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"The Queen City"
Buffalo is a city in Erie County.
It is the county seat.
One tradition says the city was named for Buffalo Creek, which was named after an Indian who lived there. Another suggests that it derives from the French term "beau fleuve" for "beautiful river."
The latitude of Buffalo is 42.886N. The longitude is -78.878W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 600 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 285,018.
In the 1860s, shipping on the Erie Canal declined greatly as railroads became the dominant means of transport. Yet the city's role as a port and processing center only increased.
President William McKinley was shot here in 1901 while visiting the Pan-American Exposition. He died eight days later. In a ceremony conducted in a house on Delaware Avenue, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president
The local economy has suffered in recent decades with the loss of steel plants and aircraft manufacturers, and restructuring of the auto industry.
Neighborhoods in Buffalo include Allentown, Black Rock-Riverside, Broadway-Fillmore, Central Park, Downtown Buffalo, Forest, Grant-Ferry, Kensington-Bailey, North Park, Parkside ... More neighborhood info
Neighborhoods in Buffalo include Allentown, Black Rock-Riverside, Broadway-Fillmore, Central Park, Downtown Buffalo, Forest, Grant-Ferry, Kensington-Bailey, North Park, Parkside ... More neighborhood info
Sections below provide additional information and links about Buffalo demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Erie County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Buffalo-Niagara Falls area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 14209 ZIP code.
13% of Buffalo residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Buffalo ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Buffalo was $14,991, compared with $21,587 nationally.
18% of Buffalo residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Historic districts in Buffalo include Allentown Historic District, Delaware Avenue Historic District, Parkside East Historic District, Parkside West Historic District, West Village Historic District ... View historic districts
Median rent in Buffalo, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $364. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $824.
Libraries in Buffalo include Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System, Cazenovia Branch Library, East Clinton Branch Library, East Delavan Branch Library, Fairfield Branch Library, J. P. Dudley Branch Library, James L. Crane Branch Library, Kensington Branch Library, Niagara Branch Library, North Jefferson Branch Library ... View libraries
Newspapers in Buffalo include Buffalo News
TV stations in Buffalo include WGRZ, WIVB, WKBW, WNED, WNLO, WNYO, WUTV.
National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WBFO., WNED-AM., WNED-FM.
Erie County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Buffalo political report.
Buffalo restaurants taking online reservations include Laughlin's Beef & Barrel ... View restaurants
The average commute time for Buffalo workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 48 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Buffalo between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 1.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
Buffalo, NY
Cons: Winter cold, lack of job growth, rust belt economy.
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