County in New York, United States
County in New York
Monroe County
is a
county
in the
U.S. state
of
New York
, located along
Lake Ontario
's southern shore. As of 2022, the population was 752,035, according to Census Bureau estimates.
[1]
Its
county seat
and largest city is
Rochester
.
[2]
The county is named after
James Monroe
, the fifth
president of the United States
.
[3]
Monroe County is part of the
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
. The county is part of the
Finger Lakes
region of the state.
History
[
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]
When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Monroe County was part of
Albany County
. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of the State of New York as well as all of the present State of
Vermont
and, in theory, extending westward to the
Pacific Ocean
. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, by the creation of
Cumberland County
, and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of
Gloucester County
, both containing territory now in Vermont.
On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces,
Tryon County
, contained the western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of
Schenectady
, and the county included the western part of the
Adirondack Mountains
and the area west of the West Branch of the
Delaware River
. The area then designated as Tryon County now includes 37 counties of the State of New York. The county was named for
William Tryon
, colonial governor of New York.
In the years prior to 1776, most of the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to
Canada
. In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the
American Revolutionary War
, the name of Tryon County was changed to
Montgomery County
in order to honor the general,
Richard Montgomery
, who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of
Quebec
, replacing the name of the hated British governor.
In 1789,
Ontario County
was split off from Montgomery. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present
Allegany
,
Cattaraugus
,
Chautauqua
,
Erie
,
Genesee
,
Livingston
, Monroe,
Niagara
,
Orleans
,
Steuben
,
Wyoming
,
Yates
, and part of
Schuyler
and
Wayne counties
.
Genesee County
was created by a splitting of Ontario County in 1802. This was much larger than the present Genesee County, however. It contained the present
Allegany
,
Cattaraugus
,
Chautauqua
,
Erie
,
Niagara
,
Orleans
,
Wyoming
, and portions of
Livingston
and Monroe counties.
Finally, Monroe County was formed from parts of Genesee and Ontario counties in 1821.
Geography
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
, the county's total area is 1,367 square miles (3,540 km
2
), of which 657 square miles (1,700 km
2
) is land and 710 square miles (1,800 km
2
) (52%) is water.
[4]
Monroe County is in Western State of New York's northern tier, northeast of
Buffalo
and northwest of
Syracuse
. The northern county line is also the state line and the border of the United States, marked by
Lake Ontario
. Monroe County is north of the
Finger Lakes
.
Adjacent counties
[
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Major highways
[
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Government and politics
[
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Monroe County was chartered as a municipal corporation by the
New York State Legislature
in 1892
[5]
and re-chartered under New York's Municipal Home Rule Law in 1965.
[6]
From
1856
to
1932
, Monroe County voted for the
Republican
candidate in every presidential election apart from
1912
.
Democratic
candidate
Woodrow Wilson
was able to win the county in 1912 when the Republican vote was divided between then incumbent president
William Howard Taft
and former president
Theodore Roosevelt
. Monroe County voted for incumbent Democratic presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt
(
1936
,
1940
,
1944
) and
Harry S. Truman
(
1948
). From
1952
to
1976
, Monroe County voted for the Republican candidate in all presidential elections except for
Lyndon B. Johnson
's Democratic landslide in
1964
. In
1980
, incumbent Democratic president
Jimmy Carter
won Monroe County, despite having lost in the county to Republican
Gerald Ford
in
1976
. Monroe County went back to voting Republican in
1984
and
1988
, but has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate every time from
1992
onwards, up to and including the
2020
election.
In recent years, the urban area's traditional partisan dynamic appears to have begun shifting in the
Democratic Party
's favor at the local level. A Democrat won the 2017 race for county sheriff for the first time in decades, in 2019 Democrat Adam Bello was elected county executive after over 30 years of Republican control, in 2020 democrats
Samra Brouk
and
Jeremy Cooney
flipped state senate districts long held by the GOP, and the traditionally Republican county legislature is now split 16-13 in favor of the Democratic Party. This matches a broader national trend of increased Democratic success in suburban areas.
