Erie County, New York


Founding: 1821
Parent county: Niagara
Namesake: Lake Erie
Seat: Buffalo (1821–)
Land area: 1,043 square miles
Population (2020): 954,236
Population (historic): 35,719 (1830); 100,993 (1850); 178,699 (1870); 433,686 (1900); 762,408 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1970; 2010s
Subdivisions: Three cities; 15 villages; 17 CDPs; 25 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 130,106 (30.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,676
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,201
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 7,486
Average farm size (1920): 52.8 acres
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Buffalo
 
Namesake: Buffalo Creek
Founding: 1797 (founding); 1816 (post office); 1832 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 278,349
Population (historic): 1,508 (1810); 18,213 (1840); 117,714 (1870); 352,387 (1900); 573,076 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1950; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 80,902 (61.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Williamson Farm (c. 1895). 936 Mill Road. Aurora. Queen Anne.
  2. William Breckon House (c. 1865). 10320 Clarence Center Road. Clarence. Italianate.
  3. First Baptist Church (1877). 10790 Hunt's Corners Road. Clarence. Romanesque.
  4. House (c. 1890). 5616 Woodside Road. Concord. Queen Anne.
  5. Healy Freeman House (c. 1840). 12922 Vaughn Street. Concord. Greek Revival.
  6. Enoch Frye House (c. 1820/1860). 5742 Zoar Valley Road. Concord. Italianate.
  7. Daniel Schweickhart House (1864). 3525 Hardt Road. Eden. Italianate.
  8. Henry Steenman Farm (c. 1895). 3700 Bowen Road. Lancaster. Queen Anne.
  9. Warren Hull Farm (c. 1810). 5976 Genesee Street. Lancaster. Federal.
  10. Log House. 375 Harris Hill Road. Lancaster. Razed.
  11. James Hoag House (c. 1865). 5800 Armor–Duells Road. Orchard Park. Italianate.
  12. Joseph Shearman House (c. 1825). 5970 Armor–Duells Road. Orchard Park. Greek Revival/Federal.
  13. Ransom Jones House (c. 1835). 7295 Jewett–Holmwood Road. Orchard Park. Greek Revival.
  14. Winthrop Folsom House (c. 1865). 6585 Webster Road. Orchard Park. Italianate.
  15. Elihu Rice House (c. 1825). 12019 Olean Road. Sardinia. Greek Revival.
  16. John Harty House (1837). 11852 Big Tree Road. Wales. Greek Revival.
  17. John Carpenter House (c. 1855). 12331 Strykersville Road. Wales. Gothic Revival.
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