Back مقاطعة نياغرا (نيويورك) Arabic Niagara County, New York BAR Ниагара (окръг, Ню Йорк) Bulgarian নায়াগ্রা কাউন্টি, নিউ ইয়র্ক BPY Niagara Gông (New York) CDO Ниагара (гуо, Нью-Йорк) CE Niagara County CEB Niagara County Czech Niagara County, Efrog Newydd CY Niagara County German
Niagara County | |
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 Niagara County Clerks Office | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of New York | |
 New York's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 78°47′W / 43.32°N 78.79°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| Founded | March 11, 1808 |
| Seat | Lockport |
| Largest city | Niagara Falls |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,140 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
| • Land | 522 sq mi (1,350 km2) |
| • Water | 617 sq mi (1,600 km2) 54% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 212,666[1] |
| • Density | 407.1/sq mi (157.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 24th, 26th |
| Website | www |
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666.[2] The county seat is Lockport.[3] The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters.[4] 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.
It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and has many parks and lake shore recreation communities. In the summer of 2008, Niagara County celebrated its 200th birthday with the first settlement of the county, of Niagara Falls.
- ^ "US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Region: Ongiara". Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2008