Why visit Town Line
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Lancaster District School No. 6.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80°F; January lows average 19°F, and about 95 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Town Line
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Town Line
Town Line is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Town Line had a population of 2,334. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The community is located on the boundary between the towns of Lancaster and Alden.
From the Wikipedia article Town Line, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Lancaster District School No. 6
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.8 mi
Historic building in Lancaster, New York, United States
Churches and places of worship1
Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral
Church · 1.7 mi
6298 Broadway Street, Lancaster
Schools, colleges and libraries13
1 more on the map.
History
According to Town Line oral lore, in 1861, 125 men gathered in an informal meeting at a local schoolhouse and passed (85 to 40) a resolution to secede from the United States. Because Town Line was never an incorporated municipal entity in the first place and had no well-defined boundaries, the resolution had no legal effect; neither the Confederacy nor the Union ever formally recognized the action. Alden Historical Society archivist Karen Muchow has stated that there are no written records of the action. According to Muchow, several members of the German-American community fled to Canada and twenty residents fought for the Union Army. While the reason behind the vote is unknown, author Daren Wang and others have opined that Town Line residents—some of whom had emigrated from Germany to avoid conscription—were motivated by opposition to a potential military draft being necessitated by the Civil War.
Town Line held a ceremony on January 24, 1946 to "rejoin" the Union. Hollywood celebrity Cesar Romero participated in the festivities. On that day, residents voted, 90 to 23, to rescind the 19th-century secession vote.
From the History section of Town Line, New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Town Line
15 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 19°F | 3.4 in | 26.7 in |
| Feb | 33°F | 20°F | 2.5 in | 18.1 in |
| Mar | 42°F | 26°F | 2.9 in | 14.1 in |
| Apr | 55°F | 36°F | 3.4 in | 2.5 in |
| May | 67°F | 48°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 76°F | 58°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 80°F | 63°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 79°F | 62°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 72°F | 54°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 60°F | 44°F | 4.0 in | 0.9 in |
| Nov | 48°F | 34°F | 3.5 in | 7.8 in |
| Dec | 37°F | 26°F | 3.8 in | 25.3 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Buffalo Hcn 72528 (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Erie County has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for snowstorms.
- 2023-03-15: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
- 2022-12-26: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2022-11-20: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Winter Storm)
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-12-19: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (BUF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- Alden 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Lancaster 5 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Elma Center 5 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Clarence 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Depew 7 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Harris Hill 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Billington Heights 8 mi southwest, about 12 min by car
- East Aurora 9 mi south, about 14 min by car
- Cheektowaga 10 mi west, about 15 min by car
- West Seneca 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Lancaster District School No. 6 Aug 10, Pubdog ( talk ), Public domain
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