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Niagara Falls, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that Niagara Falls had a population of 55,593 people ^<1>. This represents 0.29% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 31st most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	51,345	-7.64%	-0.44% since 2007
2007	51,571	-7.23%	-0.74% since 2006
2006	51,954	-6.55%	-0.95% since 2005
2005	52,451	-5.65%	-1.21% since 2004
2004	53,096	-4.49%	-0.98% since 2003
2003	53,623	-3.54%	-1.14% since 2002
2002	54,244	-2.43%	-1.04% since 2001
2001	54,813	-1.4%	-1.4% since 2000
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2000	55,593	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
28	Hempstead	SE	322 mi [518 km]	53,915	4.67% decrease
29	Union	E	165 mi [265.5 km]	54,116	3.88% decrease
30	Hamburg	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	55,868	0.69% decrease
-31-	Niagara Falls			51,345	7.64% decrease
32	Southampton	E	368 mi [592 km]	61,290	12.02% increase
33	White Plains	SE	305 mi [490.8 km]	57,342	8.04% increase
34	Irondequoit	E	73 mi [117.5 km]	50,007	4.48% decrease

Niagara Falls had 27,837 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Niagara Falls has a total area of 16.8 square miles [43.52 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 14.05 square miles [36.4 km²]2.75 square miles [7.12 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Niagara Falls had a 2000 population density of 3,955 people per square mile [1,527 people/km²], making it the state's 107th most densely populated area.

Niagara County

The city of Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County.

The county had a population of 219,651 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 55,593 people, Niagara Falls contained 25.31% of the Niagara County total.

In addition, where the community of Niagara Falls has a population density of 3,955 people per square mile [1,527 people/km²], Niagara County averages 420 people per square mile [162.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Niagara County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Niagara Falls and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Niagara Falls. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	81,327	5.4% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	11	240,210	4.38% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	16	654,727	5.08% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	26	851,473	4.81% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	34	1,038,448	4.27% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	48	1,144,260	4.08% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Niagara Falls. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Niagara Falls, it also contains a comparison between Niagara Falls and the state of New York.

Click here for the Niagara Falls QuickFact (QF-3651055).

The following communities are nearby Niagara Falls and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
North Tonawanda	QF-3653682	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	31,222	6.13% decrease
Tonawanda	QF-3675000	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	71,720	8.23% decrease
Brighton	QF-3608210	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]
Amherst	QF-3601748	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]
Amherst	QF-3602000	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
Buffalo	QF-3611000	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	270,919	7.42% decrease
Cheektowaga	QF-3615011	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
West Seneca	QF-3680918	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	43,795	4.63% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Niagara Falls.

A Census Quickfact is available for Niagara County (QF-36063).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Niagara Falls:

	State Code:	36 (New York)
	County Code:	063 (Niagara County)
	Place Code:	51055 (Niagara Falls)

	State & County Code:	36063 (New York/Niagara County)

	State & Place Code:	3651055 (New York/Niagara Falls)

Niagara Falls is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Niagara Falls.

The Commemorative
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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Niagara Falls. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Niagara Falls and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Niagara Falls. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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