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Notable locations in Collins: Gowanda Country Club (A), Whites Corners (B), Gowanda Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Farner Farms (D), Collins Fire Company (E), Gowanda Fire Department (F), Collins Center Fire Company (G), Village of Gowanda Fire Department (H), Collins Town Hall (I), Collins Public Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Collins include: Trinity United Church of Christ (A), Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (B), First Presbyterian Church (C), Gowanda Assembly of God (D), Saint Frances Cabrini Roman Catholic Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pine Grove Cemetery (1), Pine Hill Cemetery (2), Knight Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coon Brook (A), Utley Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Erie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.50. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Collins and their reported violations in the past:
GOWANDA COUNTRY CLUB (Address: 2623 Brown Road , Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
GOODES MARKET (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
LIQUID THERAPY (Address: 2327 Wheater Road , Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform
Drinking water stations with addresses in Collins that have no violations reported:
- ROLLING HILLS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.7% | | Whole state: | 65.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Collins, NY
People in group quarters in Collins:
- 3,828 people in state prisons
- 54 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Collins compared to New York state average:
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Erie County New York:
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Religion statistics for Collins (based on Erie County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.38%
| Here |  | 74.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Jewish | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church |
| Adherents | 77.0% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 26.1% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 6.4% |
| Congregations | 6.8% | 6.8% | 5.6% | 4.2% | 30.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 236 | Erie County: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. | | New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5 | This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 125 | Erie County: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. | | New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 228 | Erie County: | 2.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 740 | Here: | 8.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.8% | | New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Erie County: | 26.9% | | New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.4% | | State: | 15.6% |
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Collins:
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WGR (550 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)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSPQ (1330 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: HAWK COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Collins:
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
- WDCX (99.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WFBF (89.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WBKX (96.5 FM; FREDONIA, NY; Owner: CHADWICK BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
- WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
- WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBLK (93.7 FM; DEPEW, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WJYE (96.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
- WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WYRK (106.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHTT-FM (104.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Collins:
- WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; 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.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Collins, New York:
- Fatal accident count: 16
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 17
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 37
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
New York average:
- Fatal accident count: 73
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 106
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 79
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 184
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Collins fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 60 meters (197ft)
Total costs: $15,029,000
Total average daily traffic: 39,022
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,368
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 4
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 4
- 2000-2010: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Collins, NY
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Collins)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Jennings Road (Lat: 42.497278 Lon: -78.871972), Call Sign: WGL645, Licensee ID: L00003840
Assigned Frequencies: 458.375 MHz Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 10/30/2015
Registrant: County Of Erie, 3359 Broadway, Cheektowaga, NY 14227, Phone: (716) 681-7111 - Konert Rd (Lat: 42.472833 Lon: -78.826417), Call Sign: KEA939, Licensee ID: L00005432
Assigned Frequencies: 48.9800 MHz Grant Date: 04/09/2004, Expiration Date: 06/19/2014
Registrant: National Fuel Gas Supply Corp, 365 Mineral Spring Rd, Buffalo, NY 14210, Phone: (716) 827-5512 - SP COLLINS, Nysp Station, P.O. Box 430, Route 62 (Lat: 42.507778 Lon: -78.931389), Type: Bant, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WQAT451
Assigned Frequencies: 154.695 MHz Grant Date: 08/03/2004, Expiration Date: 08/03/2014, Certifier: Carl W Carlton Jr.
Registrant: Nysp Mobile Communications Unit, Bldg 15, Scotia-Glenville Industrial Park, Scotia, NY 12302, Phone: (518) 372-5394, Fax: (518) 372-5733, Email:
- Collins Correctional Facility (Lat: 42.491667 Lon: -78.938889), Type: Building, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WQBU764, Licensee ID: L00002981
Assigned Frequencies: 453.500 MHz Grant Date: 12/17/2004, Expiration Date: 12/17/2014, Certifier: Christopher J Singelton
Registrant: New York State Department Of Correctional Services, 1134 New Scotland Road, Albany, NY 12208, Phone: (518) 489-9072, Fax: (518) 453-9328, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KB2JYB
Grant Date: 04/24/1990, Expiration Date: 04/24/2000, Cancellation Date: 04/25/2002
Registrant: Daniel S Macakanja, 14060 Hillview Ave, Collins, NY 14034 - Call Sign: N2EQP
Grant Date: 10/18/1988, Expiration Date: 10/18/1998, Cancellation Date: 10/19/2000
Registrant: Lew E Wallace, 13955 Wendy Dr, Collins, NY 14034 - Call Sign: N2JYW
Grant Date: 07/23/1999, Expiration Date: 07/23/2009
Registrant: Douglas A Martindale, 2424 Main St, Collins, NY 14034 - Call Sign: N2OZE, Licensee ID: L00272307
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 01/07/2012, Certifier: David E Lawton
Registrant: David E Lawton, 3256 Rt 39, Collins, NY 14034
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: CESSNA 210L (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 210CS , Serial Number: 21061240, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 03/17/1976
Registrant (Corporation): Country Side Sand And Gravel Inc, Po Box 400, Collins, NY 14034 - Aircraft: HORTON DAN EARLY BIRD JENNY (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 22EB , Serial Number: 342, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 04/03/1998
Registrant (Individual): Eugene M Metzger, 2698 Lenox Rd, Collins, NY 14034 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7152S , Serial Number: 15067852, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 02/09/1968
Registrant (Co-Owned): Eugene Metzger, 2698 Lenox Rd, Collins, NY 14034, Other Owners: Mary Metzger - Aircraft: CESSNA 150G (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: 8382J , Serial Number: 15066282, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 02/14/1967
Registrant (Individual): Salvatore F Dicembre, 2080 Danna Drive, Collins, NY 14034
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Collins, NY among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 17 | 73.8 years |
| Robert | 12 | 69.9 years |
| Mary | 12 | 77.6 years |
| Richard | 9 | 65.8 years |
| George | 9 | 76.7 years |
| Helen | 9 | 73.5 years |
| James | 8 | 66.5 years |
| Edward | 8 | 80.3 years |
| William | 8 | 81.7 years |
| Ruth | 7 | 74.7 years |
| Most common last names in Collins, NY among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 10 | 70.8 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 76.2 years |
| Luther | 6 | 79.8 years |
| Farner | 6 | 74.5 years |
| Ball | 5 | 71.2 years |
| Gabel | 5 | 73.0 years |
| Ortel | 4 | 77.8 years |
| Parsell | 4 | 66.8 years |
| Powers | 4 | 76.3 years |
| Buckley | 4 | 87.7 years |
- #42 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males"
- #6 (14034) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #40 (14034) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Slovene first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
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