Erie County, New York

County in New York, United States

For other counties in the United States named Erie County, see Erie County, Pennsylvania and Erie County, Ohio.

County in New York

Erie County

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Left to right from top: Erie County Hall, Wendt Beach Park, Akron Falls Park, Chestnut Ridge Park, Canisius University, Gateway Park, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

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Coordinates: 42°45′N 78°47′W﻿ / ﻿42.75°N 78.78°W﻿ / 42.75; -78.78
Country|  United States
State|  New York
Founded| 1821
Named after| Eriechronon
Seat| Buffalo
Largest city| Buffalo
Government

• County Executive| Mark C. Poloncarz (D)
Area

• Total

| 1,227 sq mi (3,180 km2)
• Land| 1,043 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Water| 184 sq mi (480 km2)  15%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 954,236
• Density| 914.9/sq mi (353.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts| 23rd, 26th
Website| erie.gov

Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236.[1] However, in 2023 the estimated population was 946,147.[2] The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population.[3] Both the county and Lake Erie were named for the regional Iroquoian language-speaking Erie tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the area before 1654. They were later pushed out by the more powerful Iroquoian nations tribes. The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.

Erie County, along with its northern neighbor Niagara County, makes up the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, the second largest in the State of New York behind New York City. The county's southern part is known as the Southtowns.[4] The county has seen one of the highest growth rates of any county in the State of New York from the 2010 to 2020 census, although, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Erie County has faced some population decline,[5] due to the harsh economic hit many businesses dealt with, leaving them to either close down completely or move to a larger city.

## History

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When counties were established by the English colonial authorities in the Province of New York in 1683, present-day Erie County was inhabited by the Iroquois. Significant colonization by White Americans did not begin until after the United States had gained independence with the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783.[6] The U.S. forced the Iroquois to cede most of their lands, as many had been allies of the British during the conflict.

About 1800, the Holland Land Company, formed by American businessmen and their Dutch associates, extinguished aboriginal claims by purchasing the land from New York, acquired the title to the territory of what are today the eight westernmost counties of New York, surveyed their holdings, established towns and began selling lots to individuals. The state was eager to attract settlers and have homesteads and businesses developed. At this time, all of western New York was included in Ontario County.

As the population increased, the state legislature created Genesee County in 1802 out of part of Ontario County. In 1808, Niagara County was created out of Genesee County. In 1821, Erie County was created out of Niagara County, encompassing all the land between Tonawanda Creek and Cattaraugus Creek.[7] The first towns formed in present-day Erie County were the Town of Clarence and the Town of Willink. Clarence and Willink comprised the northern and southern portions of Erie county, respectively. Clarence is still a distinct town, but Willink was quickly subdivided into other towns. When Erie County was established in 1821, it consisted of the towns of Amherst, Aurora, Boston, Clarence, Collins, Concord, Eden, Evans, Hamburg, Holland, Sardinia and Wales.

The county has a number of houses and other properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, New York.[8]

In 1861, the hamlet of Town Line in the Town of Lancaster voted 85–40 to secede from the Union.[9] Town Line never sought admission into the Confederate States of America and there is no evidence that men from the community ever fought for the Confederacy. Some reporting from that time indicates the vote was a joke. On January 24, 1946, as part of a nationally reported event, Town Line voted to officially return to the Union after 85 years of Union secession.[10]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,227 square miles (3,180 km2), of which 1,043 square miles (2,700 km2) (85%) is land and 184 square miles (480 km2) (15%) is water.[11]

Erie County is in the western portion of upstate New York, bordering on the lake of the same name. Part of the industrial area that has included Buffalo, it is the most populous county in upstate New York outside of the New York City metropolitan area. The county also lies on the international border between the United States and Canada, bordering the Province of Ontario.

The northern border of the county is Tonawanda Creek. Part of the southern border is Cattaraugus Creek. Other major streams include Buffalo Creek (Buffalo River), Cayuga Creek, Cazenovia Creek, Scajaquada Creek, Eighteen Mile Creek and Ellicott Creek. The county's northern half, including Buffalo and its suburbs, is known as the Northtowns and is relatively flat and rises gently up from the lake. The southern half, known as the Southtowns,[4] is much hillier. It has the northwesternmost foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The highest elevation in the county is a hill in the Town of Sardinia that tops out at around 1,940 feet (590 m) above sea level. The lowest ground is about 560 feet (170 m), on Grand Island at the Niagara River. The Onondaga Escarpment runs through the northern part of Erie County.

