Buffalo, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mississauga (ON). It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northwest of Buffalo and has a population of 544,382 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Saint Catharines (ON). It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the northwest of Buffalo and has a population of 130,926 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
	Cheektowaga	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
	Clarence	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	28,064	7.43% increase
	Hamburg	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	55,868	0.69% decrease
	Lancaster	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	40,298	3.28% increase
	Lockport	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	20,201	2.79% increase
	Lockport	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	20,630	7.4% decrease
	Niagara Falls	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	North Tonawanda	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
	Orchard Park	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	28,525	3.21% increase
	Tonawanda	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
	West Seneca	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease
	Fort Erie (ON)<*>	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	29,925	6.33% increase
	Niagara Falls (ON)<*>	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	82,184	4.27% increase
	Welland (ON)<*>	W	20 mi [32.19 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
	Amherst	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Blasdell	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	2,504	7.87% decrease
	Cheektowaga	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Depew	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	15,307	7.95% decrease
	Ferry Village	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Grandyle Village	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Kenmore	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	15,002	8.67% decrease
	Lackawanna	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	17,588	7.74% decrease
	Sloan	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	3,450	8.61% decrease
	Tonawanda	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	14,819	8.16% decrease
	West Seneca	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Williamsville	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,129	7.97% decrease
	Buffalo Heights (ON)	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Ridgemount (ON)	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Wavecrest (ON)	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---

Erie County

Buffalo is located in Erie County and is the county seat.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Buffalo
	Cattaraugus County	S	Versailles	26 miles [41 km]
	Chautauqua County	SW	Irving	25 miles [40 km]
	Genesee County	E	Cheektowasa	4 miles [6 km]
	Niagara County	N	Park Village	9 miles [14 km]
	Orleans County	NE	West Shelby	28 miles [45 km]
	Wyoming County	E	Cowlesville	20 miles [32 km]
	Haldimand County (ON)	W	Lowbanks (ON)	30 miles [48 km]
	Regional Municipality of Niagara (ON)	W	Fort Erie (ON)	3 miles [4 km]
	Norfolk County (ON)	NW	Greens Corners (ON)	19 miles [30 km]
	Parry Sound District (ON)	NW	Barnesdale (ON)	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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