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Erie County, New York

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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] The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population.[2] 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.

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Left to right from top: Erie County Hall, Wendt Beach Park, Akron Falls Park, Chestnut Ridge Park, Canisius College, Gateway Park, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
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Location within the U.S. state of New York
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Coordinates: 42°45′N 78°47′W
CountryFlag_of_the_United_States.svg United States
StateFlag_of_New_York.svg New York
Founded1821
Named forEriechronon
SeatBuffalo
Largest cityBuffalo
Government
  County ExecutiveMark Poloncarz (D)
Area
  Total1,227 sq mi (3,180 km2)
  Land1,043 sq mi (2,700 km2)
  Water184 sq mi (480 km2)  15%
Population
 (2020)
  Total954,236 Increase
  Density914.9/sq mi (353.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts23rd, 26th
Websitewww.erie.gov
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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.[3] 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.