Erie County
Erie County is a large urban county along the shore of Lake Erie in the western region of the U.S. state of New York, and the most populated county in New York State outside of the NYC Metro. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236. In 2025 the estimated population was 946,741. The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population. 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.
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Cities and towns 18
- City of Buffalo pop. 276,807
- City of Lackawanna pop. 19,803
- City of Tonawanda pop. 15,053
- Village of Akron pop. 2,899
- Village of Alden pop. 2,594
- Village of Angola pop. 2,035
- Village of Blasdell pop. 2,541
- Village of Depew pop. 15,060
- Village of East Aurora pop. 6,071
- Village of Farnham pop. 366
- Village of Hamburg pop. 9,767
- Village of Kenmore pop. 15,082
- Village of Lancaster pop. 9,977
- Village of North Collins pop. 1,255
- Village of Orchard Park pop. 3,063
- Village of Sloan pop. 3,750
- Village of Springville pop. 4,204
- Village of Williamsville pop. 5,469
Townships 25
- Town of Alden pop. 9,755
- Town of Amherst pop. 129,299
- Town of Aurora pop. 13,938
- Town of Boston pop. 7,932
- Town of Brant pop. 1,915
- Town of Cheektowaga pop. 89,234
- Town of Clarence pop. 32,997
- Town of Colden pop. 3,128
- Town of Collins pop. 5,895
- Town of Concord pop. 8,274
- Town of Eden pop. 7,534
- Town of Elma pop. 11,668
- Town of Evans pop. 15,201
- Town of Grand Island pop. 21,427
- Town of Hamburg pop. 60,156
- Town of Holland pop. 3,271
- Town of Lancaster pop. 45,110
- Town of Marilla pop. 5,163
- Town of Newstead pop. 8,669
- Town of North Collins pop. 3,491
- Town of Orchard Park pop. 29,735
- Town of Sardinia pop. 2,709
- Town of Tonawanda pop. 72,084
- Town of Wales pop. 3,009
- Town of West Seneca pop. 45,281
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 170419
- FIPS state
- 36
- FIPS county
- 029
- FIPS place
- 99029
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF ERIE
- Mailing address
- 95 FRANKLIN ST, BUFFALO 14202