Erie County
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- Population
- 950,622
- Area
- 1,042.73 sq mi (2,700.66 km²), 184.12 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40.4
- Households
- 409,665
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $72,839
- Median house value
- $233,800
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Erie County
Local News
Orleans Hub
Published 5 hours agoAkron tips Medina in OT in N-O soccer; Barker/Lyndonville downs Albion
Akron nipped Medina 3-2 in overtime in a Niagara-Orleans League boys soccer game Thursday at Vets Park. Sawyer Ranney scored the game winning goal in overtime for the Tigers which also got goals from Thatcher Ranney and Owen Kreher. Cam Fike and Tyler Raduns both scored goals for…
Orleans Hub
Published September 30Rivals will visit Flyers on Thursday
Looking to maintain a share of first place, Albion/Medina will visit Maryvale at 7 p.m. Thursday in a key B1 Division football game. Albion/Medina is currently tied for first place with McKinley at 3-0 (4-0 overall) while Maryvale is just a game off the pace at 2-1 (3-1).…
Orleans Hub
Published September 29Albion boys, Akron girls score X-C sweeps
The Albion boys and Akron girls both scored a twin bill sweep in a Niagara-Orleans League cross-country tri-meet this afternoon at Albion. The Albion boys defeated Akron 23-33 and Newfane 19-40 to finish the dual meet portion of the N-O season at 5-1. Akron downed Newfane 23-36…
Niagara Action
Published 12 hours agoThree Erie County Dispatchers Suspended After Snooping on Coworker with Flock License Plate Readers
A high-tech surveillance tool designed to catch car thieves and wanted felons was turned into an internal tracking device inside the Cheektowaga Police Department, leading to the suspension of three public safety dispatchers. The disciplinary action follows an internal audit that…
Investigative Post
Published October 01Fun and gamesmanship at Dem re-org meeting
The main event at Saturday’s meeting of the Erie County Democratic Committee was the election of Jeremy Zellner to an eighth term as party chair. Zellner, facing two challengers, won that contest with more than 85 percent of the weighted vote. It took hours to to collect and…