Lockport, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lockport town. It lies in ZIP code area 14094. It lies near The Gulf. The Survey maps it on the Lockport quadrangle. 20,876 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 614 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Lockport
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 29 shown
Bacon-Merchant-Moss Houselisted 2007
Bewley Buildinglisted 2018
Col. William M. and Nancy Ralston Bond Houselisted 1995
Chase-Crowley-Keep Houselisted 2008
Chase-Hubbard-Williams Houselisted 2008
Cold Springs Cemeterylisted 2004
Nathan Comstock Jr. Houselisted 2011
Conkey Houselisted 2003
DAY PECKINPAUGH, (canal motorship)listed 2005
Dole Houselisted 2003
Gibbs Houselisted 2003
High and Locust Streets Historic Districtlisted 2014
Population over time
2 figuresLockport fell from 21,165 to 20,876 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,165 | |
| 2020 | 20,876 | -289 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1897 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Niagara quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1905 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:25000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
265 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Lockport between 2000 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 43 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 137 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Smoking | 33 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lockport: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lockport Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Simonds Steel Div/ Lockport, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
48 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lockport in 48 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 24 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 8 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | 1 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flood | Lockport | $800,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Lockport | $100,000 | Road closures were reported due to flooding with vehicles stranded in the streets. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Lockport | $100,000 | Additional reports of widespread flooding were received with stranded vehicles in other portions of Lockport. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Lockport | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Lockport | $100,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Lockport | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Lockport | $50,000 | A tornado touched down in Lockport in Niagara County. The tornado was on the ground only for short lengths along the path. Damage was mainly confined to one property where three large trees were downed and windows were blown out of a garage. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Lockport | $50,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Heavy Snow | Lockport | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lockport | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Lockport | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | A tree fell onto a house on Prentice Street in Lockport. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $10,000 | Multiple reports of trees and wires downed across the county. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Lockport | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported power lines down. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $5,000 | Multiple reports were received of trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lockport | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lockport | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $2,000 | Trees and branches were reported down on Washburn Street between Oliver Street and Spalding Street. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $2,000 | Trees and wires reported down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were reported downed. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Lockport | - | High Street was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Lockport | - | Market Street was flooded and closed. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Lockport | - | A state of emergency was issued that included a travel ban due to widespread flooding in Niagara County. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Lockport | - | Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| July 2021 | Hail | South Lockport | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | South Lockport | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | South Lockport | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lockport | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Shooktown | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Carlisle Gardens | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Highland Park | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Ridgelea Heights | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Nottingham Estates | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Hickory Corners | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Lockport Junction | 3.5 miles | 27 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lockport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1077109 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955783. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











