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Niagara County
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county in New York, United States
Niagara County is a county located in New York State, positioned in the western part of the state near the Canadian border. The county is notable for its proximity to Niagara Falls, one of the world's most famous natural landmarks, which has made it an important hub for tourism and hydroelectric power generation.
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1808
- Location
- Lockport, United States
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.487002.9 · ISNI 0000 0004 0437 3613
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- New York
- Contains
- Lockport
- Capital
- Lockport
- Population
- 212666
- Area
- 2952
- Shares border with
- Genesee County
- Headquarters
- Lockport
- Official website
- www.niagaracounty.com
- Image
- Niagara County Clerks Office Jun 09.JPG
- Households
- 90022
Show 11 more facts
- inception
- 1808-00-00
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Niagara County, New York
- Commons category
- Niagara County, New York
- topic's main category
- Category:Niagara County, New York
- water as percent of area
- 54
- native label
- Niagara County
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Niagara County, New York
- topic has template
- Template:Niagara County, New York
- different from
- Niagara
- per capita income
- 31762
- P12749
- Potentilla erecta
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Encyclopedic overview
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.
Niagara County is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area, and across the Canada–US border is the province of Ontario.
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