### Rivers, streams and lakes

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* Buffalo River
* Cattaraugus Creek
* Cayuga Creek
* Cazenovia Creek
* Eighteen Mile Creek
* Ellicott Creek
* Lake Erie
* Niagara River
* Scajaquada Creek
* Tonawanda Creek

### Adjacent counties and municipality

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* Niagara County \- north
* Genesee County \- northeast
* Wyoming County \- southeast
* Cattaraugus County \- south
* Chautauqua County \- southwest
* Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada \- northwest

### Major highways

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* Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway)
* Interstate 190 (Niagara Thruway)
* Interstate 290 (Youngmann Expressway)
* Interstate 990 (Lockport Expressway)
* U.S. Route 20 (Southwestern Boulevard/Transit Road/Broadway)
* U.S. Route 20A (Big Tree Road)
* U.S. Route 62 (South Park Avenue/Bailey Avenue/Niagara Falls Boulevard)
* U.S. Route 219 (Southern Expressway)
* New York State Route 5 (Hamburg Turnpike/Buffalo Skyway/Main Street)
* New York State Route 16 (Seneca Street)
* New York State Route 33 (Kensington Expressway/Genesee Street)
* New York State Route 39
* New York State Route 78 (Transit Road)
* New York State Route 179 (Milestrip Expressway/Road)
* New York State Route 198 (Scajaquada Expressway)
* New York State Route 263 (Grover Cleveland Highway/Millersport Highway)
* New York State Route 240 (Orchard Park Road/Harlem Road)
* New York State Route 277 (Union Road)
* New York State Route 324 (Grand Island Boulevard/Sheridan Drive)
* New York State Route 354 (Clinton Street)
* New York State Route 400 (Aurora Expressway)

#### Erie County routes

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Main article: List of county routes in Erie County, New York

### National protected area

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* Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

### State protected areas

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* Amherst State Park, Town of Amherst
* Beaver Island State Park, Town of Grand Island
* Buckhorn Island State Park, Town of Grand Island
* Buffalo Harbor State Park, City of Buffalo
* Evangola State Park, Towns of Brant and Evans
* Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management Area, Town of Amherst
* Hampton Brook Woods Wildlife Management Area, Village of Hamburg
* Knox Farm State Park, Town of East Aurora
* Motor Island Wildlife Management Area, Town of Grand Island
* Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area, Town of Akron
* Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, Town of Cheektowaga
* Spicer Creek Wildlife Management Area, Town of Grand Island
* Strawberry Island State Park, Town of Townawanda
* Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area, Town of Clarence
* Woodlawn Beach State Park, Town of Hamburg
* Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area, Town of Collins

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1830| 35,719| | —
1840| 62,465| | 74.9%
1850| 100,993| | 61.7%
1860| 141,971| | 40.6%
1870| 178,699| | 25.9%
1880| 219,884| | 23.0%
1890| 322,981| | 46.9%
1900| 433,686| | 34.3%
1910| 528,985| | 22.0%
1920| 634,688| | 20.0%
1930| 762,408| | 20.1%
1940| 798,377| | 4.7%
1950| 899,238| | 12.6%
1960| 1,064,688| | 18.4%
1970| 1,113,491| | 4.6%
1980| 1,015,472| | −8.8%
1990| 968,532| | −4.6%
2000| 950,265| | −1.9%
2010| 919,040| | −3.3%
2020| 954,236| | 3.8%
2024 (est.)| 950,602| [12]| −0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]
1790-1960[14] 1900-1990[15]
1990-2000[16] 2010-2014[1]

As of the 2023,[17] there were 954,236 people living in the county. The population density was 915 inhabitants per square mile (353/km2). There were 438,747 housing units at an average density of 421 per square mile (163/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 77.8 White, 13.9% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 5.0% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.4% from other races and 5.4% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.6% were of German, 17.2% Polish, 14.9% Italian, 11.7% Irish and 5.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 91.1% spoke English, 3% Spanish and 1.6% Polish as their first language.

