Lockport, city, seat of Niagara County, western New York, near Buffalo; incorporated as a city 1865. It is a transportation and manufacturing center situated in an area noted for its fruit orchards and limestone and sandstone quarries. Major products include motor-vehicle parts; plastic, paper, and wood items; chemicals; and processed food. The community, settled in the 1820s, grew as a center for the construction of the Erie Canal (opened 1825) and is named for locks on the canal here. Population 24,844 (1980); 24,426 (1990); 22,279 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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