| About Buffalo
- Buffalo, is an American city in western New York.
With about 300,000 residents, it is the state's second-largest
city, after New York City, and is the county seat of
Erie County6. The Buffalo-Niagara metropolitan area
has a population of 1.1 million. Despite its cold, industrial
image, Buffalo is home to a diverse population and thriving
arts, cultural, and nightlife scenes.
Buffalo has gathered several nicknames over the years.
The most common - The Queen City refers to its position
at the turn of the 20th century as the second-largest
city on the Great Lakes, next to Chicago. Buffalo has
also been called The Nickel City due to the appearance
of a buffalo on the back of american nickels in the
early part of the 20th century. The City of Good Neighbors
and Tuffalo both refer to the spirits of its inhabitants.
Distancing itself from its industrial past, Buffalo
was named by Reader's Digest as the third cleanest city
in America.
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Living in Buffalo
People of Buffalo - As of the census2
of 2000,the city had a total population of 292,648.
Erie and Niagara Counties have a combined population
of 1,170,111 (2000).
At that time there were 292,648 people, 122,720 households,
and 67,005 families residing in the city. The population
density is 2,782.4/km² (7,205.8/mi²). There
are 145,574 housing units at an average density of 1,384.1/km²
(3,584.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is
54.43% White, 37.23% African American, 0.77% Native
American, 1.40% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.68%
from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races.
7.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any
race.
There were 122,720 households out of which 28.6% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.6%
are married couples living together, 22.3% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 45.4% are non-families.
37.7% of all households are made up of individuals and
12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.29 and the
average family size is 3.07.
In the city the population included 26.3% under the
age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44,
19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age
or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100
females there are 88.6 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $24,536,
and the median income for a family is $30,614. Males
have a median income of $30,938 versus $23,982 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $14,991. 26.6%
of the population and 23.0% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 38.4% of
those under the age of 18 and 14.0% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
Climate of Buffalo
Buffalo has a perhaps undeserved reputation for severe
weather. In fact, Buffalo is the sunniest and driest
of any major city in the Northeast in the summer, but
still receives enough rain to keep vegetation green
and lush. Of course, this causes the area to be quite
humid in late summer, which is why many residents have
backyard pools and air conditioners, a fact that surprises
many visitors, who expect Buffalo is all about snow
and cold.
Winters are a bit longer than in other areas, and due
to the lake effect, Buffalo averages more snowfall than
most northern cities, but they are not extremely cold
and include frequent thaws and rain as well. Ski country
south of Buffalo receives about twice the amount of
snow as the metro area each winter, making it one of
the best winter recreation centers in the northeastern
USA.
The occasionally heavy snowfall in the region is caused
by below-freezing winds blowing over the warmer water
of Lake Erie. Often the resulting meandering "snow
belts" are only ten or fifteen miles wide, with
sun shining in one spot and raging lake effect snow
falling only a mile or two away. Lake Erie is much shallower
than the other Great Lakes, and usually freezes over
in the winter. When this occurs, lake effect snowfall
ends. Perhaps the best known snow storm in Buffalo history
is the Blizzard of '77. The city is an annual competitor
for the Golden Snowball Award between large Upstate
cities.
Buffalo Schools
Buffalo is home to two State University of New York
institutions, Buffalo State College and the University
at Buffalo, one of SUNY's four university centers. The
city also is home to Bryant and Stratton College, Daemen
College, D'Youville College, Medaille College, Canisius
College, and Trocaire College. A campus of Erie Community
College and a site of Empire State College are also
located in the downtown area.
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