Erie County population[18]

There were 380,873 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% older than 65. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,567 and the median income for a family was $49,490. Males had a median income of $38,703 versus $26,510 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,357. About 9.2% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.3% of those under 18 and 7.8% of those older than 65.

### 2020 census

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Erie County racial composition[19] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 678,236  | 71%
Black or African American (NH)  | 129,874  | 13.6%
Native American (NH)  | 4,667  | 0.5%
Asian (NH)  | 46,090  | 4.83%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 199  | 0.02%
Other/mixed (NH)  | 35,512  | 3.72%
Hispanic or Latino | 59,658  | 6.25%

## County government and politics

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Prior to 1936, Erie County predominantly backed Republican Party candidates, with only four Democratic Party candidates winning the county in a presidential election - James Buchanan in 1856, George B. McClellan in 1864, Grover Cleveland in 1892 and Woodrow Wilson in 1912. However, starting with the 1936 election, it has turned predominantly Democratic since then, with only two Republicans carrying the county in a presidential election-- Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 and Richard Nixon in 1972, with Nixon being the most recent. In 2016, like many other counties in the Rust Belt, Donald Trump expanded the Republican vote share thanks to his appeal to working-class whites and Ethnic-Catholic voters, keeping the margin in single digits for the first time since 1984. Four years later, in 2020, Joe Biden won 267,270 votes in Erie County, more than Barack Obama in 2008. Biden's margin of victory, however, was smaller than Obama's 2008 victory within the county and Trump's margin, though declining, was still higher than any Republican since 1988 (aside from his 2016 margin).

United States presidential election results for Erie County, New York[20] Year  | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 204,774  | 44.54%  | 248,651  | 54.08% | 6,364  | 1.38%
2020 | 197,552  | 41.73%  | 267,270  | 56.46% | 8,596  | 1.82%
2016 | 188,303  | 44.45%  | 215,456  | 50.86% | 19,866  | 4.69%
2012 | 169,675  | 40.97%  | 237,356  | 57.31% | 7,164  | 1.73%
2008 | 178,815  | 40.46%  | 256,299  | 57.99% | 6,871  | 1.55%
2004 | 184,423  | 41.43%  | 251,090  | 56.41% | 9,625  | 2.16%
2000 | 160,176  | 37.72%  | 240,176  | 56.56% | 24,302  | 5.72%
1996 | 132,343  | 32.26%  | 224,554  | 54.74% | 53,337  | 13.00%
1992 | 129,444  | 28.67%  | 196,233  | 43.46% | 125,819  | 27.87%
1988 | 188,796  | 43.83%  | 238,779  | 55.43% | 3,217  | 0.75%
1984 | 222,882  | 48.28%  | 237,631  | 51.47% | 1,158  | 0.25%
1980 | 169,209  | 40.24%  | 215,283  | 51.20% | 35,981  | 8.56%
1976 | 220,310  | 48.65%  | 229,397  | 50.66% | 3,136  | 0.69%
1972 | 256,462  | 53.88% | 218,105  | 45.82%  | 1,456  | 0.31%
1968 | 167,853  | 37.04%  | 250,054  | 55.18% | 35,258  | 7.78%
1964 | 125,962  | 26.71%  | 344,910  | 73.14% | 704  | 0.15%
1960 | 211,957  | 43.30%  | 277,203  | 56.62% | 404  | 0.08%
1956 | 292,657  | 63.68% | 166,930  | 36.32%  | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 253,927  | 56.32% | 196,378  | 43.56%  | 550  | 0.12%
1948 | 175,118  | 45.68%  | 197,618  | 51.55% | 10,636  | 2.77%
1944 | 185,975  | 48.53%  | 195,905  | 51.12% | 1,355  | 0.35%
1940 | 183,664  | 49.05%  | 189,779  | 50.68% | 992  | 0.26%
1936 | 152,312  | 44.51%  | 183,555  | 53.64% | 6,341  | 1.85%
1932 | 141,059  | 49.86% | 131,012  | 46.31%  | 10,859  | 3.84%
1928 | 144,726  | 51.36% | 126,449  | 44.87%  | 10,614  | 3.77%
1924 | 112,070  | 58.53% | 40,780  | 21.30%  | 38,630  | 20.17%
1920 | 99,762  | 63.22% | 40,436  | 25.63%  | 17,598  | 11.15%
1916 | 53,638  | 52.35% | 45,622  | 44.53%  | 3,200  | 3.12%
1912 | 19,185  | 22.54%  | 33,518  | 39.38% | 32,410  | 38.08%
1908 | 52,182  | 52.36% | 45,185  | 45.34%  | 2,293  | 2.30%
1904 | 49,669  | 55.73% | 36,582  | 41.04%  | 2,881  | 3.23%
1900 | 44,767  | 51.66% | 39,833  | 45.97%  | 2,057  | 2.37%
1896 | 45,612  | 58.57% | 30,172  | 38.74%  | 2,095  | 2.69%
1892 | 32,340  | 47.28%  | 32,431  | 47.41% | 3,632  | 5.31%
1888 | 31,612  | 51.06% | 29,543  | 47.71%  | 762  | 1.23%
1884 | 26,249  | 50.49% | 24,759  | 47.62%  | 985  | 1.89%
1880 | 24,199  | 53.20% | 20,848  | 45.83%  | 442  | 0.97%
1876 | 20,300  | 50.85% | 19,533  | 48.93%  | 90  | 0.23%
1872 | 17,831  | 58.74% | 12,467  | 41.07%  | 58  | 0.19%
1868 | 15,822  | 52.26% | 14,454  | 47.74%  | 0  | 0.00%
1864 | 13,061  | 49.42%  | 13,370  | 50.58% | 0  | 0.00%
1860 | 12,430  | 53.31% | 10,885  | 46.69%  | 0  | 0.00%
1856 | 6,902  | 34.58%  | 7,536  | 37.76% | 5,520  | 27.66%
1852 | 8,025  | 51.55% | 7,033  | 45.18%  | 510  | 3.28%
1848 | 7,647  | 57.12% | 3,360  | 25.10%  | 2,381  | 17.78%
1844 | 6,905  | 55.82% | 5,050  | 40.82%  | 415  | 3.35%
1840 | 6,787  | 64.56% | 3,687  | 35.07%  | 38  | 0.36%
1836 | 4,882  | 64.72% | 2,661  | 35.28%  | 0  | 0.00%
1832 | 4,324  | 70.46% | 1,813  | 29.54%  | 0  | 0.00%
1828 | 3,331  | 72.48% | 1,265  | 27.52%  | 0  | 0.00%

