Town of Alden, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Buffalo. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the west of Alden and has a population of 292,648 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rochester. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northeast of Alden and has a population of 219,773 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
	Brighton	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	34,403	3.33% decrease
	Cheektowaga	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
	Gates	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	28,656	2.11% decrease
	Greece	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	93,362	0.83% decrease
	Hamburg	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	55,868	0.69% decrease
	Henrietta	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	45,684	17.05% increase
	Lancaster	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	40,298	3.28% increase
	Niagara Falls	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	North Tonawanda	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
	Tonawanda	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
	West Seneca	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease
	Niagara Falls (ON)<*>	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	82,184	4.27% increase
	Saint Catharines (ON)<*>	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	131,989	2.18% increase
	Welland (ON)<*>	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	50,331	3.99% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Akron	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,968	3.79% decrease
	Alden	E	Less than 2 mi	2,529	5.14% decrease
	Bennington	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,231	3.52% decrease
	Billington Heights	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Clarence Center	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Corfu	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	735	7.55% decrease
	Darien	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,050	0.36% decrease
	Depew	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	15,307	7.95% decrease
	Elma Center	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Elma	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	11,321	0.15% increase
	Harris Hill	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Lancaster	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	11,108	0.72% decrease
	Marilla	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	5,560	2.61% decrease
	Newstead	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	8,295	1.3% decrease
	Town Line	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---

Erie County

Alden is located in Erie County.

Below are counties that are near Alden (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alden:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alden
	Allegany County	SE	Centerville	32 miles [51 km]
	Cattaraugus County	S	Yorkshire	25 miles [40 km]
	Chautauqua County	SW	Irving	38 miles [61 km]
	Genesee County	E	Fargo	4 miles [6 km]
	Livingston County	E	Linwood	28 miles [45 km]
	Monroe County	NE	West Sweden	31 miles [49 km]
	Niagara County	NW	Rapids	14 miles [22 km]
	Orleans County	N	West Shelby	18 miles [28 km]
	Wyoming County	SE	Cowlesville	4 miles [6 km]
	Regional Municipality of Niagara (ON)	W	Fort Erie (ON)	21 miles [33 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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