Erie County, New York
Seal of Erie County, New York Seal
Location in the state of New York
New York's location in the U.S.
Founded	1821
Seat	Buffalo
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	1,227 sq mi (3,178 km²) 1,044 sq mi (2,704 km²) 183 sq mi (474 km²), 14.89%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	919,040 880/sq mi (339.8/km²)
Website	www.erie.gov

Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.

Erie County is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The southern part of the county is known as the Southtowns.^[1]

History[link]

Old Erie County Courthouse.

When counties were established in New York State in 1683^[2] present-day Erie County was Indian territory and was not part of New York. Significant European settlement began ca. 1800 after the Holland Land Company extinguished Indian claims to the land, acquired the title to eight western-most counties of Western New York, surveyed their holdings, established towns, and began selling lots. At this time, all of Western New York was part of Ontario County. In 1802, Genesee County was created out of Ontario County. In 1808, Niagara County was created out of Genesee County. In 1821, Erie County was created out of Niagara County, encompassing all of the land between Tonawanda Creek and Cattaraugus Creek.^[3]

The first towns formed in present-day Erie County were the Town of Clarence and the Town of Willink. Clarence comprised the northern portion of Erie county, and Willink the southern part. Clarence still exists as a town, but Willink was quickly subdivided completely into other towns. When Erie County was established in 1821, it consisted of the towns of Amherst, Aurora, Boston, Clarence, Collins, Concord, Eden, Evans, Hamburg, Holland, Sardinia, and Wales.

The county has a number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, New York.^[4]

In 1861, the hamlet of Town Line located in the Town of Lancaster, voted 85 to 40 to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of America; it sent five soldiers for the Confederate Army, and did not officially rejoin the Union until January 1946. The Town Line Fire Department supports the slogan "Last of the Rebels" due to their Confederate ties.

Geography[link]

Erie County is in the western portion of New York State, bordering on the lake of the same name. It is the most populous county in New York State outside of the New York City metropolitan area. The county also lies on the international border between the United States and Canada, bordering the Province of Ontario.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,227 square miles (3,177.9 km²), of which 1,044 square miles (2,703.9 km²) is land and 183 square miles (474.0 km²) (14.89%) is water. The northern border of the county is Tonawanda Creek. Part of the southern border is Cattaraugus Creek. Other major streams include Buffalo Creek (Buffalo River), Cayuga Creek, Cazenovia Creek, Scajaquada Creek, Eighteen Mile Creek and Ellicott Creek.

The county's northern half, including Buffalo and its suburbs, is relatively flat and rises gently up from the lake. The southern half, known as the Southtowns,^[1] is much hillier and is the northwesternmost foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The highest elevation in the county is a hill in the Town of Sardinia that tops out at around 1,940 feet (591 m) above sea level. The lowest ground is about 560 feet (171 m), on Grand Island at the Niagara River.

The Onondaga Escarpment runs through the northern part of Erie County.

Adjacent Counties[link]

• Niagara County, New York - north
• Wyoming County, New York - east
• Genesee County, New York - east
• Cattaraugus County, New York - south
• Chautauqua County, New York - southwest
• Niagara Region, Ontario - northwest

Major Highways[link]

Erie County Routes[link]

50px List of county routes in Erie County, New York

National protected area[link]

• Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Rivers, streams, and lakes[link]

• Buffalo River
• Cattaraugus Creek
• Cayuga Creek
• Lake Erie
• Niagara River
• Scajaquada Creek
• Tonawanda Creek
• Ellicott Creek

Demographics[link]

As of the census^[6] of 2010, there were 919,040 people residing in the county. The population density was 910 people per square mile (351/km²). There were 415,868 housing units at an average density of 398 per square mile (154/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.18% White, 13.00% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.42% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. 3.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.6% were of German, 17.2% Polish, 14.9% Italian, 11.7% Irish and 5.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 91.1% spoke English, 3.0% Spanish and 1.6% Polish as their first language.