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
United States presidential election results for Monroe County
[12]
Year
|
Republican
|
Democratic
|
Third party
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
2020
|
145,661
|
38.23%
|
225,746
|
59.25%
|
9,582
|
2.52%
|
2016
|
136,582
|
39.27%
|
188,592
|
54.23%
|
22,616
|
6.50%
|
2012
|
133,362
|
39.95%
|
193,501
|
57.97%
|
6,950
|
2.08%
|
2008
|
144,262
|
40.47%
|
207,371
|
58.18%
|
4,791
|
1.34%
|
2004
|
163,545
|
47.67%
|
173,497
|
50.57%
|
6,022
|
1.76%
|
2000
|
141,266
|
44.45%
|
161,743
|
50.89%
|
14,816
|
4.66%
|
1996
|
115,694
|
37.32%
|
164,858
|
53.18%
|
29,442
|
9.50%
|
1992
|
134,021
|
39.38%
|
141,502
|
41.57%
|
64,846
|
19.05%
|
1988
|
155,271
|
49.85%
|
153,650
|
49.33%
|
2,545
|
0.82%
|
1984
|
182,696
|
57.76%
|
132,109
|
41.77%
|
1,472
|
0.47%
|
1980
|
128,615
|
41.93%
|
142,423
|
46.43%
|
35,695
|
11.64%
|
1976
|
167,303
|
55.14%
|
134,739
|
44.40%
|
1,392
|
0.46%
|
1972
|
196,579
|
61.95%
|
120,031
|
37.83%
|
695
|
0.22%
|
1968
|
143,233
|
48.27%
|
141,437
|
47.66%
|
12,085
|
4.07%
|
1964
|
80,099
|
28.05%
|
205,226
|
71.86%
|
257
|
0.09%
|
1960
|
148,423
|
51.19%
|
141,378
|
48.76%
|
147
|
0.05%
|
1956
|
183,747
|
66.83%
|
91,161
|
33.16%
|
23
|
0.01%
|
1952
|
159,172
|
58.89%
|
110,723
|
40.97%
|
370
|
0.14%
|
1948
|
109,608
|
48.12%
|
110,641
|
48.57%
|
7,544
|
3.31%
|
1944
|
111,725
|
48.10%
|
119,672
|
51.52%
|
876
|
0.38%
|
1940
|
114,383
|
48.45%
|
120,613
|
51.09%
|
1,099
|
0.47%
|
1936
|
93,055
|
44.20%
|
114,286
|
54.29%
|
3,182
|
1.51%
|
1932
|
95,964
|
51.60%
|
83,208
|
44.75%
|
6,788
|
3.65%
|
1928
|
99,803
|
55.73%
|
73,759
|
41.19%
|
5,516
|
3.08%
|
1924
|
80,577
|
57.09%
|
28,956
|
20.52%
|
31,595
|
22.39%
|
1920
|
73,809
|
63.78%
|
28,523
|
24.65%
|
13,389
|
11.57%
|
1916
|
39,393
|
61.68%
|
21,782
|
34.11%
|
2,688
|
4.21%
|
1912
|
16,880
|
31.51%
|
17,863
|
33.34%
|
18,834
|
35.15%
|
1908
|
33,250
|
56.69%
|
22,704
|
38.71%
|
2,695
|
4.60%
|
1904
|
30,772
|
60.27%
|
16,544
|
32.41%
|
3,737
|
7.32%
|
1900
|
26,691
|
54.62%
|
19,611
|
40.13%
|
2,568
|
5.25%
|
1896
|
26,288
|
58.66%
|
17,158
|
38.28%
|
1,372
|
3.06%
|
1892
|
21,327
|
51.41%
|
17,706
|
42.68%
|
2,455
|
5.92%
|
1888
|
21,650
|
54.55%
|
16,677
|
42.02%
|
1,361
|
3.43%
|
1884
|
18,325
|
54.89%
|
13,249
|
39.68%
|
1,812
|
5.43%
|
1880
|
17,102
|
54.87%
|
13,742
|
44.09%
|
327
|
1.05%
|
1876
|
14,738
|
52.71%
|
13,127
|
46.95%
|
93
|
0.33%
|
1872
|
13,033
|
58.44%
|
9,261
|
41.52%
|
9
|
0.04%
|
1868
|
11,682
|
53.83%
|
10,019
|
46.17%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1864
|
10,203
|
52.84%
|
9,107
|
47.16%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1860
|
10,808
|
59.72%
|
7,291
|
40.28%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1856
|
7,584
|
49.45%
|
4,683
|
30.53%
|
3,070
|
20.02%
|
1852
|
7,467
|
51.29%
|
6,314
|
43.37%
|
776
|
5.33%
|
1848
|
6,539
|
51.53%
|
1,443
|
11.37%
|
4,708
|
37.10%
|
1844
|
6,873
|
53.22%
|
5,611
|
43.45%
|
430
|
3.33%
|
1840
|
6,468
|
56.84%
|
4,835
|
42.49%
|
77
|
0.68%
|
1836
|
4,887
|
55.41%
|
3,932
|
44.59%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1832
|
4,906
|
58.65%
|
3,459
|
41.35%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1828
|
4,694
|
59.88%
|
3,145
|
40.12%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
Executive branch
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The county's executive branch is headed by the
County Executive
, Adam Bello.
