Montour Falls, New York

Montour Falls, New York
Village
Downtown Montour Falls as seen from Mill Street above Shequaga Falls.
Montour Falls, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°20′57″N 76°50′47″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Schuyler
Area
• Total	3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2)
• Land	3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,635
• Density	543.55/sq mi (209.84/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14865
Area code(s)	607
FIPS code	36-48197
GNIS feature ID	0974235
Website	Village website

Montour Falls is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. It had a population of 2,714 at the 2020 census. It gets its name from a waterfall at the end of West Main Street. The name "Montour" comes from Queen Catharine Montour. She was a Native American woman of Seneca Indian heritage who lived at the village in the 18th century.

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	1,273		—
1880	1,274		0.1%
1890	1,751		37.4%
1900	1,193		−31.9%
1910	1,208		1.3%
1920	1,560		29.1%
1930	1,489		−4.6%
1940	1,345		−9.7%
1950	1,457		8.3%
1960	1,533		5.2%
1970	1,534		0.1%
1980	1,791		16.8%
1990	1,845		3.0%
2000	1,797		−2.6%
2010	1,711		−4.8%
2020	1,635		−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Other websites

• Village of Montour Falls, NY
• Genealogy of Queen Catherine Montour
• [1] Archived 2021-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Schuyler Country Historical Society, Montour Falls
• Havana Stoneware Pottery Archived 2021-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
• 1,000 persons attend services honoring Charles Cook November 20, 1886
• Charles Cook founder of Schuyler County
• Charles Cook founder of Cook Academy
• Federal Reserve Bank Second District roster showing Montour National Bank (1934)
• History of Shepard Niles "Still going strong after 130 years"