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The Town of Newfane is in the north-central part of the county, north of the City Of Lockport . HISTORY The Town of Newfane was established in 1824 from parts of the Towns of Hartland , Somerset , and Wilson . At one time the community was known as "Charlotte" and "Charlottesville," but then was renamed Newfane ("New Fane" = "New Church"). Its school district includes an Early Childhood Center, Elementary school, middle school and one high school. The school's mascot is a Panther . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 138.5 Km&2 (53.5 Mi&2 ). 134.3 km&2 (51.8 mi&2) of it is land and 4.2 km&2 (1.6 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.05% water. Newfane's northern border is Lake Ontario . The town's south border is shared with the Town Of Lockport . New York State Route 104 passes across the town as "Ridge Road." New York State Route 78 is a major north-south route through the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 9,657 people, 3,597 households, and 2,633 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 71.9/km&2 (186.3/mi&2). There were 3,854 housing units at an average density of 28.7/km&2 (74.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.15% White , 0.76% Black or African American , 0.54% Native American , 0.20% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.51% from Other Races , and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,597 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were Married Couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08. In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $41,438, and the median income for a family was $50,095. Males had a median income of $38,037 versus $25,279 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $18,311. 6.8% of the population and 5.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 7.9% of those under the age of 18 and 5.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN NEWFANE
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