Buffalo (IPAThe International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet, devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.International Phonetic Association (IPA), Handbook. The IPA is used by linguists, speech pathologists and therapists, foreign language teachers, singers, lexicographers, and translators. The ...IPA: [ˈbʌ.fɵ.loʷ]) is an AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states, one federal district, and fourteen territories. The country is situated almost entirely in the western hemisphere: its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie in central North America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico ...American city in westernWestern New York refers to the westernmost counties of New York State, roughly the area included in the Holland Purchase. It often includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls and Jamestown. Some writers and historians consider the Western New York border to be at the Monroe/Orleans County line. While Western New York is part of Upstate New York, the term "Western New York" is used to distinguish the western part of the state from the rest of Upstate New York. Western ...western New YorkNew York (IPA: /IPA chart for English|/) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America. With 62 counties, it is the country's third most populous state. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania, and shares an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Its five largest cities are New York City (also the largest city in the United States), Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse. New York City ...New York. As of the 2000 censusThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census. This was the twenty-second federal census and the largest single civil administrative peacetime effort in the history of the United States. The U.S. resident population includes the total number of people in the 50 states and the District ...2000 census, the city had a total population of 292,648. It is the state's second-largest city, after New York CityNew York City (officially The City of New York) is a city located at the southeastern tip of the state of New York. It is the most populous city in the United States of America. New York City is one of the preeminent global economic centers, with its business, financial, legal, and media organizations having worldwide influence. ...New York City, and is the county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there. Parts of Canadian Maritimes also use the term shire town. In England, Wales and Ireland, the term county town ...county seat of Erie CountyErie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 950,265. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie County.^GR6 It is also the economic and cultural center of the Buffalo-Niagara Region, a diverse metropolitan areaA metropolitan area is a large population centre consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central cities and their zone of influence. One or more large cities may serve as its hub or hubs, and the metropolitan area is normally named after either ...metropolitan area with a population of 1.2 million people. The Buffalo area is adjacent to the Golden HorseshoeThe Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region or urban agglomeration centred around the west end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada. Most of it is also part of the Windsor-Quebec City corridor. With a population of 8.1 million people, it makes up over a quarter (25.6%) of the population of Canada and contains approximately 75% of Ontario's population, making it one of the largest population concentrations in North America. Although it is a geographically named sub-region of Southern Ontario, Greater ...Golden Horseshoe, an urban region in southern OntarioOntario (IPA: /ɔn.'tɛɹ.i.oʊ/) is a province located in the east-central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest (after Quebec) in total area. Ontario is bordered by the provinces of Manitoba to the west, Quebec to the east, and the American ...Ontario.

Buffalo lies at the eastern end of Lake ErieLake Erie (pronounced ) is the tenth largest lake on EarthLarge Lakes of the World. Factmonster.com. and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume.Lake Erie - Facts and Figures. Great Lakes Information Network.Erie, Lake. Factmonster.com. It is bounded ...Lake Erie, at the southern head of the Niagara RiverThe Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It serves as part of the border between the Province of Ontario in Canada and New York State in the United States. There are various theories as to the origin of the name. According to NASA, "Niagara" comes from a Native American word meaning "at the neck".NASA ...Niagara River, which connects Lake Erie and Lake OntarioLake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontario's Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.Lake Ontario.