Lackawanna, New York
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, United States, just south of the city of Buffalo in western New York State. The population was 19,949 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in New York, growing in population by 10% from 2010 to 2020. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The city of Lackawanna is in the western part of Erie County.
Lackawanna | |
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Lackawanna's Orange City Hall | |
Location of Lackawanna in Erie County and New York | |
Lackawanna | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′10″N 78°49′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Erie |
| Named for | Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Annette Iafallo (D) |
| • City Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
| • City | 6.60 sq mi (17.09 km2) |
| • Land | 6.55 sq mi (16.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 19,949 |
| • Rank | NY: 35th (2010) |
| • Density | 3,046.58/sq mi (1,176.36/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,254,066 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 14218 |
| Area code | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-029-40189 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0954863 |
| Website | www |
The town's name derives from the Lackawanna Steel Company, which owned the steel plant around which the city developed. During the early 20th century, the Lackawanna steel plant was the largest in the world. The word "Lackawanna" refers to the steel company's original location in the river valley of the same name, in eastern Pennsylvania. That place name, in turn, might come from Lenape lèkaohane, meaning "sandy stream", or lechauhanne, [lɛxaohánɛk], meaning "forks of the river".