Lakewood

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lakewood is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,993 at the 2020 census. The village is in the northern part of the town of Busti.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lakewood, NY from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

Nick Carter

American singer (born 1980)

Natalie Merchant

American singer

Janis Hansen

American talent agent; former actress (1940-2021)

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Laura Kightlinger

American actress and writer

Alva L. Hager

American politician (1850–1923)

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Julie Anne Peters

American writer (1952–2023)

Willis Rodney Whitney

American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company (1868-1958)

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Roger Tory Peterson

American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996)

George Stoneman

Union Army General and governor of California (1822–1894)

Davis Hanson Waite

American politician (1825-1901)

Brenda Fowler

American actress (1883-1942)

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Brad Anderson

American cartoonist (1924–2015)

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Ralph E. Erickson

American lawyer

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John D. Anderson

American physicist

Ralph Plumb

American politician (1816–1903)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New York

• Jamestown West
  2.1 mi away
• Celoron
  2.2 mi away
• Jamestown
  4.3 mi away · pop. 28,712
• Busti
  4.5 mi away
• Bemus Point
  5.7 mi away
• Chautauqua
  10.8 mi away
• Kennedy
  12.1 mi away
• Cassadaga
  16.8 mi away
• Cherry Creek
  17.6 mi away
• East Randolph
  19.2 mi away
• Forestville
  26.6 mi away
• Cattaraugus
  28.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lakewood

Lake Chautauqua conference, Lakewood, New York, 1898

American Library Association · 1898

The Kent House and cottages [and] the Waldmere and cottages. Lakewood, N. Y. on Lake Chautauqua

Kent House, Lakewood, New York · 1897

Arms and pedigree of Kingdon-Gould, of New York and Georgian court, Lakewood, New Jersey

The Grafton press. Genealogical department · 1906

Chautauqua County, New York State: Jamestown, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Westfield, Lakewood, Chautauqua

2003

Souvenir

Fenton Metallic Manufacturing Co · 1898

U.S. Supreme Court Transcript of Record Lakewood Engineering Co v. New York Cent R Co

2011

Lakewood/Golden/Wheat Ridge

Rand McNally · 2000

Jamestown & Olean, New York, Warren, Bradford, Pa., & Salamanca, N.Y

Marshall Penn-York Co. · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Seen 2026-09-19

Frost's Amanita

Amanita frostiana

Seen 2026-09-19

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-19

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2026-09-18

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

Seen 2026-09-18

Harris's Three-Spot

Harrisimemna trisignata

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-14

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-13

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).