Erie County, New York
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Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236. The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population. Both the county and Lake Erie were named for the regional Iroquoian language-speaking Erie tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the area before 1654. They were later pushed out by the more powerful Iroquoian nations tribes. The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.
Image: Old County Hall Buffalo NY
Image: Canisius College Quad 2
Image: Sunset over the Erie Canal in North Tonawanda, NY
Image: Buffalo Botanical Gardens
Tonawanda Creek
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Tonawanda Creek is a small tributary of the Niagara River in Western New York, United States. After rising in Wyoming County, the stream flows through Genesee County before forming part of the boundary between Erie County and Niagara County.
Old mill dam at the Big Bend of Tonawanda Creek, downtown Batavia, New York