### Erie County executives

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Name  | Party  | Term

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Edward C. Rath | Republican | 1962–1969
B. John Tutuska | Republican | 1969–1971
Edward Regan | Republican | 1972–1978
Ed Rutkowski | Republican | 1979–1987
Dennis Gorski | Democratic | 1988–1999
Joel Giambra | Republican | 2000–2007
Chris Collins | Republican | 2008–2011
Mark Poloncarz  | Democratic | 2012–Present

### Elected officials

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Office  | Name  | Party  | Hometown

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County Executive  | Mark Poloncarz  | Democratic | Buffalo
County Comptroller  | Kevin R. Hardwick  | Democratic | Tonawanda
County Clerk  | Mickey Kearns | Republican | Buffalo
District Attorney  | John J. Flynn  | Democratic | Buffalo
County Sheriff  | John C. Garcia  | Republican | Buffalo

### County legislature

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As of 2025, there are seven Democrats, three Republicans, and one Conservative in the county legislature.

District  | Title  | Name  | Party  | Hometown

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1[21] |  | Lawrence J. Dupre  | Democratic | Buffalo
2[22] |  | Taisha St. Jean Tard  | Democratic | Buffalo
3[23] |  | Michael Kooshoian  | Democratic | Kenmore
4[24] |  | John Bargnesi  | Democratic | Town of Tonawanda
5[25] |  | Jeanne Vinal  | Democratic | Amherst
6[26] |  | Christopher D. Greene  | Republican | Clarence
7[27] | Chairman  | Timothy J. Meyers  | Democratic | Cheektowaga
8[28] |  | Frank J. Todaro  | Republican | Lancaster
9[29] | Majority Leader  | John Gilmour  | Democratic | Hamburg
10[30] |  | Lindsay R. Lorigo  | Conservative | West Seneca
11[31] | Minority Leader  | John J. Mills  | Republican | Orchard Park

## Education

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### School districts

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See also: List of school districts in New York

School districts include:[32]

