Editing Blasdell, New York

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| official_name      = Blasdell, New York
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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| image_caption      = Lake Avenue in Blasdell
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| nickname           = "The Gateway to the Southtowns"
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Erie County, New York|Erie]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Town (New York)|Town]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Hamburg, New York|Hamburg]]
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| government_type    = [[mayor-council government|Mayor-Council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Robert Hefner Jr. [[New York State Democratic Party|(C)]]
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 186
| elevation_ft       = 610
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| population_total   = 2539
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 872.47
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| postal_code        = 14219
| area_code          = [[Area code 716|716]]
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| blank_info         = 36-06849
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0944230
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| population_density_sq_mi = 2258.90
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'''Blasdell''' is a [[village (New York)|village]] in [[Erie County, New York]], United States. The population was 2,553 according to the 2010 Census. The name is derived from Herman Blasdell, the first station master of the Erie and Pennsylvania railroad depot. It is part of the [[Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area]].

Blasdell is in the northern part of the town of [[Hamburg (town), New York|Hamburg]] and is bordered to the north by the city of [[Lackawanna, New York|Lackawanna]], directly south of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. The village calls itself the "Gateway to the Southtowns" of Erie County.

== History ==
The community grew as a [[railroad town]] around the [[Erie Railroad]]. Blasdell was incorporated in 1898 as a village.

Wrestler [[Ilio DiPaolo]] was a longtime resident, before his death in 1995. In 1965 he opened an Italian restaurant on South Park Avenue. It is now run by his family.

Blasdell is one of two municipalities in Erie County to have a registered [[New York State Conservative Party|Conservative]] as its executive, the other being [[Newstead, New York|Newstead]].

==Geography==
Blasdell is located at {{Coord|42|47|42|N|78|49|41|W|type:city}} (42.795108, -78.828004).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Adjacent cities and towns===
* [[Lackawanna, New York|City of Lackawanna]] - north
* [[Hamburg (town), New York|Town of Hamburg]] - south, east, west

===Major highways in the Village of Blasdell===
[[File:Blasdell Station - December 2014.jpg|left|thumb|Blasdell station in December 2014]]
* [[File:I-90.svg|20px]] [[File:NYS Thruway Sign.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]] ([[New York State Thruway]]), although it does not run through the village, the thruway lies just east of it and access to it is provided by Mile Strip Road/Expressway. ([[NY 179]]).
* [[File:US 62.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 62 in New York|U.S. Route 62]] (South Park Avenue), north-south roadway that runs through the village from Hamburg in the south to Lackawanna in the north.
* [[File:NY-179.svg|22px]] New York State Route 179 (Mile Strip Expressway), east- west expressway that borders the south village line. Important route for traffic between [[NY 5]], US&nbsp;62, the NYS Thruway and beyond.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 415
|1910= 849
|1920= 1401
|1930= 2015
|1940= 2322
|1950= 3127
|1960= 3909
|1970= 3910
|1980= 3288
|1990= 2900
|2000= 2718
|2010= 2553
|2020= 2539
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,718 people, 1,201 households, and 684 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,361.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,282 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,114.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 
* 96.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 
* 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 
* 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 
* 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 
* 1.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. 
* [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.46% of the population.

There were 1,201 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,613, and the median income for a family was $43,846. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $22,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,925. About 6.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Ilio DiPaolo]], professional wrestler

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.blasdell.org/ Village of Blasdell official website]

{{Erie County, New York}}

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