Erie County
county in New York, United States
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Summary
Erie County is a county of New York[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county of new york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,736 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Buffalo[5]
- Shares border with: Niagara County[6], Wyoming County[7], Genesee County[8], Cattaraugus County[9], Chautauqua County[10], Regional Municipality of Niagara[11]
- Named after: Lake Erie[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Buffalo[13], Brant[14], Amherst[15], Hamburg[16], Grand Island[17], Tonawanda[18], Alden[19], Clarence[20], Cheektowaga[21], Orchard Park[22], Sardinia[23], Eden[24], Newstead[25], Boston[26]
- Headquarters location: Buffalo[27]
- Legislative body: Erie County Legislature[28]
- Commons category: Erie County, New York[29]
- Inception: 1821[30]
- Coordinate location: 42.75, -78.78[31]
- Official website: https://erie.gov[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Erie County, New York[33]
- Population: 919,040[34], 918,817[35], 919,209[36], 918,922[37], 919,866[38], 922,578[39], 954,236[40]
- Topic has template: Template:Erie County, New York[41]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, New York[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Erie County, New York[43]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Erie County, New York[44]
- Number of households: 392,910[45]
- Native label: Erie County[46]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C109530[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Erie County, New York[48]
- Different from: Erie County[49]
- Area: 3178[50]
Why It Matters
Erie County has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]