Springville

Originally named "Fiddler's Green" before it was renamed "Springville". Well known for being home to Glenn "Pop" Warner, an important figure in American Football history.

• Name — Springville, New York • Settlement Type — Village • Nickname — Cold Springs • Mapsize — 260px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Erie • Subdivision Type3 — Town • Subdivision Name3 — Concord • Established Title — Incorporated • Established Date — 1834 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 9.56 • Area Land Km2 — 9.53 • Area Water Km2 — 0.02 • Area Total Sq Mi — 3.69 • Area Land Sq Mi — 3.68 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.01 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 4225 • Population Density Km2 — 443.26 • Population Density Sq Mi — 1148.10 • Timezone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 405 • Elevation Ft — 1329 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 14141 • Area Code — 716 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 36-70442 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 0966106 • Website — https: www.villageofspringvilleny.gov/

In 1808, Samuel Cochran became the first permanent settler in the town; it had been a tract of land once known as Holland Purchase. The Springville Academy, opening in 1830, became the first high school in Erie County. It was given its current name, Springville Griffith Institute, in 1867 to honor Archibald Griffith, a donor. The village of Springville was incorporated in 1834 from part of the town of Concord. The Dygert Farm on Elk Street was the site of the 1866 and 1867 Erie County Fair, and also served as training grounds for Jim Thorpe. The Springville post office contains a mural, Fiddler's Green, painted in 1939 by Victoria Hutson Huntley. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. Springville is home to five National Register of Historic Places-listed (NRHP) buildings (Citizens National Bank; Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad Station; Baptist Church of Springville; United States Post Office; Scoby Power Plant and Dam) and the NRHP-listed East Main-Mechanic Streets Historic District and East Hill Historic District.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.7 sqmi, of which 3.7 sqmi is land and 0.27% is water. Cattaraugus Creek and Cattaraugus County are south of the village. New York State Route 39 (NY 39), a major east–west truck road, becomes Main Street upon entering Springville. U.S. Route 219, the Southern Expressway, passes just west of the village. NY 240 (Vaughn Street), a major north–south truck road, marks the east border of the village.

As of the 2020 census, Springville had a population of 4,225. The median age was 43.4 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.0 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,818 households in Springville, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 40.9% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,958 housing units, of which 7.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%. Racial composition as of the 2020 census • Race — Number — Percent • White — 3,952 — 93.5% • Black or African American — 37 — 0.9% • American Indian and Alaska Native — 20 — 0.5% • Asian — 24 — 0.6% • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander — 0 — 0.0% • Some other race — 29 — 0.7% • Two or more races — 163 — 3.9% • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) — 90 — 2.1%

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,252 people, 1,705 households, and 1,091 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,164.4 PD/sqmi. There were 1,798 housing units at an average density of 492.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.28% White, 0.49% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 1,705 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01. The population was spread out in the village with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,221, and the median income for a family was $49,422. Males had a median income of $39,452 versus $24,621 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,302. About 5.4% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

• Bertrand Chaffee, businessman, farmer, and philanthropist; president of the Springville and Sardinia Railroad • Joseph Gallup Cochran (1817–1871), Presbyterian missionary, minister, teacher, and translator. • C. DeForest Cummings, former Syracuse Orange football coach • Emmons Dunbar, agriculturalist, college football coach • Erwin F. Dygert, noted importer of Belgian horses, and harness racing • Elon Howard Eaton, ornithologist, attended school in Springville • Ken Knowlton, computer graphics pioneer • Asher P. Nichols, state senator • Fletcher Pratt, author and historian • Tom Reynolds, Republican politician • George Schuster, driver in the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race • Allen D. Scott, former New York state senator • Bill Simon, songwriter (with Jack Yellen), jazz critic, saxophonist • Joey Snyder III, pro golfer • Bill Warner, college football coach, brother of Pop Warner • Pop Warner, coach, prompter, helped shape football into the form it is played today • Christine Weidinger, opera singer • Jack Yellen, songwriter (including "Ain't She Sweet" and the Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign tune "Happy Days Are Here Again")

• Illustration — Victoria H. Huntley post office mural • Springville Center for the Arts - A community multi-arts center that produces theater shows, gallery exhibits, workshops and more. The original establishment closed in 2007. Their new establishment is the former Baptist Church building at the corner of North Buffalo Street and Franklin Street.

• Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District