Nearby cities: Cheektowaga, Kenmore, Lackawanna, Snyder, West Seneca
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Buffalo is located in western New York, sitting on the eastern shores of Lake Erie. Boasting a population of 270,919 (as of 2008), Buffalo is New York's second most populous city and the 69th-largest city in the United States. However, Buffalo's population has been in steady decline since the 1950's, when it peaked at 580,132 (according to the 1950 census). Buffalo sits in Erie County and serves as the county seat.