Harris Hill, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Clarence town. It lies in ZIP code area 14221. The Survey maps it on the Lancaster quadrangle. 5,839 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 728 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1905 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresHarris Hill grew from 5,508 to 5,839 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,508 | |
| 2020 | 5,839 | +331 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Depew quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Depew quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
454 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 454 fires within 5 miles of Harris Hill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 74 started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 247 |
| Natural | 74 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Harris Hill: 10 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lancaster Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lancaster Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North and South Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Atlas Gypsum Company Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Clarence Center Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clarence Center Mine & Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Company Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Clarence Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clarence Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harris Hill in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Hill | $50,000 | Several parked tractor trailers tipped over. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Hill | $10,000 | Law enforecment reported trees and debris on Route 33. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Hill | $10,000 | Law enforecment reported trees down near Transit Road. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Harris Hill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris Hill | $2,000 | Trees and power lines down onto Stony Road between Pleasant View and Genesee St in Lancaster. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Harris Hill | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Harris Hill | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmansville | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Williamsville | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Woodstream Farms | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Clarence Center | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| East Amherst | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Depew | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Pavement (historical) | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Lancaster | 4.4 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Harris Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3460446 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952264. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









