- For other places with this name, see Elma.
Elma | |
|---|---|
| Town of Elma | |
| Nickname(s): The Heart of Erie County | |
 Location in Erie County and New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′17″N 78°38′13″W / 42.82139°N 78.63694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Erie |
| Settlement | 1827 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Named for | American Elm |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Wayne Clark (R)
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| Area | |
• Total | 34.53 sq mi (89.44 km2) |
| • Land | 34.52 sq mi (89.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,721  |
| • Density | 341.88/sq mi (132.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14059 |
| Area code | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-029-24130 |
| FIPS code | 36-24130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978937 |
| Website | www |
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Elma is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 11,721 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after the American elm tree.
Elma is in the county's central area, southeast of Buffalo.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Elma town, Erie County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 1, 2016.[dead link]