Niagara Falls (New York)
| Niagara Falls | |||
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| Nickname : Cataract City | |||
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Niagara County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 6 ′ N , 79 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
50,193 (status: 2010) 1,254,066 (status: 2000) |
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| Population density : | 1,375.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 43.6 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 36.5 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 174 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 14301-14305 | ||
| Area code : | +1 716 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-51055 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979276 | ||
| Website : | www.niagarafallsusa.org | ||
Niagara Falls [ naɪˌæɡ (ə) ɹəˈfɔːlz ] is a US city in Niagara County in the state of New York . It is located on the Niagara River across from the Canadian city of the same name, Niagara Falls in the province of Ontario . The city has 50,193 (2010 census) inhabitants on an area of 43.6 km².
economy
The city is dominated by Niagara Falls , which attract hundreds of thousands of tourists to the city, but the Canadian sister city has better offers (shopping centers, etc.). The nearby Niagara Falls International Airport aims to be the birthplace of the first supersonic aircraft and the first commercial helicopter. The energy generated in Niagara Falls by means of hydropower plants (see list of the largest hydropower plants ), which was available cheaply and in large quantities and was used directly in the city, used to be a great location advantage for industry and secured jobs in the city.
In the course of globalization and significantly rising wage costs in the USA, however, this advantage was gradually lost, since the factories in countries such as China can be operated much cheaper. The city was also hit particularly hard by the recent global economic crisis . The city's unemployment rate was 10.9 percent (March 2011), well above the average for New York State, which was 8.0 percent.
Demographics
The city has struggled with a population decline since 1960, while the population of New York State and the United States as a whole has grown massively within that time. The consequences for the former big city are correspondingly large and serious. A turnaround is not in sight and for the majority of the population tourism remains the only hope of a turnaround. Otherwise the city threatens to sink to small town level within the next few decades.
| Population development The data are census results. |
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| year | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
| Residents | 78.020 | 90,872 | 102.394 | 85,615 | 71,384 | 61,840 | 55,593 | 50.193 |
traffic
Niagara Falls has a station with Amtrak- operated train services to New York City and the cross-border long-distance train The Maple Leaf to Toronto operated jointly by VIA Rail Canada and Amtrak . This train crosses the border between Niagara Falls (New York) and Niagara Falls (Ontario) stations over the Whirlpool Bridge .
Pedestrians and motorists can cross the border into Canada via the Rainbow Bridge , which is located in the immediate vicinity of Niagara Falls .
sons and daughters of the town
- Pius Anthony Benincasa (1913–1986), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Buffalo
- Mark Bridges (* in the 20th century), costume designer
- Adam Clendening (* 1992), ice hockey player
- Kerry Gene Adkisson alias Kerry von Erich , wrestler and athlete
- Jonny Flynn (* 1989), basketball player
- Don Gais (1919–1996), jazz pianist
- Chaz Guest (born 1961), artist
- Lee Hyla (1952-2014), composer
- Ron LaSalle , rock singer and music producer
- Pete Malinverni (* 1957), jazz pianist
- April Stevens (* 1936; according to other information 1929), singer
- Nino Tempo (* 1937), pop musician
- Bert Thompson (* 1947), jazz musician and translator
- Franchot Tone (1905–1968), film actor
Web links
- Niagara City (English)
- Niagara Falls Airport (English)
Individual evidence