NIAGARA FALLS, a village of Niagara county, New York, situated at the Niagara falls, opposite Drummond ville (on the Canadian side), and a mile and a half above the contiguous village of Suspension Bridge, formerly Niagara City, which is connected by a suspension bridge with Clifton (on the Canadian side). At Niagara Falls there are grist mills and machine shops. In 1880 the population of Niagara Falls was 3320, and that of Suspension Bridge 2476. Both villages are largely frequented by visitors.