Editing Clarence, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|138.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|138.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.25%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The north border of the town is marked by [[Tonawanda Creek]] and is the border with [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]].

[[New York State Route 5]], called Main Street locally, passes across the south part of the town. [[New York State Route 78|NY Route 78]], Transit Road, marks the west town line. The eastern terminus of [[New York State Route 324|NY Route 324]], Sheridan Drive, is located in Clarence at the intersection of NY-5 and Thompson Road. The [[New York State Thruway]] (Interstate 90) is immediately south of the town.

This town is partially a suburban community, and the remainder is light industry and agriculture.  Town government offices are located in Clarence Center. [[Clarence, Iowa]], is named after the town of Clarence.

=== Nearby cities and towns ===
Clarence is northeast of the city of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], west of the city of [[Batavia, New York|Batavia]], and south of the city of [[Lockport (city), New York|Lockport]].

The following towns border Clarence:
*[[Amherst, New York|Town of Amherst]] - west
*[[Lockport (town), New York|Town of Lockport]], [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]] - north
*[[Royalton, New York|Town of Royalton]], Niagara County - northeast
*[[Newstead, New York|Town of Newstead]] - east
*[[Lancaster (town), New York|Town of Lancaster]] - south

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Image:NYS Thruway Sign.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]] ([[New York State Thruway]]) passes through the southeasternmost corner of Clarence before entering the town of Lancaster, where it travels east–west just south of the Clarence border. A service area on the Thruway (westbound) is named for Clarence.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thruway.ny.gov/travelers/travelplazas/tp-clarence.html | title=Clarence Travel Plaza | publisher=[[New York (state)|New York]] State Thruway Authority | access-date=January 12, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126050107/http://www.thruway.ny.gov/travelers/travelplazas/tp-clarence.html | archive-date=November 26, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Image:NY-5.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 5]] (Main Street) is an east–west highway that passes through the southern half of town from Amherst to Newstead.
*[[Image:NY-78.svg|20px]] [[New York State Route 78]] (Transit Road) is a north–south highway that marks the west town line.
*[[Image:NY-324.svg|22px]] [[New York State Route 324]] (Sheridan Drive) is an east–west highway through the town from the Amherst town line to its eastern terminus at Main Street (NY 5).