Montour Falls, New York

Montour Falls, New York
Village
Downtown Montour Falls as seen from Mill Street above Shequaga Falls.
Montour Falls 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	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 1,635 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"