Depew, New York
| Depew, New York | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Motto: "The Village of Unexcelled Opportunity" | |
 Location in Erie County and the state of New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°54′42″N 78°42′6″W / 42.91167°N 78.70167°WCoordinates: 42°54′42″N 78°42′6″W / 42.91167°N 78.70167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Erie |
| Towns | Cheektowaga, Lancaster |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| • Land | 5.1 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,303 |
| • Density | 3,016/sq mi (1,164.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14043 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-20313 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0948333 |
| Website | www |
Depew is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,303 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is named for Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1892), the president of the New York Central Railroad and later a US senator (1899-1911) who was one of the original investors who bought the land for the village which was incorporated in 1894.
The village extends across the boundary between the towns of Lancaster and Cheektowaga. The village lies on both sides of NY Route 78 (Transit Road), a major north-south route.
Village residents voted on January 17, 2017 to not dissolve the Village of Depew into the Towns of Lancaster and Cheektowaga, by a margin of 3,006-1,165.
Depew is located at 42°54′42″N 78°42′6″W / 42.91167°N 78.70167°W (42.911758, -78.701600).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.
Depew straddles the towns of Lancaster and Cheektowaga and is 11 miles (18 km) east of downtown Buffalo. Depew is bordered to the east by the village of Lancaster.
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