<P> With the advent of the automobile age after World War II and government subsidies for highway construction, thousands of residents left Erie for suburbs such as Millcreek Township, which is now nearly 55,000 in population . This caused a decline in retail businesses, some of which followed to the suburbs . Reflecting this perceived decline, Erie is occasionally referred to by residents as "The Mistake on the Lake" or "Dreary Erie". </P> <P> Erie won the All - America City Award in 1972, and was a finalist in 1961, 1994, 1995 and 2009 . </P> <P> Erie is situated in northwestern Pennsylvania at 42 ° 6 ′ 52" N 80 ° 4 ′ 34" W ﻿ / ﻿ 42.11444 ° N 80.07611 ° W ﻿ / 42.11444; - 80.07611 (42.114507, - 80.076213), on the southern shore of Lake Erie across from the Canadian province of Ontario . It is 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Cleveland, Ohio, 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Buffalo, New York, and 128 miles (206 km) north of Pittsburgh . Erie's bedrock is Devonian shale and siltstone, overlain by glacial tills and stratified drift . Stream drainage in the city flows northward into Lake Erie, then through Lake Ontario into the St. Lawrence River, and out to the Atlantic Ocean . South of Erie is a drainage divide, beyond which most of the streams in western Pennsylvania flow south into the Allegheny or Ohio rivers . Lake Erie is about 571 feet above sea level, while the city of Erie is about 728 feet above sea level . </P> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.3 square miles (49.9 km), with 19.1 square miles (49.4 km) being land and the remaining 0.2 square miles (0.5 km), or 1.03%, being water . Presque Isle State Park (known to the locals as "The Peninsula"), juts into Lake Erie just north of the city limits and has 7 miles (11 km) of public beaches, wetlands, and fishing sites . </P>

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