[13]
[14]
The executive's office is on the first floor of the County Office Building on West Main Street in Rochester. The current County Clerk is
Jamie Romeo
, a Democrat.
The county was exclusively governed by a Board of Supervisors for the first 114 years of its history. In 1935, the position of County Manager, appointed by the Board, was approved by popular referendum.
[15]
In 1983, the position was replaced by a
County Executive
, directly elected by popular vote, with expanded powers (e.g., veto).
[16]
In 1993, the legislature enacted term limits for the executive office of 12 consecutive years to start in 1996.
[17]
Monroe County Executives
Name
|
Title
|
Party
|
Term
|
Clarence A. Smith
|
County Manager
|
Republican
|
January 1, 1936 ? December 31, 1959
|
Gordon A. Howe
|
County Manager
|
Republican
|
January 1, 1960 ? December 31, 1971
|
Lucien A. Morin
|
County Manager
County Executive
|
Republican
|
January 18, 1972 ? December 31, 1982
January 1, 1983 ? December 31, 1986
|
Thomas R. Frey
|
County Executive
|
Democratic
|
January 1, 1987 ? December 31, 1991
|
Robert L. King
|
County Executive
|
Republican
|
January 1, 1992 ? January 14, 1995
|
John D. "Jack" Doyle
|
County Executive
|
Republican
|
January 14, 1995 ? December 31, 2003
|
Maggie Brooks
|
County Executive
|
Republican
|
January 1, 2004 ? December 31, 2015
|
Cheryl L. Dinolfo
|
County Executive
|
Republican
|
January 1, 2016 ? December 31, 2019
|
Adam J. Bello
|
County Executive
|
Democratic
|
January 1, 2020 ?
|
Sheriff
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The Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) provides law enforcement and has the constitutional authority to operate the county jail and provide civil functions. As with most counties in New York, the MCSO also performs a range of police services and provides physical and operational security to the courts. The MCSO is led by a
Sheriff
who is elected by the residents of Monroe County, serving a 4-year term. They are considered the highest
police
official in the county, followed by an appointed
Undersheriff
and subordinate
Chief Deputy
.
[18]
The Monroe County Sheriff is Todd K. Baxter, a Democrat.
Organizationally, the office is composed of numerous bureaus, each responsible for a given scope of functional operations. The Jail Bureau is the largest component of the Sheriff's Office, overseeing an inmate population of around 1,000. Under the New York State Constitution, the Sheriff is the
warden
of the county jail.
The Police Bureau of the Sheriff's Office operates a sizable road patrol force which serves municipalities within Monroe County that do not independently enforce traffic. They are also responsible for primary police patrols at the
Greater Rochester International Airport
and parks throughout the county. Deputies assigned to the Marine Unit patrol the coastline of
Lake Ontario
as well as
Irondequoit Bay
. The Police Bureau further employs a
mounted unit
, bomb squad, SWAT team, hostage recovery, criminal investigations,
SCUBA
, and
canine
units. The court security bureau provides security at the Hall of Justice as well as at the
state Appellate Court
building.
[19]
In 2011, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office's uniform was named the 2011 Public Safety Uniform Award in the County Sheriff's/Police Department category by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD).
