Niagara County

administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Lockport
Foundation :	March 11, 1808
Made up from:	Genesee County
Area code :	001 716
Demographics
Residents :	216,469  (2010)
Population density :	160 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2,951.7 km²
Water surface :	1,598.8 km²
map
Website : www.niagaracounty.com

Niagara County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Niagara County had 216,469 people and a population density of 160.0 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lockport .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,951.7 square kilometers, of which 1,598.8 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Lake Ontario	Lake Ontario	Lake Ontario
Ontario ( Canada )		Orleans County
Ontario ( Canada )	Erie County	Genesee County

history

The county was founded on March 11, 1808 as a spin-off from Genesee County . It initially included the area of ​​today's Erie County when it was founded, but this was separated on April 2, 1821.

Niagara Falls in the Niagara Reservation (2005)

Three locations have National Historic Landmark status , the Adams Power Plant Transformer House , Fort Niagara, and the Niagara Reservation . 76 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 19, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Niagara County, New York

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	-	8,971	22,990	18,482	31,132	42,276	50,399	50,437	54.173	62,491
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	74,961	92.036	118,705	149,329	160.110	189.992	242,269	235.720	227.354	220.756
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	219,846	216,469

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent communities listed below, there are several villages in Niagara County .

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Cambria	town	5,839	102.8	102.8	56.8	11th Mar 1808
Hartland	town	4.117	135.7	135.7	30.3	0June 1, 1812
Lewiston	town	16,262	106.5	96.1		Feb. 27, 1818
Lockport	City	21,165	21.9	21.9	966.4	Apr 11, 1865	County Seat
Lockport	town	20,529	116.3	116.1	176.8	0Feb. 2, 1824
Newfane	town	9,666	138.5	134.2	72.0	20 Mar 1824
Niagara	town	8,378	24.6	24.6	340.6	0June 1, 1812	Founded under the name "Schlosser"; renamed on February 14, 1816
Niagara Falls	City	50.193	43.6	36.5	1,375.2	0July 7, 1848
North Tonawanda	City	31,568	28.2	26.2	1,204.9
Pendleton	town	6,397	70.9	70.2	91.1	Apr 16, 1827
porter	town	6,771	97.7	85.6	79.1
Royalton	town	7,660	182.0	181.2	42.3	1817
Somerset	town	2,662	96.3	96.1	27.7	0Feb 8, 1823
Tonawanda reservation	town	0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Tuscarora Nation Reservation	reservation	1,152	23.5	23.5	49.0
Wheatfield	town	18,117	74.1	72.3	250.6	May 12, 1836
Wilson	town	5,993	133.3	128.0	46.8	Apr 10, 1818

literature

• Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 448 ff . ( archive.org [PDF; 67.9 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2018]).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Niagara County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 19, 2018.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 19, 2018.
4. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
6. ↑ ^{a b} Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
7. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 451 ff .

Web links

Commons : Niagara County, New York  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 27 '  N , 78 ° 48'  W