There were 380,873 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.50% were married couples living together, 13.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.10% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,567, and the median income for a family was $49,490. Males had a median income of $38,703 versus $26,510 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,357. About 9.20% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, Towns, Villages, and other locations[link]

Map showing the municipalities of Erie County

• label in parentheses refers to legal municipal designation.

Indian reservations[link]

• Cattaraugus Reservation
• Tonawanda Reservation

State Parks and lands[link]

• Amherst State Park, Village of Williamsville.
• Beaver Island State Park, Grand Island.
• Buckhorn Island State Park, Grand Island.
• Evangola State Park, Towns of Brant and Evans.
• Great Baehre Swamp, NY state wetland in the Town of Amherst.
• Knox Farm State Park, Town of East Aurora.
• Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve in the Town of Cheektowaga.
• Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area, Town of Clarence.
• Woodlawn Beach State Park, Town of Hamburg.

Information about Erie County[link]

Erie County is home to the Buffalo Bills football team, the Buffalo Sabres hockey team, the Buffalo Bandits lacrosse team, and the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball team. The city also features a zoo, a botanical garden, a science museum, an historical museum, and the famous Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

The Erie County Fair held every August in the Town of Hamburg, is the second largest fair in the country.

Plans to merge Erie County with the City of Buffalo have been suggested, which would eliminate much of the extensive bureaucracy and political and municipal subdivisions among the various towns, cities, and villages in the county. The result would be a consolidated city-county controlled by a single government, effectively making Buffalo's borders and population contiguous with Erie County's. These plans have proven very controversial; opposition has come from the rural villages on the borders of Erie County, which feel the plan would not benefit them, and the suburbs, which want to avoid the financial troubles of Buffalo and Erie County while simultaneously benefiting from the amenities of close proximity to a large population base. ^[7]

County Government[link]

Erie County Executives[link]

Elected Officials[link]

The county legislature has 11 members. There are six Democrats, five Republicans.

County Legislature[link]

Educational institutions[link]

Many educational institutions include: Bryant and Stratton, Buffalo State College, Canisius College, Daemen College, D'Youville College, Erie Community College, Hilbert College, Houghton College, Medaille College, Trocaire College, University at Buffalo, and Villa Maria College.

School Districts[link]

Erie County Parks[link]

Heritage Parks[link]

Heritage Parks are the four original County Parks. These parks are superb examples of integrated sites with significant scenic, natural and historic significance. Each of the parks has unique, man-made structures of unmatched historical character and beauty, constructed as part of the WPA movement.^[8]

• Akron Falls Park (c. 1933)
• Chestnut Ridge Park (c. 1925)
• Como Lake Park (c. 1925)
• Ellicott Creek Park (c. 1925)
• Emery Park (c. 1925)

Waterfront Parks[link]

Waterfront Parks are key elements of the County Parks system, and include the significant sites along the County’s shoreline and linear parcels/recreational trail systems.

• Bennett Beach Park
• Isle View Park
• Riverwalk Park
• Wendt Beach Park

Conservation Parks[link]

The primary purpose of these sites is for conservation of the natural environment, and nature-based outdoor recreation activities, and the lands are to generally remain in a natural state in perpetuity.

• Boston Forest
• Eighteen Mile Creek Park
• Franklin Gulf Park
• Hunters Creek Park
• Scoby Dam Park

Special Purpose Parks[link]

Special Purpose Parks are parks with unique characteristics, that fulfill a specific function within the recreation delivery system.

• Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
• Elma Meadows Golf Course
• Grover Cleveland Golf Course
• Sprague Brook Park

Forest Management Areas[link]

Forest Management Areas are the former forest lots consisting primarily of plantation forests. Limited recreation potential in the form of trails or education on resource management is recognized for these lands, along with the potential for commercial resource management activities.

