History of Buffalo, New York
Buffalo (IPA: [ˈbʌ.fɵ.loʷ]) is an United States|American city in Western New York|western New York. As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, the city had a total population of 292,648. It is the state's second-largest city, after New York City, and is the county seat of Erie County, New York|Erie County.{{GR|6}} It is also the economic and cultural center of the Buffalo-Niagara Region, a diverse metropolitan area with a population of 1.2 million people.[http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Profiles/Single/2000/C2SS/Tabular/380/38000US12801.htm Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile for Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY MSA] The Buffalo area is adjacent to the Golden Horseshoe, an urban region in southern Ontario, and sometimes participates in various bi-national regional planning organizations, such as the Golden Horseshoe Educational Alliance.http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/buffalo/rightnav/intro_goldenhorse-en.asp
Buffalo lies at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the southern head of the Niagara River, which connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
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