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Kenmore is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,205 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

Kenmore is in the south part of the town of Tonawanda, and together with the town it is often referred to as "Ken-Ton".[citation needed] It is bordered to the south by the city of Buffalo. The village is in the northwest part of Erie County.

The village has received accolades: In 2009, the American Planning Association named Kenmore "One of the Top 10 Great Neighborhoods" in the United States. The village is also one of the country's 100 most densely populated incorporated places.

The village of Kenmore was incorporated in 1899[better source needed] from part of the town of Tonawanda. It is known as "Buffalo's First Suburb".[failed verification]

Louis Eberhardt, known as the "father of Kenmore",[citation needed] opposed naming the village "Eberhardt" after himself.[citation needed] He was responsible for buying farmland and subdividing the property into a suburban development. The building which is portrayed on the village logo is the Eberhardt Mansion, located at the corner of Delaware Avenue and Kenmore Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Kenmore Village Hall was listed in 2013 as the Tonawanda Municipal Building.

Kenmore is located at 42°57′54″N 78°52′18″W / 42.96500°N 78.87167°W / 42.96500; -78.87167 (42.964907, -78.871679).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,426 people, 7,071 households, and 4,235 families residing in the village. The population density was 11,437.2 inhabitants per square mile (4,415.9/km2), one of the densest populations in the United States. There were 7,459 housing units at an average density of 5,193.6 per square mile (2,005.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.85% White, 0.99% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

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