* Akron Central School District
* Alden Central School District
* Amherst Central School District
* Attica Central School District
* Buffalo City School District
* Cheektowaga Central School District
* Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District
* Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District
* Clarence Central School District
* Cleveland Hill Union Free School District
* Depew Union Free School District
* East Aurora Union Free School District
* Eden Central School District
* Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore) a.k.a. Lake Shore Central School District
* Frontier Central School District
* Grand Island Central School District
* Gowanda Central School District
* Hamburg Central School District
* Holland Central School District
* Iroquois Central School District
* Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District
* Lackawanna City School District
* Lancaster Central School District
* North Collins Central School District
* Orchard Park Central School District
* Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District
* Sweet Home Central School District
* Tonawanda City School District
* West Seneca Central School District
* Williamsville Central School District
* Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District

"Special act" school districts

* Randolph Academy Union Free School District \- In 2011 it took the territory of another special act district, Hopevale Union Free School District[33]

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, some parts of this county were not in a defined school district, with some undefined land and some undefined water.[34]

### Higher education

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* Buffalo State College
* Canisius College
* Daemen College
* D'Youville University
* Erie Community College
* Hilbert College
* Medaille College
* Trocaire College
* University at Buffalo
* Villa Maria College
* Bryant & Stratton College

## Attractions and recreation

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Erie County is home to three professional teams—the NFL's Buffalo Bills, the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and the NLL's Buffalo Bandits, along with Division I's Buffalo Bulls and MILB's Buffalo Bisons. The city of Buffalo also features the Buffalo Zoo, The Buffalo History Museum, Burchfield-Penney Art Center and Albright-Knox Art Gallery (all located within a mile of each other in the Delaware Park System), Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Buffalo Museum of Science, the Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Complex in addition to tourist districts such as Canalside and Larkinville. The Erie County Fair, held every August in the Town of Hamburg from 1820 to 2024 (the 2020 event, like much everything else across the country, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), is one of the largest county fairs in the United States.[35]

### Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry

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The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry was established in 1925 with four parks spanning 2,280 acres (9.2 km2). As of 2003, the county managed 38 properties, totaling approximately 11,000 acres (45 km2) of land. Management objectives include providing and maintaining recreational space and the conservation of the county's natural and historic resources.[36] A 2003 Master Plan identified several broad categories of parks operated by the county, including heritage parks, waterfront parks, conservation parks, special purpose parks and forest management areas.[36]

#### Heritage parks

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Eternal Flame Falls in Chestnut Ridge Park

Erie County's heritage parks include the five original county parks that were established during the 1920s and 1930s. These parks are examples of multiple-use sites with significant scenic, natural and historic features. Each park has unique man-made structures of historical character, many constructed as part of the Works Progress Administration movement in the 1930s.[37]

* Akron Falls Park (established in 1933, acquired by Erie County in 1947)
* Chestnut Ridge Park (established by Erie County in 1926)
* Como Lake Park (established in 1923, acquired by Erie County in 1926)
* Ellicott Creek Park (established by Erie County in 1926)
* Emery Park (established by Erie County in 1925)

#### Waterfront parks

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Waterfront parks include the significant scenic sites and recreational trail systems along the county's Lake Erie shoreline.[37]

* Bennett Beach Park
* Isle View Park
* Riverwalk Park
* Wendt Beach Park

#### Conservation parks

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View of the Scoby Dam at Scoby Dam Park

These largely-undeveloped parks are managed primarily for conservation of the natural environment and passive nature-based outdoor recreation activities. These lands are intended to generally remain in a natural state.[37]

* Boston Forest
* Eighteen Mile Creek Park
* Franklin Gulf Park
* Scoby Dam Park
* Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial Park (commonly known as Hunters Creek Park)

#### Special purpose parks

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Special purpose parks have unique characteristics that provide specific recreational functions within the county's park system.[37]

* Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
* Elma Meadows Golf Course
* Grover Cleveland Golf Course
* Sprague Brook Park

#### Forest management areas

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Forest management areas are managed by the Erie County Bureau of Forestry, which was established in 1927. These areas include several thousand acres of mostly-coniferous plantation style forest, much of which was planted on abandoned farmland by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. These areas are located mostly in the rural southern portion of the county.[38] These lands have limited recreation potential, mostly in the form of trails. Management of these lands is focused on natural resource conservation, in addition to potential commercial resource extraction of timber products or maple syrup.[37][38]

