Williamsville (New York)
| Williamsville, New York | |||
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 Glen Falls in the Williamsville area |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1850 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Erie County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 78 ° 45 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,300 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,606.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 205 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 14221, 14231 | ||
| Area code : | +1 716 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-82084 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2391218 | ||
| Website : | www.village.williamsville.ny.us | ||
 Historic watermill |
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Williamsville is a city in Erie County in the state of New York in the United States of America . The village was named after Jonas Williams, a settler at the time. The Iroquois called the area " Many Waterfalls" .
Location and history
The village was founded in 1850 and has the peculiarity that it belongs to the territory of two cities. The majority of the village is in Amherst and a small part in Cheektowaga in northwest Erie County.
sons and daughters of the town
- Charles V. Fornes (1844–1929), politician
- Jeff Farkas (born 1978), ice hockey player
- Alexandra Sahlen (* 1982), soccer player, coach and official
- Andrew Poturalski (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Justin Bailey (born 1995), ice hockey player
Web links
- English city history
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the city English.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive )