Town of Newstead

Newstead Profile

Location - 43.01715 N, 78.52548 W

The Town of Newstead is located in the north eastern portion of Erie county. The Towns borders are Genesee County (Towns of Pembroke and Alabama and the Tonawanda Indian Reservation) to the east, Niagara County (Town of Royalton and Tonawanda Indian Reservation) to the north, Town of Clarence to the West and Town of Alden to the south. It is rural in character and has the Village of Akron in the center of the town. While being rural in character, it has a full range of amenities within reach.

Zip Codes - 14001, 14004, 14031

School District - includes parts of Town of Newstead, Pembroke, Alden, Clarence, Royalton, and Alabama.

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Population Housing Units
Town Village of Akron Town Village of Akron
2000 - 8404 2000 - 3085 1997 - 1824 1997 - 1279
1990 - 7440 1990 - 2998 1990 - 1727 1990 - 1268

Building Permits 2000 Town of Newstead Census Stats
Year (town only) No. of Permits No. of Homes Total Households 3371
2006 207 17 Population in households 8389
2005 190 49 (includes
25 manufactured homes)
Avg household size 2.49
2004 191 27 Total Families 2334
2003 208 39 Avg family size 3.02
2002 178 33 Population by sex
2001 186 25 Male 4107 Female 4297
2000 157 21 Population by age group
1999 151 23 00-19 2196
1998 151 22 20-29 0816
1997 138 37 30-39 1284
      40-49 1312
      50-59 0991
      60-69 0763
      70-79 0683
      80+ 0359
      Population by race
      White 8209
      Hispanic 0044
      Black 0034
      Asian 0010
      American Indian 0065
      other 0008
      two or more races 0034