2795 East Church Street
Eden, New York 14057
PH: 716-992-3559
FAX: 716-992-4131
http://www.edenny.org/courtindex.html
Court Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-12:00pm
Summer hours are 8-3:30 and 8-12 on Wednesdays
Court is held every Tuesday.
Town Justice:
Michael Cooper
Melissa Zittel
Town Prosecutor:
Michael Kobiolka
District Attorney:
As assigned by the Erie County District Attorney Justice Court Bureau.
Court Clerk:
Theresa Baskerville (Court Clerk)
Betty Ann Neifer (Part-time Court Clerk)
Map:
You may not know:
Eden is a town located south of Buffalo, in Erie County, New York. The population was 8,076 at the 2000 census. The basis for choosing the town’s name is unknown.
The Town of Eden is one of the interior “Southtowns” of Erie County, lying in the south-central part of the county and south of Buffalo.
The first settler, Samual Tubbs, arrived around the 1800s. The Town of Eden was established in 1812 by partition of the (now defunct) Town of Willink. Later, Eden gave up territory to form the Towns of Evans and Hamburg. The town was called “Hill’s Corners” until 1822.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,076 people, 2,855 households, and 2,235 families residing in the town. The population density was 202.8 inhabitants per square mile. There were 2,995 housing units at an average density of 29.0 persons/km. The racial makeup of the town was 98.33% White, .41% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,855 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 7.9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $54,940, and the median income for a family was $60,640. Males had a median income of $41,405 versus $28,582 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,060. 2.4% of the population and 1.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.1% are under the age of 18 and 4.5% are 65 or older.