Wanakah, New York

Wanakah is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York, United States.^[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,199.^[3]

Wanakah, New York
Census-designated place
Location in Erie County and the state of New York.
Wanakah, New York Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°44′46″N 78°54′11″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Erie
Town	Hamburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	590 ft (180 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,137
• Density	2,605.48/sq mi (1,005.64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	716
FIPS code	36-78124
GNIS feature ID	0968754

Wanakah is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Wanakah is located at 42°44′46″N 78°54′11″W (42.74622, -78.90308) in the western part of the town of Hamburg, on the shore of Lake Erie. The Wanakah CDP encompasses the hamlets of Wanakah, Mount Vernon and Clifton Heights.^[4] New York State Route 5 (Lake Shore Road) is the main road through the CDP, leading northeast to Lackawanna and Buffalo and southwest towards Angola.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,137		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]