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Population (year 2000): 55,593. Estimated
population in July 2005: 52,866 (-4.9% change)
Males: 26,002 (46.8%), Females: 29,591 (53.2%)
Niagara County
Zip codes:
14301,
14303,
14304,
14305.
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $26,800 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,800 (year 2000)
Races in Niagara Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
- Black (18.7%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: Italian (23.2%), German (16.8%),
Irish (13.7%), Polish (11.0%), English (8.4%), French (3.2%).
Elevation: 618 feet
Land area: 14.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Niagara Falls
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Niagara Falls city
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 11.4%
5.0% Foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.7% North
America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -6,438 (-10.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Niagara Falls:
- NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MED CENTER (621 10TH
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Niagara Falls:
- MT ST MARYS HOSP OF NIAGARA FALLS (about 6 miles;
LEWISTON, NY)
- KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; KENMORE, NY)
- BUFFALO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 16 miles; BUFFALO,
NY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Niagara Falls:
- NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 6 miles; NIAGARA FALLS,
NY; ID: IAG)
- BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 24 miles; BUFFALO, NY;
ID: BUF)
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 67 miles;
JAMESTOWN, NY; ID: JHW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Niagara Falls:
- HOLLANDS INTL FIELD (about 21 miles; NEWFANE, NY;
ID: 85N)
- NORTH BUFFALO SUBURBAN (about 22 miles; LOCKPORT,
NY; ID: 0G0)
- CLARENCE AERODROME (about 25 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID:
D51)
Amtrak station:
NIAGARA FALLS (27TH & LOCKPORT RD.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call
for taxi service.
College/University in Niagara Falls:
- CHERYL FELLS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Full-time
enrollment: 18; Location: 2541 MILITARY RD; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Niagara Falls:
- NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
SANBORN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,520)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 16 miles; BUFFALO,
NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
- D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,033)
- CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 4,002)
- NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; NIAGARA
UNIVERSITY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,833)
- ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 22 miles;
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
- SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 25 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT
enrollment: 21,661)
Public high school in Niagara Falls:
- NIAGARA FALLS HS (Students: 2,487; Location:
4455 PORTER RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Niagara Falls:
- NIAGARA CATHOLIC JR/SR. HIGH S (Students:
305; Location: 520 66TH STREET; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Niagara Falls:
- CHARLES B. GASKILL MS (Students: 814;
Location: 910 HYDE PARK BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARRY F. ABATE ES (Students: 761; Location:
1625 LOCKPORT ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LASALLE MS (Students: 742; Location: 7436
BUFFALO AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NIAGARA STREET SCHOOL (Students: 649;
Location: 2513 NIAGARA ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- NIAGARA MS (Students: 608; Location: 6431
GIRARD AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- COLONIAL VILLAGE ES (Students: 503; Location:
1456 SAUNDRS STLMNT R; Grades: KG - 05)
- HYDE PARK SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location:
1620 HYDE PARK BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)
- HENRY J. KALFAS MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 468;
Location: 1880 BEECH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- GERALDINE J. MANN SCHOOL (Students: 414;
Location: 1330 95TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SEVENTY NINTH STREET SCHOOL (Students: 400;
Location: 551 79TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Niagara Falls:
- PRINCE OF PEACE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 291;
Location: 1055 N MILITARY ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 625 TRONOLONE PLACE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL (Students: 209;
Location: 2499 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY GHOST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 145;
Location: 6630 LUTHER STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHN DE LA SALLE SCHOO (Students: 143;
Location: 8477 BUFFALO AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
109; Location: 1112 SOUTH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
- NIAGARA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 52;
Location: 601 28TH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Niagara Falls:
- NIAGARA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,852,709; Location: 1425 MAIN STREET; 336,911
books; 7,951 audio materials; 9,540 video materials; 890
serial subscriptions)
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