Editing Barker, Niagara County, New York

{{For|the New York town|Barker, Broome County, New York}}
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'''Barker''' is a [[Village (New York)|village]] in [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The population was 533 at the time of the 2010 census. The mail ZIP code is 14012. It is part of the [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]–[[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]] [[Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Barker is within the [[Somerset, New York|Town of Somerset]] and was incorporated in 1908. The main crossroad in the town is the intersection of West Somerset Road and Quaker Road ([[New York State Route 148|NY 148]]).

==Geography==
Barker is located at {{Coord|43|19|39|N|78|33|13|W|type:city}} (43.327466, -78.553592).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

Barker is situated at the junction of West Somerset Road/Coleman Road and Quaker Road (Route 148).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 441
|1920= 431
|1930= 410
|1940= 452
|1950= 523
|1960= 528
|1970= 567
|1980= 535
|1990= 569
|2000= 577
|2010= 533
|2020= 575
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 577 people, 211 households, and 150 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,372.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 234 housing units at an average density of {{convert|556.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 211 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,411, and the median income for a family was $49,464. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $21,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,042. About 8.1% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.villageofbarker.org/ Village of Barker official website]

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Niagara County, New York]]