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Niagara County

Population in July 2008: 540. Population change since 2000: -6.4%
 

Males: 268  (49.7%)
Females: 272  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  36.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14012.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,190 (it was $37,411 in 2000)
Barker:  $43,190
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,160
Barker:  $20,160
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,708 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
Barker:  $90,708
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,847; Detached houses: $102,358; Townhouses or other attached units: $89,493; In 2-unit structures: $107,357; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $334,471
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Races in Barker:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Barker: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (30.0%), German (27.2%), Irish (23.2%), Polish (10.1%), French (6.8%), Italian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1908

Elevation: 331 feet

Land area: 0.42 square miles.

Population density: 1284 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Barker

  • High school or higher: 88.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barker village

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 53.7%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.7%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Barker:  1.9% ($1,480)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Barker satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amherst, NY (25.4 miles , pop. 116,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (32.8 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (289.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Somerset, NY (0.9 miles ), Hartland, NY (2.3 miles ), Newfane, NY (2.8 miles ), Yates, NY (2.8 miles ), Olcott, NY (2.9 miles ), Lyndonville, NY (2.9 miles ), Middleport, NY (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $74,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $115,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.33 N, Longitude: 78.55 W

Area code: 716

Barker household income distribution Barker home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+1.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Social assistance (16%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (13%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



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Barker-area historical tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 47.4 miles away from the Barker village center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/7/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Barker-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 34.6 miles away from Barker center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from Barker center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 32.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.9 miles away from Barker center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Barker topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Barker:
  • INTER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NEWFANE, NY)
  • MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MEDINA, NY)
  • LOCKPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LOCKPORT, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Barker, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barker:
  • NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,833)
  • NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SANBORN, NY; FT enrollment: 3,520)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 27 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
  • GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 29 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,249)
  • GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT (about 32 miles; BROCKPORT, NY; FT enrollment: 6,973)
  • CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 4,002)
Public high school in Barker:
  • BARKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 1628 QUAKER RD; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 79)
Public elementary/middle schools in Barker:
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Library in Barker:
  • BARKER FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,069; Location: 8706 MAIN STREET; 13,914 books; 189 audio materials; 150 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Barker that have no violations reported:
  • BARKER VILLAGE (Address: P.O. BOX 298, Population served: 577, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  71.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  11.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  9.6%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barker, NY



Barker compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Barker (2009 data):
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association: Barker Branch at 8683 Main Street, branch established on 1950-02-01. Info updated 2009-01-08: Bank assets: $181,604.1 mil, Deposits: $126,191.2 mil, headquarters in Mc Lean, VA, negative income in the last year, 476 total offices, Holding Company: Hsbc Holdings Plc



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2004 Presidential Election results in Niagara County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (66%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Barker

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents63.5%9.1%6.2%4.2%3.5%
Congregations19.2%10.4%11.0%7.7%7.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.0%1.7%1.2%6.1%
Congregations6.0%5.5%4.9%3.8%24.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,502$30,0245$886
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,860
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 4$2,608
Streets and Highways 1$3,412$40,9440$0
Totals for Government 2$5,914$35,48415$5,354



Barker government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $95,000
    Regular Highways: $46,000
    Police Protection: $43,000
    General - Other: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $15,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Libraries: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $96,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
    Property Sale Other: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $9,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $251,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $86,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
    Highways: $1,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $103,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $135,000

3.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.89%
New York average:  5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)
Niagara County:  0.07%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Erie County, NY  2.19% ($38,108 average AGI)
from Orleans County, NY  0.14% ($28,549)
from Monroe County, NY  0.09% ($37,676)


4.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.55%
New York average:  6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($453 average AGI)
Niagara County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Erie County, NY  2.00% ($37,162 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY  0.12% ($29,510)
to Orleans County, NY  0.10% ($30,341)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barker:
  • WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLVL (1340 AM; 1 kW; LOCKPORT, NY; Owner: CULVER COMMUNICATIONS CORP., INC.)
  • WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
  • WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
  • WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barker:
  • WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W207BD (89.3 FM; MEDINA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Barker:
  • 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)
  • WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)


Barker fatal accident list:
Aug 29, 2002 08:25 AM, Hartland Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 16, 1999 10:25 AM, Sr-18, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 29, 1998 09:13 AM, Sr-18, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 9, 1997 08:57 AM, Coleman, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $613,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,505
Total average daily truck traffic: 125
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 3,132

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • WAYNE WATTS, Johnson Creek Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • 2.8 Mi Nw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00004625
    Registrant: Nynex, 395 Flatbush Ave Ext Rm 506, Brooklyn, NY 11201

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 1660 Quaker Rd, Call Sign: KWI912
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.0600 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/10/2004, Expiration Date: 04/26/2014
    Registrant: Fire Coordinator/Niagara County, 5526 Niagara Street Extension, Lockport, NY 14095-0496, Phone: (716) 438-3171, Fax: (716) 438-3173, Email:
  • Somerset Hwy Dept 8684 Haight Rd, Call Sign: KAS410
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.115 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/27/2001, Expiration Date: 09/12/2011
    Registrant: Fire Coordinator/Niagara County, 5526 Niagara Street Extension, Lockport, NY 14095-0496, Phone: (716) 438-3171, Fax: (716) 438-3173, Email:
  • Highway Dept, Call Sign: WRL698
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.115 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/19/2004, Expiration Date: 09/14/2014
    Registrant: Village Of Barker, 8708 Main St, Barker, NY 14012, Phone: (716) 795-3777, Fax: (716) 795-3478, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6
  • Call Sign: KE2LX, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 05/13/1999, Expiration Date: 05/13/2009
    Registrant: Richard W Price, Box 115 1380 Quaker Rd, Barker, NY 14012
  • Call Sign: N2XKN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00745527
    Grant Date: 09/22/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
    Registrant: John Mc Cormick, 1694 Quaker Rd, Barker, NY 14012
  • Call Sign: W2IQK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01302590
    Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 03/31/2018, Certifier: Carl E Wolfe
    Registrant: Carl E Wolfe, 8639 Huntington Beach Rd, Barker, NY 14012
  • Call Sign: WA2YOE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00963537
    Grant Date: 01/10/2005, Expiration Date: 02/10/2015, Certifier: Marilyn C Kenyon
    Registrant: Marilyn C Kenyon, 2049 County Line Rd, Barker, NY 14012
  • Call Sign: WB2UXF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00984537
    Grant Date: 03/02/2005, Expiration Date: 03/15/2015
    Registrant: Eugene F Naish, 9097 Lakeshore Dr., Barker, NY 14012
  • Call Sign: WB2YOJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00963536
    Grant Date: 01/10/2005, Expiration Date: 02/10/2015, Certifier: Roger L Kenyon
    Registrant: Roger L Kenyon, 2049 County Line Rd, Barker, NY 14012


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 108CT , Serial Number: 17267671, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 09/27/1976
    Registrant (Individual): Harold P Hawley, 8438 W Somerset Rd, Barker, NY 14012
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 2911S , Serial Number: 15066811, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 06/08/1967
    Registrant (Individual): Harold P Hawley, 1707 East Ave, Barker, NY 14012



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED0$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$45,410
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2005 2003 2002

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0241.02

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14
  • Hazardous Condition: 7

Incident types - Barker


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Barker, NY

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