[20]
Legislative branch
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]
The county's legislative branch consists of a 29-member County Legislature which replaced the earlier 43-member Board of Supervisors on January 1, 1967.
[15]
It meets in the Legislative Chambers on the fourth floor of the County Office Building. All 29 members of the Legislature are elected from districts. There are currently 16
Democrats
and 13
Republicans
. The President of the Legislature is Yversha Roman, a Democrat. In 1993, the Legislature enacted term limits of 10 consecutive years to start in 1996.
[17]
Legislators can return to the office after not being in the Legislature for a term. Since the enacting of term limits, as of 2024 four Legislators (Stephanie Aldersley, Karla Boyce, Calvin Lee, Jr., and Robert Colby) returned after previously being term limited; Boyce was re-elected again three times while Lee and Colby were appointed to fill vacancies before subsequently being re-elected themselves and Aldersley was appointed before being defeated for re-election.
Monroe County Legislature
[21]
District
|
Area
|
Legislator
|
Party
|
Residence
|
Tenure began
|
1
|
Parma
,
Greece
|
G. Blake Keller
|
Republican
|
Parma
|
2021
|
2
|
Hamlin
,
Clarkson
,
Sweden
|
Jackie Smith,
Assistant Republican Leader
|
Republican
|
Clarkson
|
2020
|
3
|
Chili
|
Tracy DiFlorio
|
Republican
|
Chili
|
2016
|
4
|
Gates
, Greece
|
Virginia McIntyre
|
Republican
|
Gates
|
2024
|
5
|
Henrietta
,
Mendon
,
Pittsford
,
Rush
,
Perinton
|
Richard B. Milne
|
Republican
|
Mendon
|
2022
|
6
|
Greece
|
Sean McCabe
|
Republican
|
Greece
|
2022
|
7
|
Greece
|
Kirk Morris
|
Republican
|
Greece
|
2022
|
8
|
Webster
|
Mark C. Johns
|
Republican
|
Webster
|
2022
|
9
|
Penfield
|
Paul Dondorfer,
Deputy Republican Leader
|
Republican
|
Penfield
|
2020
|
10
|
Brighton
, Pittsford
|
Howard Maffucci
|
Democratic
|
Pittsford
|
2018
|
11
|
Perinton,
East Rochester
|
John B. Baynes
|
Republican
|
Perinton
|
2020
|
12
|
Henrietta,
Riga
,
Wheatland
|
Steve Brew,
Republican Leader
|
Republican
|
Riga
|
2016
|
13
|
Henrietta, Pittsford
|
Michael Yudelson,
Majority Leader
|
Democratic
|
Henrietta
|
2020
|
14
|
Brighton, Penfield
|
Susan Hughes-Smith
|
Democratic
|
Brighton
|
2022
|
15
|
Penfield, Webster
|
Frank Ciardi
|
Republican
|
Webster
|
2024
|
16
|
Irondequoit
,
Rochester
|
Dave Long
|
Democratic
|
Irondequoit
|
2022
|
17
|
Irondequoit, Rochester
|
Rachel Barnhart
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2019
|
18
|
Perinton
|
Lystra Bartholomew McCoy
|
Democratic
|
Perinton
|
2024
|
19
|
Greece
|
Tom Sinclair
|
Republican
|
Greece
|
2024
|
20
|
Greece, Ogden, Sweden, Chili
|
Robert Colby
|
Republican
|
Ogden
|
2020
|
21
|
Rochester, Irondequoit
|
Santos Cruz
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2024
|
22
|
Rochester
|
Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons,
Vice President
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2022
|
23
|
Rochester
|
Linda Hasman
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2020
|
24
|
Rochester, Brighton
|
Albert Blankley,
Assistant Majority Leader
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2022
|
25
|
Rochester
|
Carolyn Delvecchio Hoffman,
Assistant Majority Leader
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2022
|
26
|
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit
|
Yversha M. Roman,
President
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2020
|
27
|
Rochester, Gates
|
Rose Bonnick
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2024
|
28
|
Rochester
|
Ricky Frazier
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2022
|
29
|
Rochester
|
William Burgess,
Deputy Majority Leader
|
Democratic
|
Rochester
|
2022
|
Judicial branch
[
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]
- Monroe County Court
- Monroe County Family Court, for matters involving children
