Niagara County, New York
Founding: 1808 Parent county: Genesee Namesake: The Niagara River Seat: Lewiston (1808–1822); Lockport (1822–) Land area: 522 square miles Population (2020): 212,666 Population (historic): 8,971 (1810); 31,132 (1840); 50,437 (1870); 74,961 (1900); 149,329 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870–1960 Subdivisions: Three cities; five villages; seven CDPs; 12 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 30,834 (30.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 64.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,986 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,512 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,068 Average farm size (1920): 65.2 acres _________________________________________________________________________________...