See also[link]

New York portal

• Erie County Sheriff's Office
• List of counties in New York
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, New York

References[link]

• "Erie County School Districts 2003-2004". New York State Education Department. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/repcrd2004/links/c14_dist.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 

External links[link]

• Erie County Bureau of Forestry Trails
• Erie County Government website (county overview here)
• The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Erie County at the Open Directory Project

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Tim Howard

Personal information
Full name	Timothy Matthew Howard
Date of birth	(1979-03-06) March 6, 1979 (age 33)
Place of birth	North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1][2]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Everton
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1998	North Jersey Imperials	16	(0)
1998–2003	MetroStars	88	(0)
2003–2007	Manchester United	45	(0)
2006–2007	→ Everton (loan)	25	(0)
2007–	Everton	199	(1)
National team‡
2002–	United States	73	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of match played 13 May 2012[3]. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2012

Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team.

Howard started his career with the North Jersey Imperials before making a move to the MetroStars. His appearances soon attracted the attention of Manchester United, who signed him in 2003. He enjoyed relative success with them as they won the 2003 FA Community Shield, the 2003–04 FA Cup and the 2005–06 League Cup. However, after United signed Edwin van der Sar, Howard went out on loan to Everton to play more first-team football and eventually signed permanently with them in February 2007. On 4 January 2012, Howard scored a goal and his first as a professional footballer against Bolton Wanderers. This made him the fourth goalkeeper to score a goal in a Premier League match.^[4]

Howard first represented the United States national team in 2002 and was an unused substitute for the 2006 World Cup. He later established himself as first-choice and started all of the United States' games at the 2010 World Cup as they reached the Round of 16.

Early years[link]

Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey,^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]} to Matthew Howard – an African American, and Esther Howard (née Fekete),^[16] a native of Hungary. His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Howard lived with his mother, a project manager for a cosmetics distributor. His father, a long-distance truck driver for a health care firm, nonetheless maintained a presence in his life. His father was determined to get Howard and his brother, Chris, involved in sports. Before the two could walk, he bought them equipment for various sports to see which games they preferred. Tim showed a preference for basketball and soccer.

Howard was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when he was in the sixth grade.^[17] Before Howard was a teenager, Tim Mulqueen, a one time assistant coach for the United States men's national under-17 soccer team, saw his potential at a soccer camp Howard attended and took the boy under his wing.

In high school, Howard proved a star not only in soccer as a midfielder, but also on the basketball court, where he averaged 15 points per game and helped bring his team to the state finals in his senior year. However his talent and abilities as a soccer player were far more impressive. Despite his position on his high school team, Howard was a far better goalkeeper than he was a midfielder. Howard spent the first years of high school attending Montclair Kimberley Academy, a small private school in Montclair, New Jersey.^[18] Howard left MKA in his junior year to go back to North Brunswick where he grew up, and graduated from North Brunswick Township High School. By the age of fifteen he began playing in goal for U.S. youth national teams. He made his international debut against Honduras on the U-17 squad. In 1997 Mulqueen became the coach of the North Jersey Imperials, a team in the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL), and served as the goalkeeping coach for Major League Soccer's MetroStars; he immediately considered Howard for a position on the Imperials. In May of that year, a month before graduating from high school, Howard played for the Imperials in his first professional game.

Club career[link]

MetroStars[link]

After only six appearances with the USISL's North Jersey Imperials, Tim Mulqueen, who at the time was the New York/New Jersey MetroStar's goalkeeper coach, brought Howard up from the Imperials to the MetroStars.

Howard was victorious in his MLS debut with the MetroStars on August 18, 1998, making five saves in a 4–1 win over Colorado at Giants Stadium (his only appearance of the year). He later played in one game with the Nike Project-40 Team, a 3–1 win over the Staten Island Vipers at Giants Stadium on May 6, 1998.

With the MetroStars during the 1999 MLS season, he made eight starts in nine contests. Howard had a 1.58 GAA and won just one match in a season in which the Metros won just seven games. He also spent most of the international season with the U.S. Under-20 MNT, leaving the club to compete in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria in April and the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg in July.

Howard posted a 5–2–2 record with a 1.59 GAA in 2000, splitting time between the MetroStars and the U.S. Olympic Team, also winning all three of his U.S. Open Cup starts that season.

