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The Town of Barker is a different place, in Broome County, New York, USA.

Barker is a village in Niagara County, New York, USA. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. The mail ZIP code is 14012.

The Village of Barker is within the Town of Somerset and was incorporated in 1908. The main crossroad in the town is the intersection of Somerset Road and Quaker Road (NY 148).

Barker is located at 43°19′39″N, 78°33′13″W (43.327466, -78.553592)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

Barker is situated at the junction of West Somerset Road/Coleman Road and Quaker Road (Route 148).

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 577 people, 211 households, and 150 families residing in the village. The population density was 530.4/km² (1,372.3/mi²). There were 234 housing units at an average density of 215.1/km² (556.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.09% White, 0.69% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 211 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,411, and the median income for a family was $49,464. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $21,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,042. About 8.1% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

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	Municipalities and Communities of Niagara County, New York (County Seat: Lockport)
Cities	Lockport | Niagara Falls | North Tonawanda
Towns	Cambria | Hartland | Lewiston | Lockport | Newfane | Niagara | Pendleton | Porter | Royalton | Somerset | Wilson | Wheatfield
Villages	Barker | Lewiston | Middleport | Wilson | Youngstown
CDPs	Gasport | Olcott | Ransomville | Rapids | South Lockport
Reservations	Tonawanda Reservation | Tuscarora Reservation