Town of Lancaster, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mississauga (ON). It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the west of Lancaster and has a population of 544,382 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Buffalo. It is located about 11 miles [17 km] to the west of Lancaster and has a population of 292,648 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
	Cheektowaga	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
	Chili	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	28,650	3.66% increase
	Clarence	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	28,064	7.43% increase
	Gates	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	28,656	2.11% decrease
	Hamburg	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	55,868	0.69% decrease
	Niagara Falls	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	North Tonawanda	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
	Orchard Park	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	28,525	3.21% increase
	Tonawanda	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
	West Seneca	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease
	Fort Erie (ON)<*>	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	29,925	6.33% increase
	Niagara Falls (ON)<*>	NW	24 mi [38.62 km]	82,184	4.27% increase
	Saint Catharines (ON)<*>	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	131,989	2.18% increase
	Welland (ON)<*>	W	31 mi [49.89 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
	Alden	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	10,312	1.51% decrease
	Alden	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,529	5.14% decrease
	Amherst	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Billington Heights	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Cheektowaga	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Clarence Center	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Depew	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	15,307	7.95% decrease
	Elma Center	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Elma	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	11,321	0.15% increase
	Harris Hill	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Lancaster	W	Less than 2 mi	11,108	0.72% decrease
	Marilla	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,560	2.61% decrease
	Sloan	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,450	8.61% decrease
	Town Line	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Williamsville	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	5,129	7.97% decrease

Erie County

Lancaster is located in Erie County.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lancaster
	Allegany County	SE	Centerville	35 miles [56 km]
	Cattaraugus County	S	Yorkshire	27 miles [43 km]
	Chautauqua County	SW	Irving	33 miles [53 km]
	Genesee County	W	Cheektowasa	7 miles [11 km]
	Livingston County	E	Linwood	34 miles [54 km]
	Monroe County	NE	West Sweden	36 miles [57 km]
	Niagara County	NW	Park Village	13 miles [20 km]
	Orleans County	NE	West Shelby	20 miles [32 km]
	Wyoming County	SE	Cowlesville	9 miles [14 km]
	Regional Municipality of Niagara (ON)	W	Fort Erie (ON)	15 miles [24 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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