▁of ▁Bat avia . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁historic ▁period , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁people , ▁and ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁them ▁as ▁O - so - on - to - geh , ▁or ▁" Place ▁where ▁tur keys ▁are ▁found ". ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁around ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁at ▁first ▁as ▁South ▁P embro ke . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Dar ien ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁P embro ke . ▁The ▁early ▁town ▁was ▁agricult ural , ▁supp lying ▁food ▁products ▁to ▁nearby ▁urban ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁Buff alo . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 1 3 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁west ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ald en ▁in ▁Er ie ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ben ning ton ▁in ▁Wy oming ▁County . ▁ ▁US ▁Route ▁ 2 0 ▁( B road way ) ▁passes ▁across ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁intersect s ▁NY - 7 7 ▁at ▁Dar ien ▁Center . ▁The ▁northern ▁termin us ▁of ▁NY - 2 3 8 ▁( Att ica ▁Road ) ▁is ▁in ▁Dar ien . ▁NY - 3 3 ▁cross es ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁Dar ien . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As