Elma, New York

Back to Elma, NY housing info, Erie County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Erie County Population in July 2008: 11,321. Population change since 2000: +0.2%   Males: 5,597   (49.4%) Females: 5,724   (50.6%) Median resident age:   41.9 years New York median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 14059. Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,842 (it was $56,334 in 2000) Elma:   $65,842 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $33,150 Elma:   $33,150 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $178,032 (it was $140,200 in 2000) Elma:   $178,032 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $218,447; Detached houses: $215,146; Townhouses or other attached units: $264,348; In 2-unit structures: $201,522; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,013; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $678,610; Mobile homes: $162,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 14059 Elma, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Elma: White Non-Hispanic (98.6%) Hispanic (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Elma: 88.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Elma, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Elma is mentioned 62 times on our forum: Moving to Elma or thereabouts.  (9 replies) Not happy about moving to the area  (187 replies) Thinking of Moving to Buffalo from Memphis  (98 replies) What areas in WNY do not have that "smell"?  (25 replies) Buffalo - one of the nation's fastest dying Cities. (by Forbes)  (106 replies) Buffalo officially second poorest city in country  (106 replies) Latest news from Elma, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (34.4%), Polish (29.1%), Italian (14.4%), Irish (14.2%), English (9.2%), French (2.6%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 34.5 square miles. Population density: 328 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 42.82 N, Longitude: 78.64 W

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Average climate in Elma, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Elma-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Elma town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/24/1967, a category 3 tornado 27.8 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Elma-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 86% 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 64.1 miles away from Elma 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 38.7 miles away from the city 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 78.3 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 15.5 miles away from Elma 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 63.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from Elma center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Elma, NY

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Notable location: East Aurora Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Elma include: Novitiate (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Saint Gabriels Church (C), Faith Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Union Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pond Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Elma include: Elma Centennial Park (1), Fireman Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Elma Town Museum (3011 Bowen Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.4%
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

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	1.2%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elma, NY

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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%

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%

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)

• Edward G roach, Erie County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 50.2 m, Overall height: 53 m, , Licensee ID: L00296049
  Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy., Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

• STATION, Se Corner Of Seneca & Jamison Rds, Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WNEP576
  Assigned Frequencies : 18930.0 MHz, 19035.0 MHz, 18970.0 MHz, 18930.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/13/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (716) 687-4529
• STATION, Plant 15 721 Conley Rd, Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 9.4 m, Call Sign: WNTP759
  Assigned Frequencies : 18630.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/30/1992, Expiration Date: 10/30/1997
  Registrant: Phone: (716) 674-5430
• 6860 Seneca St, Overall height: 12.5 m, Call Sign: WPJC757
  Assigned Frequencies : 18590.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/13/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (716) 822-3692

• Fire: 20
• Hazardous Condition: 43
• Good Intent Call: 1