Welcome to Buchanan ...

The village of Buchanan is located in Westchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Buchanan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Buchanan has a population of 2,238 people<3> (see below for details).

Buchanan is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Buchanan ...

Official Website:   www.villageofbuchanan.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Buchanan had an population of 2,238 people. This is an increase of 0.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buchanan had a population of 2,230 people. This makes Buchanan the county's 48th most populous community.

The population of Buchanan represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 851st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,230 people, the population of Buchanan increased 1.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,189 people).

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

Communities Also Named Buchanan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Buchanan - they are located in California (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Buchanan ...

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

• White Plains
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <5>
• Spring Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Palm Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <5>
• Ossining
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <5>
• Beacon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <5>
• Haverstraw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <5>
• Tarrytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tarrytown is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <5>
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people

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 Buchanan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buchanan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buchanan ...

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

Adding Buchanan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Buchanan 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 Buchanan was on a map titled Road Map for New York (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buchanan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Buchanan: www.villageofbuchanan.org/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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