Welcome to Alfred (aka 'Alfred village') ...

The village of Alfred is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of Alfred has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alfred has a population of 3,928 people<3> (see below for details).

Alfred is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Alfred lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The village of Alfred has also been called Alfred village.

Websites for Alfred ...

Official Website: www.alfredny.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alfred had an population of 3,928 people. This is a decrease of 5.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alfred had a population of 4,174 people (which is 8.53% of the total population of Allegany County). This makes Alfred the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Alfred represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 551st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,174 people, the population of Alfred increased 5.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,954 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alfred.

Communities Also Named Alfred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Alfred - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Michigan (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alfred.

Communities near Alfred ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alfred.

• Hornell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <5>
• Wellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Canisteo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <5>
• Andover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
• Belmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• Angelica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <5>
• Arkport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkport
  • Arkport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkport <5>
• North Hornell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hornell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hornell
  • North Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
• Canaseraga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaseraga
  • Canaseraga is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaseraga <5>
• Almond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Almond is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alfred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alfred.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alfred. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alfred.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alfred. See our Newspapers Page for Alfred.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfred ...

Looking for more information about Alfred? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alfred, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alfred.

Adding Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alfred in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alfred was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Alfred in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alfred: www.alfredny.org/

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/