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The
most widely-accepted (and romantic) theory is that the early French
explorers of the area came upon the Niagara River and christened
it "Beau Fleuve" or "Beautiful River." Over
time, the area’s
English speaking settlers began to pronounce the word as "Buffalo."
Another
theory holds that a solitary Seneca who lived on the banks of the
Buffalo Creek was called by the Indian word for buffalo, hence "Buffalo’s
Creek." Very few students of local history believe the city
took its name from the buffalo, there being no evidence that the
shaggy beasts ever inhabited this area. |
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| Total
City Population |
| |
Central City - 1,135,131
Total - 1,558,673 |
| City
Black Population |
| |
Central
City - 579,826 (37.2%) |
| City
Hispanic Population |
| |
Central
City - 116,900 (7.5%) |
| City
Asian Population |
| |
Central
City - 57,670 (3.7%) |
| City
Highlights |
| |
Niagara
Falls
Paul Robeson Theatre
Langston Hughes Institute
Amherst Museum |
| Colleges
and Universities |
| |
Canisius
College
SUNY at Buffalo
Niagara University
University of Buffalo |
| Major
Companies HQ |
| |
AES
Corporation
American Locker Group
Berkshire Hathaway
Community Bank Systems |
| Pro
Sports Teams |
| |
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Sabres |
| Local
Area Celebrities |
| |
Paul
Robeson
Langston Hughes |
| Median
Income |
| |
$37,773 |
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