
The Metropolitan Statistical Area is in dark blue, and the area also included in the Combined Statistical Area is in light blue.
The 'Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area' is the second-largest
metropolitan area in New York, located in the
Western New York region. The 'Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY'
Metropolitan Statistical Area is defined by the United States Census as
Erie County and
Niagara County;
[1] as of 2006 its population is 1,137,520, and its principal cities are considered
[2] Buffalo (24% of the population),
Cheektowaga (8%),
Tonawanda (6%) and
Niagara Falls (5%). The broader 'Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY'
Combined Statistical Area also includes the Olean, NY
Micropolitan Statistical Area,
[3] which is contiguous with
Cattaraugus County, and under this definition the metropolitan population is 1,219,054.
References
1. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and components
2. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and principal cities
3. Combined Statistical Areas and Component Core Based Statistical Areas