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Population (year 2000): 3,085. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,023 (-2.0% change)

Males: 1,439	(46.6%)
Females: 1,646	(53.4%)

Erie County

Median resident age:	39.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 14001.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,400 (it was $35,313 in 2000)

Akron	$38,400
New York:	$49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,700 (it was $92,700 in 2000)

Akron	$104,700
New York:	$258,900

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Races in Akron:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (39.9%), Irish (21.9%), English (19.4%), Polish (17.2%), Italian (10.2%), French (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1849

Elevation: 735 feet

Land area: 1.96 square miles.

Population density: 1558 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Akron

High school or higher: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Akron village

Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 53.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 12.0%

25 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.8%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Akron, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Akron to the number of sex offenders is 3058 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Akron:	2.5% ($2,307)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amherst, NY (18.6 miles , pop. 116,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (25.6 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (310.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Newstead, NY (1.5 miles ), Corfu, NY (7.5 miles ), Pembroke, NY (7.5 miles ), Alabama, NY (8.1 miles ), Alden, NY (8.2 miles ), Clarence Center, NY (9.6 miles ), Town Line, NY (10.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $80,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $83,500
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $160,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $118,500
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $158,700
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2003: 41 buildings, average cost: $161,400
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $212,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $123,000
2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.02 N, Longitude: 78.49 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,019 (+33.0%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 472 (30.4%)

11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 716, 585

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Akron, New York business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+2.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Akron by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	32.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.3	0.0
Robberies	0	1	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	32.1	32.5	32.7	0.0	0.0
Assaults	14	8	8	8	6	3
per 100,000	452.9	256.8	259.9	262.0	193.5	97.6
Burglaries	8	5	10	1	4	5
per 100,000	258.8	160.5	324.9	32.7	129.0	162.6
Thefts	16	9	21	27	15	21
per 100,000	517.6	288.9	682.3	884.1	483.9	682.9
Auto thefts	3	4	2	1	0	4
per 100,000	97.1	128.4	65.0	32.7	0.0	130.1
Arson	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
per 100,000	0.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	163.1	94.1	117.0	102.5	92.9	68.6

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Akron-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.9 miles away from the Akron village center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/23/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Akron:

LOCKPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LOCKPORT, NY)
MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MEDINA, NY)
UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Akron:

BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 17 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID: BUF)
NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 31 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; ID: IAG)
GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; ID: ROC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Akron:

AKRON (about 2 miles; AKRON, NY; ID: 9G3)
BUFFALO-LANCASTER (about 11 miles; LANCASTER, NY; ID: D77)
ROYALTON (about 11 miles; GASPORT, NY; ID: 9G5)

Amtrak station near Akron:

18 miles: BUFFALO-DEPEW (DEPEW, 55 DICK RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: WWW.ERIE.GOV/AKRON

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Akron:

ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 18 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,464)
GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,249)
GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 26 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 4,002)
SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 28 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 2,033)

Public high school in Akron:

AKRON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 551; Location: 47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 77)

Public elementary/middle schools in Akron:

AKRON PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 739; Location: 47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE; Grades: PK-5; Our rating: 64)
AKRON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 47 BLOOMINGDALE AVE; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 79)

Library in Akron:

NEWSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $184,506; Location: 50 JOHN STREET; 15,261 books; 892 audio materials; 662 video materials; 147 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Maple Lawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Sleepy Hollow Lake (Recreation Areas; 13800 Siehl Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Akron and their reported violations in the past:

AKRON VILLAGE (Address: 43 East Avenue, Population served: 2971, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

SLEEPY HOLLOW LAKE (Address: 13081 SIEHL RD, Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

DANDE FARMS GOLF COURSE (Address: 12378 Carney Road, Population served: 77, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

READ EBERSTEIN (Address: 5131 S. NEWSTEAD RD, Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (SEP-08-2000)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Nitrate

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	63.9%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	8.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	2.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Akron compared to New York state average:

Akron, New York environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Akron (2007 data):

Bank of Akron: Akron Branch at 77 Buell Street, branch established on 1996-11-12; Bank Of Akron at 46 Main Street, branch established on 1900-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.4 mil, Deposits: $128.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	5	$15,166	$36,398	3	$821
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$3,848
Streets and Highways	4	$12,797	$38,391	0	$0
Electric Power	7	$19,359	$33,187	1	$58
Financial Administration	4	$11,701	$35,103	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$3,184	$38,208	10	$8,646
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$2,630
Totals for Government	21	$62,207	$35,547	23	$16,003

Akron government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $219,000
Charges - Sewerage: $316,000
All Other: $81,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $319,000
Regular Highways: $194,000

General: $78,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,602,000
Water Utilities: $415,000

Sewerage: $246,000

Regular Highways: $236,000

Fire Protection: $220,000

Police Protection: $155,000

General - Other: $146,000

Solid Waste Management: $133,000

Financial Administration: $63,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $43,000

General Public Buildings: $27,000

Central Staff Services: $9,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Financial Administration: $41,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $233,000
General Support: $219,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,834,000
Electric Utilities: $375,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $35,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,757,000
Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $300,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $77,000
Electric Utilities: $75,000

Other, NEC: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $62,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000
Sewerage: $2,000

Police Protection: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $987,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,753,000
Water Utilities: $567,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $450,000
Beginning: $300,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $197,000
Highways: $24,000

General Support: $20,000
Tax - Property: $507,000
Public Utilities: $33,000

NEC: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $734,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $110,000

2.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	2.75%
New York average:	5.41%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($879 average AGI)
Erie County: 0.18%
New York average: 0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Niagara County, NY	0.48% ($37,162 average AGI)
from Monroe County, NY	0.13% ($35,945)
from Cattaraugus County, NY	0.10% ($27,241)

3.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.75%
New York average:	6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($549 average AGI)
Erie County: 0.06%
New York average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Niagara County, NY	0.52% ($38,108 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY	0.14% ($34,817)
to Cattaraugus County, NY	0.10% ($30,478)

Strongest AM radio stations in Akron:

WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
WECK (1230 AM; 1 kW; CHEEKTOWAGA, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Akron:

WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WDCX (99.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WBLK (93.7 FM; DEPEW, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJYE (96.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WYRK (106.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WHTT-FM (104.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBFO (88.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WFBF (89.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WEDG (103.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Akron:

WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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