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Erie County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 950,265
  • Year Organized: 1821
  • Area: 1,045 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Buffalo
  • Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
  • County Nursing Homes: 2
  • County Legislators: 15
  • Colleges and Universities: 10
  • State Parks: 9
  • Communities: 63
  • 1,728 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 29

  • The name Erie is derived from a tribe of American Indians living in Western New York prior to 1654.
  • Home of the 13th President United States, Millard Fillmore.
  • Home of the Buffalo Bills.
  • U.S. President Grover Cleveland served as mayor of Buffalo from 1882 to 1883.
  • President Theodore Roosevalt was inaugurated at the Ansley Wilcox mansion in Buffalo.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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