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Niagara Falls
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city in New York, United States
Niagara Falls is a city located in New York State in the United States, situated near the famous waterfalls of the same name that form part of the border between the US and Canada. The city is known primarily for its proximity to these spectacular natural falls, which are a major tourist destination and source of hydroelectric power.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Niagara Falls
- Official name
- City of Niagara Falls
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Niagara County
- Population
- 48671
- Area
- 43.583473
- Elevation
- 187
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Body of water
- Niagara River
- Shares border with
- Niagara Falls
- Official website
- niagarafallsusa.org
- Image
- Niagara Falls 001.JPG
- Households
- 22330
- Dialing code
- 607
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Niagara Falls, New York
- Commons category
- Niagara Falls, New York
- topic's main category
- Category:Niagara Falls, New York
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Niagara Falls, New York
- postal code
- 14305
- water as percent of area
- 16.2929
- per capita income
- 26170
- different from
- Niagara Falls
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to 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 area and the Western New York region.
While the city was formerly inhabited by Native Americans, Europeans who migrated to the Niagara Falls in the mid-17th century began to open businesses and develop infrastructure. Later in the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists and businessmen began harnessing the power of the Niagara River for electricity and the city began to attract manufacturers and other businesses drawn by the promise of inexpensive hydroelectric power. After the 1960s, the city and region experienced an economic decline. As industries left the region, affluent and middle-class families relocated from Niagara Falls to other metropolitan areas around the country.
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