Welcome to Dunkirk ...

The city of Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dunkirk has a population of 11,748 people<2> (see below for details).

Dunkirk is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Dunkirk: (716)

Websites for Dunkirk ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dunkirk, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dunkirk had an population of 11,748 people. This is a decrease of 6.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dunkirk had a population of 12,563 people (which is 9.31% of the total population of Chautauqua County). This makes Dunkirk the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Dunkirk represents 0.06% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 194th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,563 people, the population of Dunkirk decreased 4.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,131 people).

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

Communities Also Named Dunkirk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dunkirk - they are located in Indiana (2), Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dunkirk ...

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

• Westfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Silver Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <5>
• Angola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <5>
• Mayville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>
• Brocton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
  • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <5>
• Forestville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <5>
• Cassadaga
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <5>
• South Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dayton
  • South Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Dayton <5>
• Sinclairville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclairville
  • Sinclairville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclairville <5>
• Cherry Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <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 Dunkirk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunkirk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunkirk. Our list includes 31 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dunkirk.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunkirk ...

Looking for more information about Dunkirk? 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 Dunkirk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dunkirk.

Adding Dunkirk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunkirk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunkirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

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