Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Falls (/naɪˈæɡrə/ ny-AG-ra) is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States.

City
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Location in Niagara County and the state of New York. Location in Niagara County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°6′N 79°1′W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Niagara
Settled	1679 (1679)
Incorporated as a city	March 17, 1892 (1892-03-17)
Government
• Type	Strong mayor-council
Area
• City	16.83 sq mi (43.58 km2)
• Land	14.09 sq mi (36.48 km2)
• Water	2.74 sq mi (7.10 km2)  16.37%
• Urban	366.7 sq mi (949.7 km2)
Elevation	614 ft (187 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	48,671
• Rank	NY: 14th (2020)
• Density	3,455/sq mi (1,334/km2)
• Urban	948,864 (US: 50th)
• Urban density	2,660/sq mi (1,028/km2)
• Metro	1,166,902 (US: 48th)
• CSA	1,243,944 (US: 47th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	14301-14305
FIPS code	36-51055
GNIS feature ID	0970406
Demonym	Niagarian Niagara Fallsite
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As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671, down from the 50,193 recorded in the 2010 census.

It is across the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Western New York region.

Niagara Falls, New York Media

• Niagara Falls, mill district on American shore, ca. 1900.jpg

  The Niagara Falls mill district downriver from the American Falls, 1900

• Love Canal protest.jpg

  The contaminated neighborhood of Love Canal received national attention in 1978.

• Cataract Commons, Niagara Falls, New York.jpg

  Cataract Commons, Niagara Falls, New York

• St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, NY IMG 1438.JPG

  St. Peter's Episcopal Church

• Niagara falls fallen industry.jpg

  Niagara falls fallen industry

• Niagara Falls Convention Center (NFCC), New York.jpg

  Niagara Falls Convention Center (NFCC)

• Cave of the Winds elevator building in winter.jpg

  The Cave of the Winds building in the winter

• Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, New York.jpg

  The Niagara Gazette is the city's daily newspaper.

• Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center.jpg

  The current Niagara Falls station opened in 2016

• Whirlpool bridge.jpg

  Whirlpool Rapids bridge, 1983

Other websites

• 16x16px Media related to Niagara Falls, New York at Wikimedia Commons
• Niagara Falls, New York travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Official website
• Niagara Falls Handbill Collection, 1838-1886 RG 551 Brock University Library Digital Repository
• Niagara Falls Photo Album, 1906 RG 556 Brock University Library Digital Repository