Buffalo, New York

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Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It lies in Western New York on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River on the Canada–United States border, with a population of 278,349 at the 2020 census. The Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, with over 1.23 million residents, is the second-largest metropolitan area in New York State behind only the New York City metropolitan area, and the 51st-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Buffalo is the county seat of Erie County. Before the 17th century, the Buffalo region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral, Erie, and Haudenosaunee conferencies. By the early 17th century, the French began to explore the region. In the 18th century, Haudenosaunee land surrounding Buffalo Creek was ceded through the Holland Land Purchase, and a small village was established at its headwaters. Buffalo was selected as the terminus of the Erie Canal in 1825, which led to its incorporation...

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