## Communities

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#  | Location  | Population (2010)  | Type  | Area

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1  | †Buffalo | 278,349  | City  | Greater Buffalo
2  | Cheektowaga | 75,178  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
3  | Tonawanda | 58,144  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
4  | West Seneca | 44,711  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
5  | Lackawanna | 19,949  | City  | Greater Buffalo
6  | Kenmore | 15,423  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
7  | Depew | 15,303  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
8  | Tonawanda | 15,130  | City  | Greater Buffalo
9  | Eggertsville | 15,019  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
10  | Lancaster | 10,352  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
11  | Hamburg | 9,409  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
12  | East Aurora | 6,236  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
13  | Harris Hill | 5,508  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
14  | Williamsville | 5,300  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
15  | Grandyle Village | 4,629  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
16  | Springville | 4,296  | Village  | Southern
17  | Lake Erie Beach | 3,872  | CDP  | Southern
18  | Sloan | 3,661  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
19  | Eden | 3,516  | CDP  | Southern
20  | Orchard Park | 3,246  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
21  | Wanakah | 3,199  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
22  | Akron | 2,868  | Village  | Northeast
23  | ‡Gowanda | 2,709  | Village  | Southern
24  | Clarence | 2,646  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
25  | Alden | 2,605  | Village  | Northeast
26  | Elma Center | 2,571  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
27  | Blasdell | 2,553  | Village  | Greater Buffalo
28  | North Boston | 2,521  | CDP  | Southern
29  | Town Line | 2,367  | CDP  | Northeast
30  | Angola | 2,127  | Village  | Southern
31  | Billington Heights | 1,685  | CDP  | Greater Buffalo
32  | Angola on the Lake | 1,675  | CDP  | Southern
33  | North Collins | 1,232  | Village  | Southern
34  | Holland | 1,206  | CDP  | Southern
35  | Farnham | 386  | Village  | Southern
\-  | Highland-on-the-Lake | N/A  | CDP  | Southern
\-  | University at Buffalo | N/A  | CDP  | Buffalo

† - County seat

‡ - Not wholly in this county

### Cities

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* Buffalo
* Lackawanna
* Tonawanda

### Towns

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* Alden
* Amherst
* Aurora
* Boston
* Brant
* Cheektowaga
* Clarence
* Colden
* Collins
* Concord
* Eden
* Elma
* Evans
* Grand Island
* Hamburg
* Holland
* Lancaster
* Marilla
* Newstead
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sardinia
* Tonawanda
* Wales
* West Seneca

### Villages

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* Akron
* Alden
* Angola
* Blasdell
* Depew
* East Aurora
* Farnham
* Hamburg
* Kenmore
* Lancaster
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sloan
* Springville
* Williamsville
* Gowanda (partly located in Erie and Cattaraugus counties)

Map showing the municipalities of Erie County

### Hamlets

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* Akron Junction
* Alden Center
* Armor
* Athol Springs
* Bagdad
* Bellevue
* Big Tree
* Blakeley
* Blossom
* Boston
* Bowmansville
* Brant
* Brighton
* Carnegie
* Chaffee
* Clarksburg
* Cleveland Hill
* Clifton Heights
* Collins Center
* Concord
* Creekside
* Crittenden
* Dellwood
* Derby
* Doyle
* Duells Corner
* Dutchtown
* East Amherst
* East Concord
* East Eden
* East Elma
* East Seneca
* Ebenezer
* Eden Valley
* Ellicott
* Elma
* Evans Center
* Ferry Village
* Footes
* Forks
* Fowlerville
* Gardenville
* Getzville
* Glenwood
* Green Acres
* Griffins Mills
* Holland
* Hunts Corners
* Jerusalem Corners
* Jewettville
* Kenilworth
* Lake View
* Langford
* Lawtons
* Locksley Park
* Looneyville
* Loveland
* Marilla
* Marshfield
* Millersport
* Millgrove
* Morton Corners
* Mount Vernon
* Murrays Corner
* New Ebenezer
* New Oregon
* North Bailey
* North Evans
* Oakfield
* Patchin
* Peters Corners
* Pine Hill
* Pinehurst
* Pontiac
* Porterville
* Protection
* Sand Hill
* Sandy Beach
* Scranton
* Sheenwater
* Shirley
* Snyder
* South Cheektowaga
* South Newstead
* South Wales
* Spring Brook
* Swifts Mills
* Swormville
* Taylor Hollow
* Town Line Station
* Walden Cliffs
* Wales Hollow
* Water Valley
* Webster Corners
* Wende
* West Alden
* West Falls
* Weyer
* Williston
* Windom
* Wolcottsburg
* Woodlawn
* Woodside
* Wyandale
* Zoar

