Tonawanda

Also known as Tonawanda, New York, Tonawanda, NY, City of Tonawanda

city in the state of New York, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
County: Erie
Type: Mayor-Council
Mayor: Bill Strassburg ( D )
Common council: Members' List President: • Jenna Koch ( D ) • W1: Thomas Newman ( R ) • W2: Dawn Kammerdeiner ( D ) • W3: Sean Rautenstrauch ( D ) • W4: David R. Mileham ( D )
Total: 4.09 sq mi (10.60 km )
Land: 3.80 sq mi (9.85 km )
Water: 0.29 sq mi (0.75 km )
Elevation: 571 ft (174 m)
Density: 3,977.9/sq mi (1,535.87/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )

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Tonawanda is a city in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 15,129 at the 2020 census. It is at the northern edge of Erie County, south across the Erie Canal (Tonawanda Creek) from North Tonawanda, east of Grand Island, and north of Buffalo. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

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