Niagara County, New York

Niagara County
County
Niagara County Clerks Office
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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 / 43.32; -78.79
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.niagaracounty.com

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.