### Indian reservations

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* Cattaraugus Reservation
* Tonawanda Reservation

## See also

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* New York (state) portal

* Erie County Sheriff's Office
* Erie Township, Illinois
* Erie Township, Minnesota
* List of counties in New York
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, New York

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* "Erie County School Districts 2003-2004". New York State Education Department. Retrieved November 12, 2007.

## Further reading

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* Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927), "Chapter IV. Erie County.", History of New York State, 1523–1927 (PDF), vol. 2, New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 563-72, hdl:2027/mdp.39015019994048, Wikidata Q114149636

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Erie County (New York).

Wikisource has the text of a 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article about Erie County, New York.

* Erie County Bureau of Forestry Trails
* Erie County Government website (county overview here)
* The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
* Erie County Fair
* U.S. Census Bureau
* The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York
* The Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority website a New York state public-benefit corporation

Places adjacent to Erie County, New York

| Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario | Niagara County |

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County seat: Buffalo

Cities|

* Buffalo
* Lackawanna
* Tonawanda

Towns|

* Alden
* Amherst
* Aurora
* Boston
* Brant
* Cheektowaga
* Clarence
* Colden
* Collins
* Concord
* Eden
* Elma
* Evans
* Grand Island
* Hamburg
* Holland
* Lancaster
* Marilla
* Newstead
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sardinia
* Tonawanda
* Wales
* West Seneca

Villages|

* Akron
* Alden
* Angola
* Blasdell
* Depew
* East Aurora
* Farnham
* Gowanda‡
* Hamburg
* Kenmore
* Lancaster
* North Collins
* Orchard Park
* Sloan
* Springville
* Williamsville

CDPs|

* Angola on the Lake
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* Cheektowaga
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* Eggertsville
* Elma Center
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* Town Line
* University at Buffalo
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* West Seneca

Other
hamlets|

* Akron Junction
* Alden Center
* Armor
* Athol Springs
* Bagdad
* Bellevue
* Big Tree
* Blakeley
* Blossom
* Boston
* Bowmansville
* Brant
* Brighton
* Carnegie
* Chaffee
* Clarksburg
* Cleveland Hill
* Clifton Heights
* Collins Center
* Concord
* Creekside
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* Dellwood
* Derby
* Doyle
* Duells Corner
* Dutchtown
* East Amherst
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* East Eden
* East Elma
* East Seneca
* Ebenezer
* Eden Valley
* Ellicott
* Elma
* Evans Center
* Ferry Village
* Footes
* Forks
* Fowlerville
* Gardenville
* Getzville
* Glenwood
* Green Acres Valley
* Griffins Mills
* Holland
* Hunts Corners
* Jerusalem Corners
* Jewettville
* Kenilworth
* Lake View
* Langford
* Lawtons
* Locksley Park
* Looneyville
* Loveland
* Marilla
* Marshfield
* Millersport
* Millgrove
* Morton Corners
* Mount Vernon
* Murrays Corner
* New Ebenezer
* New Oregon
* North Bailey
* North Evans
* Oakfield
* Patchin
* Peters Corners
* Pine Hill
* Pinehurst
* Pontiac
* Porterville
* Protection
* Sand Hill
* Sandy Beach
* Scranton
* Sheenwater
* Shirley
* Snyder
* South Cheektowaga
* South Newstead
* South Wales
* Spring Brook
* Swifts Mills
* Taylor Hollow
* Town Line Station
* Swormville
* Walden Cliffs
* Wales Center
* Wales Hollow
* Water Valley
* Webster Corners
* Wende
* West Alden
* West Falls
* Weyer
* Williston
* Windom
* Wolcottsburg
* Woodlawn
* Woodside
* Wyandale
* Zoar

Indian
reservations|

* Cattaraugus Reservation
* Tonawanda Reservation‡

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