Lockport, New York

city in Niagara County, New York, United States

Lockport is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 20,876 at the 2020 census.[1] It is so named from a set of Erie Canal locks (Lock Numbers 34 and 35) within the city.[2] Lockport is the county seat of Niagara County. It is part of the BuffaloNiagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References change

  1. "QuickFacts: Lockport city, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.