- Monroe County Surrogates Court, for matters involving the deceased
Representation at the federal level
[
edit
]
After redistricting based on the
2020 United States Census
, New York's 27th District was eliminated and Monroe County went from being split between two congressional districts to being wholly contained in one:
Representation at the state level
[
edit
]
New York State Senate
[
edit
]
After redistricting based on the
2020 United States Census
, Monroe County was split between four
state senate
districts:
District
|
Areas of Monroe County
|
Senator
|
Party
|
First took office
|
Residence
|
54
|
Chili
,
Mendon
,
Rush
,
Wheatland
,
Riga
|
Pam Helming
|
Republican
|
2017
|
Canandaigua, Ontario County
|
55
|
Irondequoit
,
Penfield
,
Perinton
,
Pittsford
,
East Rochester
,
Webster
, East part of the City of
Rochester
|
Samra Brouk
|
Democratic
|
2021
|
Rochester, Monroe County
|
56
|
Greece
,
Gates
,
Brighton
,
Henrietta
, West part of the City of
Rochester
|
Jeremy Cooney
|
Democratic
|
2021
|
Rochester, Monroe County
|
62
|
Clarkson
,
Hamlin
,
Parma
,
Ogden
,
Sweden
|
Robert Ortt
|
Republican
|
2015
|
North Tonawanda, Niagara County
|
New York State Assembly
[
edit
]
After redistricting based on the
2020 United States Census
, Monroe County was split between eight
state assembly
districts:
District
|
Areas of Monroe County
|
Assemblyperson
|
Party
|
First took office
|
Residence
|
130
|
Webster
|
Brian Manktelow
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Lyons, Wayne County
|
133
|
Rush
,
Wheatland
|
Marjorie Byrnes
|
Republican
|
2019
|
Caledonia, Livingston County
|
134
|
Greece
,
Ogden
,
Parma
|
Josh Jensen
|
Republican
|
2021
|
Greece, Monroe County
|
135
|
East Rochester
,
Mendon
,
Penfield
,
Perinton
,
Pittsford
|
Jennifer Lunsford
|
Democratic
|
2021
|
Webster, Monroe County
|
136
|
Brighton
,
Irondequoit
, northwest portion and easternmost tip of the City of
Rochester
|
Sarah Clark
|
Democratic
|
2021
|
Rochester, Monroe County
|
137
|
Gates
, center of the City of
Rochester
|
Demond Meeks
|
Democratic
|
2021
|
Rochester, Monroe County
|
138
|
Chili
,
Henrietta
,
Riga
, parts of the City of
Rochester
|
Harry B. Bronson
|
Democratic
|
2011
|
Rochester, Monroe County
|
139
|
Clarkson
,
Hamlin
,
Sweden
|
Stephen M. Hawley
|
Republican
|
2006
|
Batavia, Genesee County
|
Courts
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]
Monroe County is part of
Economy
[
edit
]
Monroe County is a home to a number of international businesses, including
Eastman Kodak
,
[22]
Paychex
,
[23]
and
Pictometry International
,
[24]
all of which make Monroe County their world headquarters.
While
no longer headquartered in Rochester, Xerox has its principal offices and manufacturing facilities in Monroe County,
[
citation needed
]
and Bausch and Lomb was headquartered in Rochester until it was acquired by
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
. Monroe County is also home to regional businesses such as
Wegmans
,
[25]
Roberts Communications, Inc.,
[26]
Holding Corp.
,
[27]
and major fashion label
Hickey Freeman
.
[28]
High technology
[
edit
]
Tech Valley
, the technologically recognized area of eastern New York State, has spawned a western offshoot into the Rochester, Monroe County, and
Finger Lakes
areas of New York State. Since the 2000s, as the more established companies in Rochester downsized, the economy of Rochester and Monroe County has been redirected toward
high technology
, with new, smaller companies providing the
seed capital
necessary for business foundation. The Rochester and Monroe County area is important in the field of
photographic processing and imaging
as well as
incubating
an increasingly diverse high technology sphere encompassing
STEM fields
, in part the result of private
startup enterprises
collaborating with major academic institutions, including the
University of Rochester
and
Cornell University
.
