BUFFALO-NIAGARA FALLS METROPOLITAN AREA


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.

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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


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