Erie
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Erie

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 3
  • partly recorded 16
  • nothing recorded 19
GEOID
36029
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/county:erie
POP
946,741 (2025)
CENTER
42.7582, -78.7797
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Erie

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Erie itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 9

Departments

  • Erie County Clerk's Office processes more than 2 million transactions per year including auto bureau services and recording all documents related to the purchase and sale of real property.

  • Promotes and protects the health, safety, and well-being of Erie County residents through active prevention, education, enforcement, advocacy, and partnerships.

  • Responsible for maintaining and improving Erie County's infrastructure including roads, bridges, sewers, and county buildings.

  • Provides social services and public assistance programs to Erie County residents including temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, and child welfare services.

  • Erie County's chief prosecutor office, responsible for investigating crime, presenting evidence to the Grand Jury, and prosecuting criminal offenses.

  • Office of the Erie County Executive, the chief executive officer and administrative head of Erie County government.

  • The legislative branch of Erie County government, comprised of 11 Legislators each representing approximately 82,000 citizens.

  • Manages Erie County's parks, recreational programs, and forestry operations including the Bureau of Forestry and county park system.

  • Erie County Sheriff's Office providing law enforcement, corrections, and civil process services for Erie County, New York.

Within Erie

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
38
agencies
101
bodies
25
officials
42
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Buffalo 8 1 9
Lackawanna 12 1 5
Tonawanda 7 1 0
Kenmore 6 1 0
Depew 8 1 0
Lancaster 4 3 0
Hamburg 6 2 0
East Aurora 4 4 28
Williamsville 2 3 0
Springville 8 2 0
Sloan 4 0 0
Orchard Park 2 1 0
Akron 3 1 0
Alden 9 3 0
Blasdell 6 0 0
Gowanda 7 0 0
Angola 3 0 0
North Collins 1 0 0
Farnham 1 1 0
Angola on the Lake 0 0 0
Billington Heights 0 0 0
Cheektowaga 0 0 0
Clarence 0 0 0
Clarence Center 0 0 0
Eden 0 0 0
Eggertsville 0 0 0
Elma Center 0 0 0
Grandyle Village 0 0 0
Harris Hill 0 0 0
Highland-on-the-Lake 0 0 0
Holland 0 0 0
Lake Erie Beach 0 0 0
North Boston 0 0 0
Tonawanda Town 0 0 0
Town Line 0 0 0
University at Buffalo 0 0 0
Wanakah 0 0 0
West Seneca 0 0 0