[29]
Given the high prevalence of imaging and
optical science
among the industry and the universities, Rochester is known as the world capital of imaging.
The Institute of Optics
of the
University of Rochester
and the
Rochester Institute of Technology
in nearby
Henrietta
both have imaging programs.
[30]
Major Employers
:
Several industries occupy a major portion of the jobs located regionally, with healthcare comprising a significant portion of jobs in Monroe County. The U of R (including its numerous hospitals) is the largest employer regionally with over 27,000 workers;
Rochester Regional Health
(parent company of Rochester General and Unity Hospitals) is the second largest consisting of over 15,000. Wegmans is third with about 13,000 local employees.
[31]
Demographics
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]
Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1830
| 49,855
| | ?
|
---|
1840
| 64,902
| | 30.2%
|
---|
1850
| 87,650
| | 35.0%
|
---|
1860
| 100,648
| | 14.8%
|
---|
1870
| 117,868
| | 17.1%
|
---|
1880
| 144,903
| | 22.9%
|
---|
1890
| 189,586
| | 30.8%
|
---|
1900
| 217,854
| | 14.9%
|
---|
1910
| 283,212
| | 30.0%
|
---|
1920
| 352,034
| | 24.3%
|
---|
1930
| 423,881
| | 20.4%
|
---|
1940
| 438,230
| | 3.4%
|
---|
1950
| 487,632
| | 11.3%
|
---|
1960
| 586,387
| | 20.3%
|
---|
1970
| 711,917
| | 21.4%
|
---|
1980
| 702,238
| | ?1.4%
|
---|
1990
| 713,968
| | 1.7%
|
---|
2000
| 735,343
| | 3.0%
|
---|
2010
| 744,344
| | 1.2%
|
---|
2020
| 759,443
| | 2.0%
|
---|
2022 (est.)
| 752,035
| | ?1.0%
|
---|
As of the
census
of 2020, there were 759,443 people, 301,948
households, and 232,500 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,155 inhabitants per square mile (446/km
2
). There were 330,247 housing units at an average density of 502 units per square mile (194 units/km
2
). The county's racial makeup was 68.6%
White
, 15.7%
African American
, 0.3%
Native American
, 4.3%
Asian
, 0.01%
Pacific Islander
, 4.0% from
other races
, and 7.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 9.6% of the population. 18.6% were of
Italian
, 15.3%
German
, 11.3%
Irish
and 8.3%
English
ancestry according to
Census 2000
. In 2007, 4.64% of the population reported speaking
Spanish
at home, while 1.43% speak
Italian
.
[36]
There were 301,948 households, out of which 54% were
married couples
living together, 18% had a female householder with no husband present, 6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23% were non-families. The average household size was 2.37.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 21% being 18 or younger, 15% from 19 to 29, 13% from 30 to 39, 11% from 40 to 49, 14% from 50 to 59, 12% from 60 to 69, and 13% who were 70 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. 52% of the population was
Female
, and 48% was
Male
The median income for a household in the county was $62,103. The
per capita income
for the county was $35,797. About 12.7% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. 90.4% of those 25 years or over was a
High school
graduate or higher, and 38.6% of those 25 years or over had a
Bachelor's degree
or higher.
According to the U.S. Religion Census of 2020, 380,869 county residents, 50.2% of the county population, adhere to a
Religion
. Of the 50.2% of Religious adherents, 27.5% (209,584) are
Catholic
, 9.4% (71,670) are
Protestant
, 6.0% (46,140) are
Nondenominational Christians
, 2.4% (18,648) are
Muslim
, 1.2% (9,054) are
Hindu
, 1.1% (8,562) are
Jewish
, 0.6% (5,230) are
Jehovah's Witnesses
, 0.6% (4,912) are
Mormon
, 0.5% (4,474) are
Buddhist
, and 0.3% (2,595) are
Eastern Orthodox
.
[37]
2020 Census
[
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]
Education
[
edit
]
Primary and secondary education
[
edit
]
The public school systems educates the overwhelming majority of Monroe County's children.
[
citation needed
]
The schools operated by the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
or
Roman Catholic religious orders
educate the next largest
[
citation needed
]
segment of children, although collectively, they are a distant second.
