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Population (year 2000): 13,131. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,493 (-4.9% change)
Males: 6,251 (47.6%), Females: 6,880 (52.4%)
Chautauqua County
Zip code:
14048
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $28,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,100 (year 2000)
Races in Dunkirk:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.9%)
- Hispanic (19.9%)
- Other race (9.1%)
- Black (5.1%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Polish (27.7%), German (19.4%),
Italian (15.1%), Irish (10.9%), English (6.6%), United States
(2.4%).
Elevation: 598 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dunkirk
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dunkirk city
- Never married: 30.4%
- Now married: 45.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 10.4%
2.1% Foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -866 (-6.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Dunkirk:
- BROOKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (529 CENTRAL AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Dunkirk:
- LAKE SHORE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; IRVING, NY)
- WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
WESTFIELD, NY)
- TLC HEALTH NETWORK (about 28 miles; GOWANDA, NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dunkirk:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 24 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
- NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 51 miles; NIAGARA FALLS,
NY; ID: IAG)
- BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 53 miles; BUFFALO, NY;
ID: BUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dunkirk:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (about 5 miles; DUNKIRK,
NY; ID: DKK)
- DART (about 18 miles; MAYVILLE, NY; ID: D79)
- GOWANDA (about 27 miles; GOWANDA, NY; ID: D59)
Amtrak station:
DUNKIRK (108 E. 4TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dunkirk:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 4 miles; FREDONIA,
NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
- SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 37 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 21,661)
- D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,033)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 44 miles; BUFFALO,
NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 45 miles;
ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
- CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 4,002)
Public high school in Dunkirk:
- DUNKIRK SHS (Students: 646; Location: 75 W
SIXTH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dunkirk:
- DUNKIRK MS (Students: 544; Location: 525
EAGLE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SCHOOL 7 (Students: 287; Location: 348 LAKE
SHORE DR E; Grades: KG - 05)
- SCHOOL 3 (Students: 259; Location: 742
LAMPHERE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- SCHOOL 4 (Students: 197; Location: 752
CENTRAL AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- SCHOOL 5 (Students: 168; Location: 117
BRIGHAM RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Dunkirk:
- NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA CATHOLIC S (Students:
223; Location: 336 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST HYACINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 296 LAKE SHORE DR E; Grades: KG - 8)
- CENTRAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 51;
Location: 876 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Dunkirk:
- DUNKIRK FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$236,312; Location: 536 CENTRAL AVENUE; 54,542 books;
1,999 audio materials; 1,454 video materials; 96 serial
subscriptions)
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