Lockport (town), New York
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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.
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Town of Lockport | |
Coordinates: 43°9′2″N 78°40′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Niagara |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Mark C. Crocker (R) |
• Town Council | |
Area | |
• Total | 44.90 sq mi (116.28 km2) |
• Land | 44.84 sq mi (116.14 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 20,529 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 20,094 |
• Density | 448.10/sq mi (173.01/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 14094-14095 |
Area code | 716 |
FIPS code | 36-43093 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979165 |
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The Town of Lockport is in the south-central part of the county and surrounds the City of Lockport.