Public schools
[
edit
]
There are some 25 public school districts that serve Monroe County,
[39]
including the Rochester City School District, 10 suburban school districts in Monroe #1
BOCES
, seven in Monroe #2?Orleans BOCES, and several primarily serving other counties (Avon,
Byron?Bergen
, Caledonia?Mumford, Holley,
Wayne
,
Williamson
and
Victor
central school districts).
[40]
Private schools
[
edit
]
There are three private schools that serve more than 200 students each:
There is one small, but historically significant school:
Rochester School for the Deaf
in the city
Parochial schools
[
edit
]
- There are three small Judaic schools and two small Islamic schools.
- There are about ten primary schools operated by the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
.
- There are four senior high schools (or combined junior/senior high schools) operated by or in the tradition of a Roman Catholic religious order:
- There are more than two dozen schools operated by various sects of Christianity, two of which serve more than 200 students:
School
|
Religious affiliation
|
Location
|
Established
|
Grades
|
The Charles Finney School
|
Non-denominational Christian
|
Penfield
|
1992
|
K?12
|
Northstar Christian Academy
|
Baptist
|
Gates
|
1972
|
K?12
|
Colleges and universities
[
edit
]
The county is home to nine colleges and universities:
Additionally, three colleges maintain satellite campuses in Monroe County:
Parks & Recreation
[
edit
]
County parks
[
edit
]
The following is a list of parks owned and maintained by Monroe County:
[45]
State parks
[
edit
]
The following is a list of parks owned and maintained by New York State:
[46]
Golf courses
[
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]
Communities
[
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]
Larger settlements
[
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]
#
|
Location
|
Population
|
Type
|
Area
|
1
|
Rochester
|
211,328
|
City
|
Inner Rochester
|
2
|
Irondequoit
|
51,692
|
Town/CDP
|
Inner Rochester
|
3
|
Brighton
|
37,137
|
Town
|
Inner Rochester
|
4
|
Greece
|
96,926
|
Town
|
Inner Rochester
|
5
|
North Gates
|
9,512
|
CDP
|
Inner Rochester
|
6
|
Brockport
|
8,366
|
Village
|
West
|
7
|
East Rochester
|
6,587
|
Town/Village
|
Inner Rochester
|
8
|
Hilton
|
5,886
|
Village
|
West
|
9
|
Hamlin
|
5,521
|
CDP
|
West
|
10
|
Webster
|
5,399
|
Village
|
Inner Rochester
|
11
|
Fairport
|
5,353
|
Village
|
Inner Rochester
|
12
|
Gates
|
4,910
|
CDP
|
Inner Rochester
|
13
|
Clarkson
|
4,358
|
CDP
|
West
|
14
|
Spencerport
|
3,601
|
Village
|
West
|
15
|
Honeoye Falls
|
2,674
|
Village
|
Southeast
|
16
|
Scottsville
|
2,001
|
Village
|
Southwest
|
17
|
Churchville
|
1,961
|
Village
|
Southwest
|
18
|
Pittsford
|
1,355
|
Village
|
Inner Rochester
|
19
|
Gates
|
29,167
|
Town
|
Inner Rochester
|
Towns
[
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]
Hamlets
[
edit
]
In New York, the term
hamlet
, while not defined in law, is used to describe an unincorporated community and geographic location within a town. The town in which each hamlet is located is in parentheses.
See also
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]
Notes
[
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]
References
[
edit
]
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a
b
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2011
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Gannett, Henry (1905).
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2015
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.
Rochester
, New York: The Center for Governmental Research. 1974. p. 15.
OCLC
21663493
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.
Rochester
, New York: The Center for Governmental Research. 1974. p. 25.
OCLC
21663493
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"Todd Baxter unseats Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn"
.
Archived
from the original on May 19, 2021
. Retrieved
May 19,
2021
.
- ^
"Bello's win makes him first Democrat to lead Monroe County in decades"
. November 6, 2019.
Archived
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. Retrieved
May 19,
2021
.
- ^
"Democrats flip Monroe County, but New York's blue wave ebbs slightly"
.
Politico
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Archived
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"Democrats poised for key wins locally"
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Leip, David.
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"Monroe County Executive website"
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.
