Editing Brant, New York

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''' Brant''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. As of the 2010 [[U.S. census]], the town had a population of 2,065.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3602907894| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brant town, Erie County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 22, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The town was named after the [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] leader [[Joseph Brant]].

Brant is located in the southwestern part of the county and is known as one of the "[[Southtowns]]". It is southwest of [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]].

==History==
The first white settler, Moses Tucker, arrived around 1816. The area was originally in the town of [[Willink, New York|Willink]] and was organized March 25, 1839, from parts of the towns of [[Evans, New York|Evans]] and [[Concord, New York|Concord]].

===An early history===
J.H. French's ''Gazetteer of the State of New York'', Syracuse, New York: R. Pearsall Smith, 1860, contains the following entry for the town of Brant:

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":BRANDT[1] &ndash; was formed from Collins and Evans, March 25, 1839. It lies upon the shore of Lake Erie, in the S.W. corner of the co. The surface is generally level, with a gentle inclination toward the lake. [[Cattaraugus Creek]] forms a part of the S. boundary. The other principal streams are Big Sister, Delaware, and Muddy Creeks. The soil is generally a gravelly [[loam]] intermixed with clay. Brandt ([[postal village|p.v.]]) contains 20 houses. Mill Branch (Farnham p.o.) is the Saw Mill Station on the B. & E.R.R., and contains 30 houses. The first settlement was made in 1817, by Moses Tucker[2]. The first religious services were conducted by Benj. Olmsted, in 1820. A union church is the only one in town.

:[1] Named from Col. Joseph Brant, the Mohawk chief. His Indian name was ''"Tha-yan-da-nee-gah,"'' said to signify "wood partly burned," or "a brand;" and as the Indians are unable to distinguish ''d'' from ''t'' in their pronunciation, it became ''Brant''. &mdash; ''Asher Wright, Missionary at the Cattaraugus Reservation.''

:[2] John, Robert, and Major Campbell, and John West, settled in the town in 1808, and Ansel Smith, Robt. and Wm. Grannis, and Benj. Olmsted, in 1819. The first birth was that of a son of John West, in 1818; the first marriage, that of Levi Grannis and Leah Hallida, in 1819; and the first death, that of Matthew West, in 1822. The first mill was built by Sam'l Butts, in 1822; the first inn was kept by Josephus Hubbard, in 1825; and the first store, by Milton Morse, in 1835. Julia Bradley taught the first school, in 1823."
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This early source is incorrect in its information about the meaning of Brant's name. His Mohawk name meant "he places two bets". His Christian name came from his stepfather. When natives were baptized, they were given Christian names, often based on the name of the white missionary or priest who converted them. Brant's stepfather was given the Christian name "Barent" which was later shortened to Brant in common use. When Joseph was young, he was known in his village as "Brant's Joseph" and his sister as "Brant's Mary". They later became Joseph Brant and Mary "Molly" Brant.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|64.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|63.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.72%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]), [[U.S. Route 20 in New York|U.S. Route 20]] and [[New York State Route 5|NY 5]], pass through the town.

===Adjacent areas===
The western border of Brant consists of [[Lake Erie]], and the southern border is the [[Cattaraugus Indian Reservation]]. The town of [[North Collins, New York|North Collins]] borders to the east and the town of [[Evans, New York|Evans]] lies to the north.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1840 = 1088
| 1850 = 1028
| 1860 = 1097
| 1870 = 1359
| 1880 = 1527
| 1890 = 1396
| 1900 = 1720
| 1910 = 2125
| 1920 = 1830
| 1930 = 1693
| 1940 = 1753
| 1950 = 1934
| 1960 = 2290
| 1970 = 2672
| 1980 = 2437
| 1990 = 2119
| 2000 = 1906
| 2010 = 2065
| 2020 = 1912
| 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>
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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 1,906 people, 710 households, and 528 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|78.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 812 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 93.60% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 710 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,847, and the median income for a family was $47,130. Males had a median income of $35,913 versus $23,646 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,803.  About 4.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[John Joseph Bernet]], railroad executive
*[[Luther Buxton]], New York and Wisconsin state legislator and physician
*[[Marion Fricano]], former MLB pitcher
*[[Clint Holmes]], Vegas Entertainer from Farnham

==Communities and locations in Brant==
*[[Brant (hamlet), New York|Brant]], a [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] located on Route 249.
*[[Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York|Cattaraugus Reservation]], a [[Seneca tribe|Seneca]] reservation that forms the southern border of the town.
*[[Evangola State Park]] is mostly in the town, located on Lake Erie shore.
*[[Farnham, New York|Farnham]], a village in the eastern part of the town, the smallest village in Erie County

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.brantny.com/ Town of Brant official website]
*[http://history.rays-place.com/ny/brant-ny.htm Brant history]

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