupling the English word "freedom" with a Latin ending. Samuel Latham Mitchill ( August 20, 1764 &ndash September 7, 1831) was an American Physician, naturalist and He proposed it as a replacement name for the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It failed in that regard, but became the name of many towns and cities (Stewart, pg. 173).
Established within 20 years of the founding of the Village of Fredonia, the Fredonia Academy was the first higher educational institution in Chautauqua County. Chautauqua County is the name of several counties in the United States Chautauqua County Kansas Chautauqua County New York It was started in 1824, and opened in 1826. The Academy became a State Normal School in 1866. On August 8, 1867, a long-awaited event took place when the cornerstone of the Fredonia Normal School was laid on a site where the Old Main building stands today. The Normal School used the Academy's building, which stood on the site of the present Village Hall, until the Old Normal was completed in 1868. In the United States, a village hall is the seat of government for Villages It functions much as a City hall does within cities Thereafter the Academy building was used for some time as Fire Department Headquarters. Today the building houses the Village offices and includes the 1891 Fredonia Opera House, a former Vaudeville theater that fell into disrepair in the 1970s while being operated as a movie house. The 1891 Fredonia Opera House is located in the Village Hall in downtown Fredonia, New York at 9-11 Church St The Theater underwent a complete nine-year restoration in the 1980s by the Fredonia Preservation Society and a cadre of volunteers. It now serves as a year-round performing arts center. In 1930 under the director of the Normal School, Hermann Cooper, 58 acres of land west of Central Avenue were bought with the dream that one day it would become a campus. The construction of a music building took place in 1939 and in 1942 the Feinberg Law changed the Normal School into a Teachers College. By the late 1940s the college became a vital part of the new State University of New York or SUNY system.
In the mid 19th century Fredonia became the home of the first dues-paying Grange. The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry also simply styled the Grange is a fraternal organization for American farmers that encouraged farm families The United States' first Grange Hall was erected in Fredonia during the late 1860s (the Fredonia Grange was established on April 16, 1868), and the original building (Grange Hall #1) still stands on Main Street. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Fredonia was also host to the first meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, which was held at the Fredonia Baptist Church in 1873. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
During the Olympic Torch's trip in the 1996 Atlanta Summer games, a sixth grade teacher from Fredonia Middle School carried the torch as it went through the town on US Route 20.
Until 2000, Fredonia had been best known as the location of the Buffalo Bills Summer training camp. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb In the National Football League, NFL Training Camp refers to the time before the season commences The Bills moved their training camp in 2000 to St. John Fisher College near Rochester, New York. St John Fisher College is a private Liberal arts college located in Pittsford New York, an eastern suburb of Rochester. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States.
Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain had connections to Fredonia, via relatives. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist
Mark Brazill, the writer/director of the hit "comedy" show "That 70's Show" was born and raised in Fredonia. He later graduated from near-by, cross town rival, Dunkirk, NY.
- Fredonia, Wisconsin was named for Fredonia, New York. Fredonia is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.
Geography
Fredonia is located at (42. 440845, -79. 333813). [1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (13. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of though it does have a small stream flowing northward through the village toward Lake Erie called Canadaway Creek. Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally
US 20 passes through the village. US Route 20 is the longest surface road in New York. Its 372-mile (599 km segment in the state begins at the Pennsylvania state line near Exit 59 on the New York State Thruway, which passes north of the village, services both Fredonia and Dunkirk by way of New York State Route 60. The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U New York State Route 60 is a New York State Route located completely in Chautauqua County New York.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 10,706 people, 3,641 households, and 1,951 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,061. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8 people per square mile (796. 5/km²). There were 3,829 housing units at an average density of 737. 4/sq mi (284. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96. 36% White, 1. 02% African American, 0. 32% Native American, 1. 06% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 0. 50% from other races, and 0. 74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 69% of the population.
There were 3,641 households out of which 24. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41. 7% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46. 4% were non-families. 30. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 33 and the average family size was 2. 90.
In the village the population was spread out with 15. 7% under the age of 18, 38. 0% from 18 to 24, 18. 0% from 25 to 44, 16. 5% from 45 to 64, and 11. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 83. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80. 2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $34,712, and the median income for a family was $49,549. Males had a median income of $36,322 versus $27,718 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,685. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 4. 9% of families and 19. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 7. 5% of those age 65 or over. FREDONIA NEW YORK SAYS HI TO THE WORLD!
References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- George R. Stewart. George Rippey Stewart ( May 31, 1895 – August 22, 1980) was an American Toponymist, a novelist and a professor of English Names on the Land. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston (1967).
External links
- Fredonia Village Offices
- Fredonia Chamber of Commerce
- SUNY Fredonia
- Home page of Fredonia High School (New York)
- Fredonia Opera House
- Festivals Fredonia
- Fredonia, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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