Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York, at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, on the United States border with Canada. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the largest city in Western New York and the 78th largest city in the United States. Buffalo and the city of Niagara Falls together make up the two-county Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 1.2 million in 2020, making it the 49th-largest MSA in the United States. Before the 17th century, the region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral, Erie, and Iroquois nations. In the early 17th century, the French began to explore the region. In the 18th century, Iroquois land surrounding Buffalo Creek was ceded through the Holland Land Purchase, and a small village was established at its headwaters.

Country: United States
State: New York
Region: Western New York
Metro: Buffalo–Niagara Falls
County: Erie
First settled (village): 1789
Founded: 1801
Incorporated (city): 1832
Named for: Buffalo River
Type: Strong mayor-council
Body: Buffalo Common Council
Mayor: Byron Brown (D)
Deputy Mayor: Rashied McDuffie (D), Callie Johnson (D)
State Senators: Tim Kennedy & Sean Ryan (D)
Assemblymembers: William Conrad (D), Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (D), Patrick Burke (D), Monica P. Wallace (D), & Jon Rivera (D)
U.S. Rep.: Vacant
Population (2020): 278,349
Rank: US: 76th NY: 6th
Urban: 948,864 (US: 50th)
Metro: 1,125,637 (US: 49th)
CSA: 1,201,500 (US: 48th)
Time zone: EST (UTC−05:00)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−04:00)
ZIP code: 142XX
Area code(s): 716
FIPS code: 36-11000
GNIS feature ID: 0973345
Official Website: http://www.buffalony.gov/
Wikidata description: city and county seat of Erie County, New York, United States
Wikidata id: Q40435
Wikidata label: Buffalo
Wikidata aliases: Array
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