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Niagara Falls, NY Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population55,593100.0SEX AND AGEMale26,00246.8Female29,59153.2Under 5 years3,5786.45 to 9 years4,0297.210 to 14 years3,9727.115 to 19 years3,5186.320 to 24 years3,4026.125 to…

Niagara Falls, NY Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over43,186100.0In labor force24,78657.4Civilian labor force24,75157.3Employed22,25851.5Unemployed2,4935.8Percent of civilian labor force10.…

Niagara Falls, NY Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units27,836100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached14,48252.01-unit, attached6132.22 units5,42319.53 or 4 units3,04210.95 to 9 units1,7076.110 to 19 units8553.120 or…

Niagara Falls, NY Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school13,943100.0Nursery school, preschool9036.5Kindergarten7185.1Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,64247.6High school (…

Judd, Orange

(Encyclopedia) Judd, Orange, 1822–92, American agricultural editor and publisher, b. near Niagara Falls, N.Y., grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1847. At Wesleyan he built (1871) the Orange Judd Hall of Natural…

Lundy's Lane

(Encyclopedia) Lundy's Lane, locality in S Ontario just W of the Niagara Falls, scene of a stubborn engagement of the War of 1812, fought July 25, 1814. The American forces commanded by Gen. Winfield…

Welland Ship Canal

(Encyclopedia) Welland Ship Canal, 27.6 mi (44.4 km) long, SE Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario with Lake Erie and bypassing Niagara Falls. Built between 1914 and 1932 by Canada to replace a…

Giauque, William Francis

(Encyclopedia) Giauque, William FrancisGiauque, William Francisjēōkˈ [key], 1895–1982, American chemist, b. Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada, grad. Univ. of California (B.S., 1920; Ph.D., 1922). A member…

Niagara-on-the-Lake

(Encyclopedia) Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara, town (1991 pop. 12,945), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River. It was settled (1784) by American Loyalists and in 1792 Lt.…

Twachtman, John Henry

(Encyclopedia) Twachtman, John HenryTwachtman, John Henrytwäktˈmən [key], 1853–1902, American landscape painter and etcher, b. Cincinnati. He studied in Cincinnati under Duveneck and in Munich and…