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The city of Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County.
Niagara Falls is 170 feet [51.82 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Niagara Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Ontario has a community that is also named Niagara Falls.
At the time of the 2000 Census, Niagara Falls had a population of 55,593 people<2> (or 25.32% of the total population of Niagara County). The population of Niagara Falls represented 0.29% of the total of New York, making it the state's 31st most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Niagara Falls had a population of 51,345 people. This is a decrease of 7.64% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Niagara Falls.
| 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% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 55,593 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Amherst |  SE | 14 mi [22.53 km] | 115,563 | 0.81% decrease |
| | Buffalo | SE | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 270,919 | 7.42% decrease |
| | Cheektowaga | SE | 18 mi [28.97 km] | 87,788 | 6.63% decrease |
| | Clarence |  E | 19 mi [30.58 km] | 28,064 | 7.43% increase |
| | Lockport | E | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 20,630 | 7.4% decrease |
| | North Tonawanda | SE | 8 mi [12.87 km] | 31,222 | 6.13% decrease |
| | | | | <*> | When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001. |
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To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Niagara Falls.
Website for Niagara Falls
| Official Website: | www.niagarafallsusa.org/ |
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Search for Local BusinessesPeople are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Niagara Falls: Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Niagara Falls? Please visit the Map Page for Niagara Falls. |
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| Last Modified: 05 Nov 2009 |
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