In 2001, he became the youngest player to win the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award, recording four shutouts and a league-leading 146 saves, and was named to the MLS All-Star Team. Howard played every minute of every MetroStars game, and finished the year with a 1.33 GAA, four shutouts and a 13–10–3 record. He also received the MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Howard played in 27 of 28 regular season games in 2002 for the MetroStars, recording four shutouts.

Before leaving the MetroStars in 2003, he appeared in thirteen games and had three clean sheets as the club challenged for first place during the season’s first half.

Manchester United[link]

Manchester United paid a $4 million transfer fee to sign Howard in the middle of the 2003 MLS season, and he replaced Fabien Barthez as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.^[19] He started off very well at Manchester United, saving the decisive penalty in the Community Shield against Arsenal. Other notable performances followed, including Bolton Wanderers and a home FA Cup tie victory over Manchester City. However, in March 2004, Howard's poor parry handed a last minute goal to FC Porto, eliminating United from the UEFA Champions League. The error appeared to shatter Howard's confidence and he was replaced by Roy Carroll. After a period of rest, Howard reclaimed his starting position ahead of Carroll for the 2004 FA Cup Final, picking up a winner's medal. He was the first American player to collect a winner's medal in the FA Cup (John Harkes had picked up a runners-up medal with Sheffield Wednesday in the 1993 final). Howard was also named in the PFA Best XI in his first season at Manchester United.

In his second season with Manchester United, he started poorly, making several errors and was dropped again for Carroll. After Carroll made several errors as well, Howard forced his way back in but his performances were unconvincing, leading to Carroll regaining his place again, playing in the FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal.

At the end of the 2004–05 season, Howard signed a new contract, which was to run until 2009. In the summer of 2005, Manchester United released both of his competitors for the goalkeeper position — Ricardo López Felipe and Carroll. However, they also bought experienced Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar soon after. An uncharacteristically outspoken Howard fumed in an interview that he would not have signed the new contract had he known Van der Sar was on his way to United (Van der Sar replaced Howard as first choice goalkeeper). He felt that he had done enough to remain as the first choice goalkeeper at the club.

Everton[link]

Howard playing for Everton

In May 2006 a deal was agreed between Manchester United and Everton that would see Howard join the Merseyside club on loan for the 2006–07 season. Everton looked to Howard as a replacement for their newly-retired goalkeeper Nigel Martyn, in much the same way as Manchester United, when they were involved in the search for a successor to Peter Schmeichel (after many unsuccessful replacements). Howard made his Everton debut against Watford on the opening day of the season. Since his debut, Howard has established himself as Everton's first-choice goalkeeper.

On February 14, 2007, Everton announced that Howard had signed a permanent deal with the club through the 2012–13 season. The permanent deal was believed to be worth around £3 million, but the exact fee paid by Everton remains undisclosed.

On April 28, 2007, Everton faced Manchester United at Goodison Park. Howard did not participate in the game, and there was some speculation that this came from a clause in his loan contract which states that he cannot take part in games against Manchester United. However, since a permanent deal had been signed by the two clubs, such a clause would not be permitted. This was investigated by the Football Association and according to some newspapers, both Everton and Manchester United could have been fined for this and possibly receive point deductions. But the British newspaper The Sun, however, held it to be more likely that this affair would result in a tightening of the rules on loan deals.^[20] The FA eventually stated that neither Manchester United nor Everton had broken any rules regarding Howard's transfer and that both clubs had confirmed that Everton had been free to play Howard against Manchester United if they had wished to do so.^[21] He made his 100th appearance for Everton against West Ham United, on November 8, 2008. On April 19, 2009, in the FA Cup semi final, he saved two penalties against his former club Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out to send Everton to the final against Chelsea. During the 2008–09 season Howard set the club record for most league match clean sheets in a season. Howard started the 2009–10 season in fine form for Everton with four consecutive clean sheets, including away to Portsmouth where he excelled to help his team secure a 1–0 win and claimed the Man of the Match award for his performance. Howard captained Everton for the first time in a 3–3 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on December 12, 2009.^[22]