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Sharp, Brian.
"Bello defeats Dinolfo, becomes first Democratic Monroe County executive in nearly 30 years"
.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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a
b
"Monroe County Guide to Local Government".
Rochester
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League of Women Voters
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a
b
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NY, Monroe County.
"About the Sheriff's Office | Monroe County, NY"
.
www.monroecounty.gov
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October 7,
2021
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"Monroe County Sheriff's Office Bureaus"
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the original
on March 13, 2022
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March 13,
2022
.
- ^
"Top Score: Twenty programs receive NAUMD's 2011 Image of the Year and Public Safety Uniform Awards"
. August 10, 2011. Archived from
the original
on March 13, 2022
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March 13,
2022
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- ^
"Monroe County, NY - Legislators"
.
- ^
"Eastman Kodak Company information and related industry information from Hoover's"
. Hoover's, Inc. 2007
. Retrieved
April 25,
2007
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- ^
"Paychex, Inc. information and related industry information from Hoover's"
. Hoover's, Inc. 2007
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April 25,
2007
.
- ^
"Business briefs"
.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
. July 7, 2010.
Dick Kaplan announced his resignation as CEO of Pictometry International Corp., the Henrietta-based aerial imaging firm that he has built into one of the Rochester area's better-known companies.
- ^
"Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. information and related industry information from Hoover's"
. Hoover's. 2007
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April 25,
2007
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"Roberts Communications, Inc. information and related industry information from Hoover's"
. Hoover's, Inc. 2007
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April 25,
2007
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Daneman, Matthew (August 6, 2010).
"PAETEC cuts loss to $7.5M"
.
Democrat and Chronicle
. Retrieved
August 11,
2010
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PAETEC Holding Corp. is edging closer to ? but still falling short of ? profitability. The Perinton-based telecommunications company reported a loss of $7.5 million for the quarter that ended June 30, an improvement from the $16.5 million it lost in the same quarter a year earlier and from the $9.5 million it lost in the January?March quarter this year.
- ^
"Hickey-Freeman Co., Inc. information and related industry information from Hoover's"
. Hoover's, Inc. 2008
. Retrieved
February 8,
2008
.
- ^
"High Tech Rochester adds 4 businesses"
.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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2015
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(PDF)
. United States Census Bureau
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. Modern Language Association. 2007
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2007
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. The ARDA
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.
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Text list
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Facts and Figures on Monroe County School Districts
,
Brighton, New York
: Monroe County School Boards Association, 2017, pp. back flap,
OCLC
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, archived from
the original
on January 6, 2013
- ^
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,
Brighton, New York
: Monroe County School Boards Association, 2017, pp. 18?55,
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on January 6, 2013
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.
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"Rochester Center"
.
Ithaca, New York
:
Ithaca College
. Retrieved
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2011
.
Ithaca College maintains a teaching and research facility in Rochester, NY on the campus of the Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School (CRCDS on South Goodman St. at Highland Ave.) and is affiliated with the University of Rochester and Strong Memorial Hospital.
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Further reading
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]
- Federal Writers' Project
. New York (State) (1937).
Rochester and Monroe County
. Rochester, New York: Scrantom's
. Retrieved
November 11,
2013
.
- Lee, Florence.
Pleasant Valley: An Early History of Monroe County and Region
. New York: Carlton Press, 1970.
- Raines, Thomas
; et al. (1895).
Landmarks of Monroe County, New York
. Boston: The Boston History Company
. Retrieved
November 10,
2013
.
- Sherwood, D. A. (2003).
Water Resources of Monroe County, New York, Water Years 1997-99, with Emphasis on Water Quality in the Irondequoit Creek Basin : Atmospheric Deposition, Ground Water, Streamflow, Trends in Water Quality, and Chemical Loads to Irondequoit Bay
[Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4221]. Ithaca, New York: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
- Sullivan, James; Williams, Melvin E.; Conklin, Edwin P.; Fitzpatrick, Benedict, eds. (1927), "Chapter I. Monroe County.",
History of New York State, 1523?1927
(PDF)
, vol. 2, New York City, Chicago: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., p. 665-72,
hdl
:
2027/mdp.39015019994048
,
Wikidata
Q114149636
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