Lockport is both a city and the town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York, United States.

The route proposed by surveyors was to traverse an area in central Niagara County, New York, which was then "uncivilized" and free of White settlers.

Following the announcement, land speculators began to buy large plots along and near the proposed route of the canal.

By December 1820, when the exact location of the step locks had been determined, the area that would become Lockport was owned by only fifteen men, many of whom were Quakers.

The community was centered on the locks, and consisted mainly of immigrant Scottish and Irish canal workers brought in as labor.

The workers remained in Lockport after the completion of the locks, giving the city a heavy Celtic influence still discernible today, especially in the central and northern areas.

public officials and private businesses have made an effort to promote Lockport history as a regional or national tourist attraction.

Local officials are seeking state grants to reconstruct the historic "Flight of Five" and make it a living history site complete with boat rides and reenactors.

[6] In 1948, the Lockport Chief of Police denied a permit for a Jehovah's Witnesses minister to preach in a public park using a sound truck.

In Saia v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city ordinance as a violation of the First Amendment.

The Erie Canal passes through the center of the city, turning south toward Tonawanda Creek.

34.7% of all households were made up of individuals,[vague] and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

City of Lockport Common Council President and 2nd Ward Alderwoman Anne McCaffrey replaced Tucker as interim mayor and was sworn in on February 24, 2014.