Cheektowaga Southwest was a

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within the southwestern part of the town of

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in Erie County,

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during the

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. The population recorded was 12,766. The census area dissolved in 1970, however the census area became part of Cheektowaga CDP in 1980, when the CDP recorded a population of 92,145. The ZIP code serving the area is 14227.

Geography

Located at approximately 42.880873 north and 78.779236 west, the census area of Cheektowaga Southwest was bounded by the city of

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to the west, the village of Sloan to the north and the CDP of

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to the south. The

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of the CDP was 3.4 square miles.County and City Data Book, page 596
1967.

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Geography

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