Editing Falconer, New York (section)

==Geography==
Falconer is located in the eastern part of the town of Ellicott at {{Coord|42|7|8|N|79|12|1|W|type:city}} (42.118908, -79.200207).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by the city of Jamestown, while its eastern tip touches the border of the town of [[Poland, Chautauqua County, New York|Poland]].

The [[Chadakoin River]], the outlet of [[Chautauqua Lake]], flows from Jamestown and passes through the village, meeting Cassadaga Creek to the northeast at Levant. The river system is part of the [[Mississippi River]] basin via [[Conewango Creek]] and the [[Allegheny River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.8|km2}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3625164| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191314/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3625164| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Falconer village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref>

[[New York State Route 394]] (east-to-west) and [[New York State Route 380|Chautauqua County Route 380]] (north-to-south) are the primary routes through Falconer. Access to and from [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania-New York)|Interstate 86]] is available via exit 13, just east of the village. County Route 65 enters the village from the southeast. Falconer is unusual among villages in the area in that its speed limit is 25 miles per hour, the lowest of any village or town in Chautauqua County; Route 394 has a 35 mile-per-hour posted speed limit.

[[Image:Falconer Station.jpg|thumb|left|Former Erie Railroad station as seen in 1909]]