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Erie County

Erie County is a metropolitan center in New York State bounded by Lake Erie to the west. Almost half of the bi-national U.S. and Canadian population are within a 500 mile radius of Erie County. In addition, three quarters of Canada’s manufacturing activity and 55 percent of the United States’ manufacturing activity falls within that radius.

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Key Stats
Population (2011 est.): 921,128
Land Area: 1,044 sq. mi.
Largest Municipality:
(Population)
Buffalo
(262,798)
Colleges/Universities 13
Top Employers (2011) Non-government
Kaleida Health 8,439*
Catholic Health System 6,286*
Employer Services Corp. 6,271
Tops Markets 5,117*
M&T Bank 4,593*
HSBC Bank USA N.A. 4,000*
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo 3,500*
Roswell Park Cancer Institute 3,224
Wegmans Food Markets 3,134*
Moog Inc. 2,578
*Company headquartered in county; employment count is regional