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Buffalo is the second largest of New York State. Once the nation's 15th largest city, it has declined to the 78th.^[1] In recent years, according to United States census data, its population has increased by 17,000 people from 2010 to 2020 to a population of approximately 280,000 people.^[2] This was primarily due to the low cost of living and immigration.^[3] From 2011 to 2019, Buffalo experienced a significant amount of gentrification.^[4][5] The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metropolitan area had a population of 1,155,604 people in 2023.^[6]

In July of 2024, due to New York City (NYC) receiving a flood of migrants, it was reported that NYC planned on sending 500 migrants to Buffalo in order to get them out of NYC hotels and help them get jobs and apartments in Buffalo.^[7]

Due to its working-class roots and Catholic/conservative Protestant populations, the socialist India Walton was beaten in a mayoral race by the incumbent Byron Brown. In 2021, the New York Post reported about one of the mayoral debates: "Fighting to remain Buffalo mayor — incumbent, write-in candidate Byron Brown slammed his opponent, India Walton, as a Democratic socialist and “apologist” for criminals, whose ideas are 'bad at best'."^[8]

Buffalo is located in the north west corner of the state, at the eastern end of Lake Erie and the south end of the Niagara River. The metropolitan population is 1.2 million people, up from lows in the 1960s when St. Lawrence Seaway was opened changing the flow of trade and the rust belt reorganization of manufacturing jobs. It was reported in 2021 that U.S. census indicated that Buffalo is growing for the first time in 70 years – and that Erie County, New York is growing also.^[9] Buffalo is joined by the Peace Bridge to Canada, and by the Erie Canal to the Hudson River, and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.

At night Buffalo does not close up until 4 a.m., later than most cities that shut down by 2 a.m., leaving the city wide open for drug dealing and gang violence.^[10]

Buffalo has a radial street pattern,^[11] and is one of one three cities in the United States having this beautiful layout.^[12] Buffalo is also exceptional in the amount of flour milling done there, ranking it among the highest in the world along with Minneapolis, Minnesota (where flour milling began to decline in the late 1930s as electric power began to replace water power). At night Buffalo does not close up until 4 a.m., later than most cities that shut down by 2 a.m., leaving the city wide open for drug dealing and gang violence.^[13]

In 2010, Forbes Magazine rated Buffalo tenth in the top 10 places to raise a family.^[14]

Buffalo is nicknamed "The Queen City" due to it being the second largest city in New York.^[15] Buffalo has a number of nicknames such as the City of Good Neighbors, The City of Light and The Nickle City.

Buffalo is home to two professional sports franchises: the Buffalo Bills of the NFL and the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. Due to the size of the city and its metropolitan area, both franchises are often rumored to be potential targets for relocation; however, the Segura family (which has many business interests in the area) owns both teams and has committed to keeping them in Buffalo. Furthermore, the Buffalo Bills fans are known for strong loyalty to the team. In 2021, the Buffalo Bills fans were voted the 3rd most loyal fans in the NFL and the third rowdiest fans in the NFL.^[16]

Foods that Buffalo is known for inventing are Buffalo Wings and Beef on Weck. In addition, given its historically large Italian population, Buffalo has many pizzerias that offer New York style pizzas that have a thin crust.

See also

• Things named after places

References

1. ↑ https://www.neilsberg.com/insights/buffalo-ny-population-by-year/
2. ↑ Buffalo and Erie County see population growth in 2020 Census
3. ↑ In Buffalo, immigrants and refugees drive population growth, improve quality of life, UB expert says, University at Buffalo
4. ↑ Balancing act: UB study links gentrification to reduced crime, but downsides of gentrification can’t be ignored, University of Buffalo
5. ↑ Gentrification and crime in Buffalo, New York, PLoS One. 2024 Jun 20;19(6):e0302832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302832
6. ↑ Census reporter
7. ↑ New York plans to resettle over 500 migrants in Buffalo hotels | Morning in America
8. ↑ Buffalo debate: Byron Brown slams socialist candidate India Walton, calls her criminal ‘apologist’, New York Post, 2021
9. ↑ Rod Watson: Buffalo is growing? Not everyone got the message, Buffalo News
10. ↑ https://wblk.com/buffalo-ny-gangs/
11. ↑ https://www.archdaily.com/951587/radial-city-plan-nine-examples-around-the-world-seen-from-above
12. ↑ https://www.archdaily.com/951587/radial-city-plan-nine-examples-around-the-world-seen-from-above
13. ↑ https://wblk.com/buffalo-ny-gangs/
14. ↑ Levy, Francesca. "America's Best Places to Raise a Family", Forbes.com, June 7, 2010. Retrieved on September 25, 2012. 
15. ↑ Why Is Buffalo Called the Queen City?
16. ↑ Bills Mafia voted 3rd most loyal fanbase, WGRZ