Lockport is New York State’s premier Erie Canal community. Your visit to Lockport begins at the renowned Erie Canal Discovery Center, where Erie Canal surveyor/engineer Nathan Roberts leads you on a simulated packet boat ride through the Lockport Locks.

Lockport is both a city and the town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York, United States. Lockport is a northern suburb of Buffalo. The city is the Niagara county seat; as of the 2020 census, Lockport had a population of 20,876. [2] Its name derives from a set of Erie Canal locks (Lock Numbers 34 and 35) within the city that were built to allow canal barges to traverse the 60-foot ...

The City of Lockport, NY grew from the banks of the 19th century engineering marvel, the Erie Canal. Today, Lockport is a friendly community with rich, historic roots.

After researching the path of the canal from Buffalo to Albany I picked Lockport as the closest location to Erie, PA. We were surprised at how nice the place and the boats were.

The Town of Lockport surrounds the City of Lockport. With a population of 20,027 and 45 square miles, the Town encompasses the Niagara Escarpment, the Historic Erie Canal, rural farm land and the vibrant Transit North retail corridor.

A new company has officially acquired the operating assets of the former Candlelight Cabinetry facility in Lockport, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.