Lockport (town), New York
| Lockport, New York | |
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_highlighted.svg) Location in Niagara County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°9′2″N 78°40′37″W / 43.15056°N 78.67694°WCoordinates: 43°9′2″N 78°40′37″W / 43.15056°N 78.67694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Niagara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Marc R. Smith (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 44.7 sq mi (115.8 km2) |
| • Land | 44.6 sq mi (115.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 20,529 |
| • Density | 457.8/sq mi (176.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 14094-14095 |
| Area code(s) | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-43093 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979165 |
Lockport is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 20,529 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the series of canal locks on the Erie Canal. The locks lift boats from the lowland of Lake Ontario past the Niagara Escarpment.
The Town of Lockport is in the south-central part of the county and surrounds the City of Lockport.
Many early settlers were Quakers and helped make the area a bastion of anti-slavery. The Town of Lockport was established in 1824, the same year the canal was completed up to the City of Lockport.
Cold Springs Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.7 square miles (115.8 km²), of which, 44.6 square miles (115.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.18%) is water.
The south border of the town is formed by Tonawanda Creek. The Erie Canal passes through the north part of the town and the City of Lockport. New York State Route 78 marks the west town line of Lockport.
As of the census of 2010, there were 20,529 people, 8,293 households, and 5,482 families residing in the town. There were 8,680 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 91.1% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
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