Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area

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Not to be confused with Buffalo Niagara Region.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area is in dark blue, and the area also included in the Combined Statistical Area is in light blue.
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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and components. United States Census (December 2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  2. ^ Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and principal cities. United States Census (December 2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
  3. ^ Combined Statistical Areas and Component Core Based Statistical Areas. United States Census (December 2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
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