Erie County
County
Erie County and City Hall
Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°45′N 78°47′W / 42.75°N 78.78°W / 42.75; -78.78
Country	United States
State	New York
Founded	1821
Named for	Erie native people
Seat	Buffalo
Largest city	Buffalo
Area
• Total	1,227 sq mi (3,180 km2)
• Land	1,043 sq mi (2,700 km2)
• Water	184 sq mi (480 km2)  15%
Population  (2020)
• Total	954,236
• Density	914.9/sq mi (353.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	23rd, 26th
Website	www.erie.gov

Erie County is a county in the state of New York in the United States. As of the 2020 census, 954,236 people lived there.^[1] The county seat is Buffalo.^[2]

The cities of Lackawanna and Tonawanda are in Erie County.

Erie County is home to the Buffalo Bills football team, the Buffalo Sabres hockey team, and the Buffalo Bandits lacrosse team.

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