Eggertsville is a
hamlet
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) within the town of
Amherst in
Erie County,
New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 15,019 at the 2010 census.
Eggertsville is part of the
Buffalo–
Niagara Falls
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Geography
Eggertsville is located at (42.96314, -78.80364), in the southwestern corner of the town of Amherst, directly adjacent to the northeast corner of the city of
Buffalo. As delineated by the U.S. Census Bureau, the northern boundary of the CDP is
New York State Route 324
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, and the eastern boundary is formed by Getzville Road and Berryman Drive. The southern and western borders of the CDP follow the town boundary of Amherst.
New York State Route 5, Main Street, passes through the CDP, leading southwest to the center of Buffalo and east towards
Williamsville in the town of Amherst.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
References
External links
Eggertsville-Snyder Branch Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Hamlets in New York (state)
Census-designated places in Erie County, New York
Census-designated places in New York (state)
Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area
Hamlets in Erie County, New York
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