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Niagara Falls, New York   Niagara Falls, Ontario (2001 population 78,815) is a city located on the Niagara River, in the Golden Horseshoe region. It lies across the river from Niagara Falls, New York, and was incorporated on June 12, 1903. The city is dominated by the Niagara Falls, which brings hundreds of thousands of tourists to the city along with other attractions like Casino Niagara, the new Fallsview Casino and Clifton Hill.
HistoryThe Niagara Falls area has seen continuous settlement since the 17th century, first by the Iroquois and then by Europeans who were drawn to the immense falls. Tourism started in the early 19th century and has always been the city's main industry. The town now boasts an enormous number of hotels for its size. As well as the obvious attractions of the falls, Niagara Falls markets itself as a honeymoon destination and is self-proclaimed as the honeymoon capital of the world. EconomyNiagara Falls Ontario has always been dependent on the tourism industry, and has been much more successful than the American city, in part due to to having a better view of the falls. In the mid-1990s the Ontario Government opened a casino, and opened a second casino (Fallsview) in 2004. The casino business has been successful in attracting American tourists with the currently lower Canadian dollar. Because the economy is so dependent on the tourism trade, the income levels of residents are lower then most cities in Ontario. DemographicsRacial make-up
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Radio In addition, numerous tourist and travel advisory stations are available off-air in the Niagara area.
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