During the 2011–12 season, he scored his first goal in professional football against Bolton Wanderers, from a 102-yard clearance, with the help of galeforce wind, in a 2–1 defeat at Goodison Park. He is the fourth goalkeeper in Premier League history to score a goal, after Peter Schmeichel, Brad Friedel and Paul Robinson.^[23] Following his first goal for Everton, Howard has described his remarkable goal against Bolton Wanderers as "cruel" and revealed he refused to celebrate out of sympathy for his beaten opposite number, Ádám Bogdán.^[24] In March he agreed a new contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2016. He stated upon signing: "When you have a really good relationship in life and both sides are eager to continue and keep that going, it's a no-brainer".^[25]

Howard speaks with D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid before an international friendly on July 23, 2011 at RFK Stadium

International career[link]

Howard makes a save during training for the US national team, May 2006

Howard started for the United States national team in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was a backup to Brad Friedel at the 2000 Summer Olympics. On March 10, 2002, he received his first senior cap, against Ecuador. On May 2, 2006, Howard was named as one of three goalkeepers on the U.S. roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but served as a backup to Kasey Keller. Howard has become the team's first choice goalkeeper under Bob Bradley and started in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, a 2–1 win over Mexico.

He was the starting goalkeeper for the 2009 Confederations Cup, including the semifinal in which the U.S. upset Spain, then the number one-ranked team in the world. Howard's eight saves earned him his first clean sheet of the tournament and the first shutout of the Spanish side since 2007. Following the United States' second place finish in the tournament, Howard was awarded the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper.^[26]

Howard was the starting goalkeeper for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa, and turned in a Man of the Match performance against England in his first World Cup appearance.^[27] Howard's distribution to Landon Donovan led to the game-winning goal of the last first round game against Algeria, giving the USA passage into the round of 16. He conceded two goals when United States lost their round of 16 game against Ghana.

After the 2011 Gold Cup Final, Howard made a controversial statement regarding the post-match ceremony. The trophy presentation was conducted entirely in Spanish, despite the tournament being held in the United States. Howard went on to say that it was a "disgrace" and commented further that if the final had been in Mexico City and the United States had won, the ceremony would not have been made in English. He further went on to criticize CONCACAF, and received much criticism after making the statements.^[28]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

As of match played 13 May 2012.

International[link]

^[30]

Honors[link]

Club[link]

Manchester United

• FA Cup (1): 2003–04
• Football League Cup (1): 2005–06
• FA Community Shield (1): 2003

Everton

• FA Cup Runners-Up (1): 2008–09

International[link]

United States

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (1): 2007
• CONCACAF Gold Cup Runner Up : 2011

Individual[link]

• MLS Humanitarian of the Year (1): 2001
• MLS Goalkeeper of the Year (1): 2001
• MLS Best XI (2): 2001, 2002
• PFA Premier League Team of the Year (1): 2003–04
• U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year (1): 2008
• FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Glove (1): 2009
• MLS All-Star Game MVP (1): 2009
• Top 10 IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (3): 2003, 2009, 2010

Basketball[link]

On June 22, 2009, Howard was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team.^[31] Each year the team lists a number of athletes seen as potential players and ambassadors. “Globetrotters must be great athletes, great entertainers and outstanding citizens,” said Globetrotters Coach Sweet Lou Dunbar. “We believe each of these individuals possess enough of those unique dynamics to merit our consideration to wear the red, white and blue.”

Personal life[link]

Howard was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome^[32] in middle school. He was named MLS Humanitarian of the Year in 2001 for his work with children with Tourette's. He is also involved with Athletes in Action, a ministry arm of Campus Crusade for Christ.^[33] He is married to Laura Howard with whom he has two children.

References[link]

• Staff (April 2006) "Tim Howard 1979–" Biography Today 15(2): pp. 60–70
• Biography from Current Biography (2005), Copyright (c) by The H. W. Wilson Company. All rights reserved.

References[link]