| Buffalo Hills | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,902 m (6,240 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Washoe County |
| Range coordinates | 40°51′7.638″N119°40′50.711″W / 40.85212167°N 119.68075306°W Coordinates: 40°51′7.638″N119°40′50.711″W / 40.85212167°N 119.68075306°W |
| Topo map | USGS Poodle Mountain |
The Buffalo Hills are a mountain range in Washoe County, Nevada. [1]
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Western New York. As of 2019's census estimates, the city proper population was 255,284. The city is the county seat of Erie County and serves as a major gateway for commerce and travel across the Canadian border, forming part of the bi-national Buffalo Niagara Region and the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. As of 2018, the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area had a population of 1,130,152; the combined statistical area, which adds Cattaraugus County, had a population of 1,215,826.
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On June 4, 2020, amid the George Floyd protests in New York state, police officers from the Buffalo Police Department pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino during a confrontation in Buffalo's Niagara Square, causing him to fall to the ground which left him bleeding from the ear. Gugino was seriously injured, sustaining a brain injury, and was still unable to walk nearly two weeks later. He was hospitalized for nearly four weeks.
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