village
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in the southeastern section of the
town
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Erie County, New York
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, United States. Springville is the principal community in the town and a major business location in southern Erie County. The population was 4,296 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
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. Springville was originally named "Fiddler's Green" before it was renamed "Springville". Springville is well known for being home to Glenn "Pop" Warner, an important figure in American Football history.
History
In 1808, Samuel Cochran became the first permanent settler in the town, it had been a tract of land once known as Holland Purchase. The Springville Academy, opening in 1830, became the first high school in Erie County. It was given its current name, Springville Griffith Institute, in 1867 to honor Archibald Griffith, a donor. The village of Springville was incorporated in 1834 from part of the town of Concord. The Dygert Farm on Elk Street was the site of the 1866 and 1867
Erie County Fair
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, and also served as training grounds for
Jim Thorpe
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.
The Springville post office contains a mural, ''Fiddler's Green'', painted in 1939 by
Victoria Hutson Huntley
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Life
Huntley grew up in New York City, and studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art and the ...
. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the
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, later called the
Section of Fine Arts
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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and 0.27% is water.
Cattaraugus Creek
Cattaraugus Creek is a stream, approximately long, in western New York in the United States.Cattaraugus County are south of the village.
New York State Route 39 (NY 39), a major east–west truck road, becomes Main Street upon entering Springville. U.S. Route 219, the Southern Expressway, passes just west of the village. NY 240 (Vaughn Street), a major north–south truck road, marks the east border of the village.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,252 people, 1,705 households, and 1,091 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.28%
White
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, 0.49%
African American
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Pacific Islander
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, 0.19% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 1,705 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.
The population was spread out in the village with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $38,221, and the median income for a family was $49,422. Males had a median income of $39,452 versus $24,621 for females. The
per capita income
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for the village was $19,302. About 5.4% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
Presbyterian
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Syracuse Orange
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football coach
* Emmons Dunbar, agriculturalist, college football coach
* Erwin F. Dygert, noted importer of Belgian horses, and harness racing
* Elon Howard Eaton, ornithologist, attended school in Springville
*
Ken Knowlton
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Fletcher Pratt
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, author and historian
* Tom Reynolds, Republican politician
* George Schuster, driver in the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race
* Allen D. Scott, former New York state senator
* Bill Simon, songwriter (with Jack Yellen), jazz critic, saxophonist
* Joey Snyder III, pro golfer
* Bill Warner, college football coach, brother of
Pop Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954), most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American college football coach at various institutions who is responsible for several key aspects of the modern game. Included among his inn ...
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Pop Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner (April 5, 1871 – September 7, 1954), most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American college football coach at various institutions who is responsible for several key aspects of the modern game. Included among his inn ...
, coach, prompter, helped shape football into the form it is played today
* Christine Weidinger, opera singer
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Jack Yellen
Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme ...
, songwriter (including "
Ain't She Sweet
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" and the Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign tune "
Happy Days Are Here Again
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Arts and culture
* Springville Center for the Arts - A community multi-arts center that produces theater shows, gallery exhibits, workshops and more. The original establishment closed in 2007. Their new establishment is the former Baptist Church building at the corner of North Buffalo Street and Franklin Street.