Dunkirk
—  City  —
Aerial view of Dunkirk, facing north over Lake Erie.
Dunkirk Location of Dunkirk in New York
Coordinates: 42°28′59″N 79°19′47″W / 42.48306°N 79.32972°W / 42.48306; -79.32972
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Chautauqua

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Dunkirk is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the USA. The population was 13,131 at the 2000 census. ^[1] Dunkirk is on shore of Lake Erie and shares a border with the village of Fredonia. The city is surrounded by the town of Dunkirk. The National Guard has a base in Dunkirk.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Transportation 5 Media 6 Notable residents 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.88%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 13,131 people, 5,477 households, and 3,335 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,899.6 people per square mile (1,119.2/km²). There were 6,071 housing units at an average density of 1,340.6/sq mi (517.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.68% White, 5.06% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.14% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.86% of the population.

There were 5,477 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,313, and the median income for a family was $35,058. Males had a median income of $29,462 versus $21,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,482. About 18.5% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

• A branch of Jamestown Community College is in Dunkirk.
• Dunkirk High School is home to the Dunkirk Marauders.

[edit] Transportation

• The Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (DKK) provides both training facilities and charter services.
• Railroad service in Dunkirk is served by CSX Transportation (via the Buffalo-Cleveland-Willard (Ohio)-Chicago Main Line) and Norfolk Southern Railway (Buffalo-Cleveland-Fort Wayne-Chicago Main Line).

[edit] Media

• The Observer newspaper is published in Dunkirk.

[edit] Notable residents

• Samuel Hopkins Adams, American author, was born on January 26, 1871 in Dunkirk.^{[citation needed]}
• H.B. Halicki, director of Gone in 60 Seconds and The Junkman^{[citation needed]} was born in Dunkirk,^{[citation needed]} and part of Gone in 60 Seconds was filmed on Fourth Street in Dunkirk.^{[citation needed]}
• Thomas Horan, a Medal of Honor Recipient at battle of Gettysburg 1863 (Civil War),^{[citation needed]} was born in Dunkirk in 1839^{[citation needed]} and died 1902. His grave is at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Dunkirk.^{[citation needed]}
• Van Miller, announcer for the Buffalo Bills.^{[citation needed]}
• Lilly Christine, exotic dancer^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• City of Dunkirk government
• City of Dunkirk website

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