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Blasdell
New Yorkvillage
Blasdell
Total population
2,549
Median home value
$170,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$69,856
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Blasdell is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blasdell had a population of 2,539. 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.
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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 Conservative as its executive, the other being Newstead.
Geography
Blasdell is located at (42.795108, -78.828004). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. * City of Lackawanna - north * Town of Hamburg - south, east, west * 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). * 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. * 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 62, the NYS Thruway and beyond.
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Race & ethnicity
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Climate
Current forecast
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Books about Blasdell
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library