Lockport, New York
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This article is about the city. For the surrounding town, see Lockport (town), New York.
Lockport is both a city and the town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York, United States. The city is the Niagara county seat, with a population of 21,165 according to 2010 census figures, and an estimated population of 20,305 as of 2019.[2]
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Lockport, New York | |
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Nickname: The Lock City | |
Coordinates: 43°10′11″N 78°41′28″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Niagara |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Mayor | John Lombardi III (R) |
• Common Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 8.45 sq mi (21.87 km2) |
• Land | 8.40 sq mi (21.76 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,876 |
• Density | 2,485.24/sq mi (959.58/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 14094-14095 |
Area code | 716 |
FIPS code | 36-43082 |
GNIS feature ID | 0955783 |
Website | lockportny |
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Its name derives from a set of Erie Canal locks (Lock Numbers 34 and 35) within the city that were built to allow canal barges to traverse the 60-foot natural drop (18 m) of the Niagara Escarpment.[3] It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.