Blasdell, New York
| Blasdell, New York | |
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| Village | |
Lake Avenue in Blasdell
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| Nickname(s): "The Gateway to the Southtowns" | |
 Location in Erie County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°47′42″N 78°49′41″W / 42.79500°N 78.82806°WCoordinates: 42°47′42″N 78°49′41″W / 42.79500°N 78.82806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Erie |
| Town | Hamburg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Petrie (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 610 ft (186 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,553 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14219 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-06849 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0944230 |
| Website | www |
Blasdell is a 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 Statistical Area.
Blasdell is in the northern part of the town of Hamburg and is bordered to the north by the city of Lackawanna, directly south of Buffalo. The village calls itself the "Gateway to the Southtowns" of Erie County.
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 Conservative as its executive, the other being Newstead.
Blasdell is located at 42°47′42″N 78°49′41″W / 42.79500°N 78.82806°W (42.795108, -78.828004).
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