Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States, with a total population of 48,671 at the 2020 census. It lies beside the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and is named after the famed falls that the two cities share. The city is within the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the Western New York region. Before Europeans arrived the area was dominated by the Neutral Nation, and European migration began in the 17th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries scientists and businessmen began harnessing the power of the Niagara River for electricity, drawing manufacturers with the promise of cheap hydroelectric power. The city was incorporated on March 17, 1892, from the villages of Manchester and Suspension Bridge, and after the 1960s it declined from over 102,000 residents in 1960 to about 48,000 in 2020.