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Buffalo, New York
Ceety o Buffalo
Clockwise: Buffalo skyline frae I-190 North enterin dountoun, Buffalo skyline at dusk, Peace Brig, Buffalo Savings Bank, Erie Coonty haw, Niagara Squerr, an the Art Deco Buffalo Ceety Haw
Clockwise: Buffalo skyline frae I-190 North enterin dountoun, Buffalo skyline at dusk, Peace Brig, Buffalo Savings Bank, Erie Coonty haw, Niagara Squerr, an the Art Deco Buffalo Ceety Haw
Banner o Buffalo, New York
Banner
Official seal of Buffalo, New York
Seal
Location o Buffalo in New York State
Location o Buffalo in New York State
Buffalo, New York is located in the Unitit States
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Location in the Unitit States o Americae
Coordinates: 42°54′17″N 78°50′58″W / 42.90472°N 78.84944°W / 42.90472; -78.84944Coordinates: 42°54′17″N 78°50′58″W / 42.90472°N 78.84944°W / 42.90472; -78.84944
KintraUnitit States
StateNew York
CoontyErie
First settled (veelage)1789
Foondit1801
Incorporatit (ceety)1832
Govrenment
  MayorByron Brown (D)
  Common CooncilCeety cooncil
Area
  Ceety136.0 km2 (52.5 sq mi)
  Laund105.2 km2 (40.6 sq mi)
  Water30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Population
 (2013)
  Ceety258,959 (US: 73rd)
  Density2568.8/km2 (6436.2/sq mi)
  Urban
935,906 (US: 46t)
  Metro
1,134,210 (US: 49t)
  CSA
1213668 (US: 44t)
Demonym(s)Buffalonian
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14200
Area code(s)716
FIPS code36-11000
GNIS featur ID0973345
Websitewww.city-buffalo.com
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Buffalo is the seicont maist populous ceety in the state o New York, efter New York Ceety.[3] Locatit in Wastren New York on the eastren shores of Lake Erie an at the heid o the Niagara River athort frae Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat o Erie Coonty[4] an the principal ceety o the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan aurie, the lairgest in Upstate New York. Dountoun Buffalo is locatit 17 miles (27 km) sooth o Niagara Falls. Buffalo itsel haes a population o 261,310 (2010 Census) an the Buffalo–Niagara–Cattaraugus Combined Statistical Area is hame tae 1,215,826 residents.

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns — Sister ceeties

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Buffalo haes a nummer o sister ceeties as designatit bi Sister Cities International (SCI):

Pairtnerships

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Buffalo an aa haes pairtnerships wi the follaein touns:

References

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  1. First White Settlement and Black Joe – Buffalo, NY. The Buffalonian. Retrieved April 15, 2008. Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Village of Buffalo 1801 to 1832. The Buffalonian. Retrieved April 15, 2008. Archived 2015-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Archived frae the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 Juin 2013.
  4. Erie County Government: Overview Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. Erie County (New York) Government Home Page. Retrieved April 16, 2008.

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