Monroe County, New York

Not to be confused with Monroe, New York.

County in the United States

Monroe County, New York
County
Monroe County Office Building
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Founded	February 23, 1821
Named for	James Monroe
Seat	Rochester
Largest city	Rochester
Area
• Total	1,367 sq mi (3,541 km2)
• Land	657 sq mi (1,702 km2)
• Water	710 sq mi (1,839 km2), 52%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	747,642
• Density	1,133/sq mi (437/km2)
Congressional districts	25th, 27th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.monroecounty.gov

Monroe County is a county in the western portion of the state of New York, in the United States. The county is along Lake Ontario's southern shore. As of 2017, Monroe County's population was 747,642.^[1] Its county seat is the city of 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.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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    2.1 Adjacent counties
    
  
  
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    2.2 Major highways
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Government and politics
  


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  4 County government
  
  
  
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    4.1 Executive branch
    
  
  
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    4.2 Legislative branch
    
  
  
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    4.3 Judicial branch
    
  
  
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    4.4 Representation at the federal level
    
  
  
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    4.5 Representation at the state level
    
    
    
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      4.5.1 New York State Senate
      
    
    
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      4.5.2 New York State Assembly
      
    
    
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      4.5.3 Courts
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Economy
  
  
  
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    5.1 High technology
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 Demographics
  


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  7 Education
  
  
  
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    7.1 Primary and secondary education
    
    
    
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      7.1.1 Public schools
      
    
    
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      7.1.2 Private schools
      
    
    
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      7.1.3 Parochial schools
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    7.2 Colleges and universities
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 Parks
  


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  9 Communities
  
  
  
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    9.1 City
    
  
  
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    9.2 Towns
    
  
  
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    9.3 Villages
    
  
  
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    9.4 Census-designated places
    
  
  
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    9.5 Hamlets
    
  
  
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    9.6 Notable residents
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 See also
  


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  11 References
  


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  12 Further reading
  


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  13 External links
  

History

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 New York State 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 New York State. 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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county's total area is 1,367 square miles (3,540 km²), of which 657 square miles (1,700 km²) is land and 710 square miles (1,800 km²) (52%) is water.^[4]

Monroe County is in Western New York State'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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  Wayne County - east


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  Ontario County - southeast


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  Livingston County - south


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  Orleans County - west


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  Genesee County - southwest

Major highways

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  I-90 / New York Thruway
  


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  I-390
  


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  I-490
  


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  I-590
  


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  New York State Route 15
  


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  New York State Route 15A
  


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  New York State Route 18
  


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  New York State Route 19
  


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  New York State Route 31
  


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  New York State Route 31F
  


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  New York State Route 33
  


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  New York State Route 33A
  


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  New York State Route 36
  


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  New York State Route 64
  


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  New York State Route 65
  


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  New York State Route 96
  


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  New York State Route 104
  


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  New York State Route 153
  


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  New York State Route 250
  


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  New York State Route 251
  


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  New York State Route 252
  


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  New York State Route 259
  


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  New York State Route 286
  


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  New York State Route 390
  


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  New York State Route 404
  


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  New York State Route 441
  


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  New York State Route 531
  


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  New York State Route 590
  


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  Lake Ontario State Parkway
  

Government and politics

Presidential election results

Presidential elections results^[5]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	39.3% 136,582	54.2% 188,592	6.5% 22,616
2012	40.0% 133,362	58.0% 193,501	2.1% 6,950
2008	40.5% 144,262	58.2% 207,371	1.3% 4,791
2004	47.7% 163,545	50.6% 173,497	1.8% 6,022
2000	44.5% 141,266	50.9% 161,743	4.7% 14,816
1996	37.3% 115,694	53.2% 164,858	9.5% 29,442
1992	39.4% 134,021	41.6% 141,502	19.1% 64,846
1988	49.9% 155,271	49.3% 153,650	0.8% 2,545
1984	57.8% 182,696	41.8% 132,109	0.5% 1,472
1980	41.9% 128,615	46.4% 142,423	11.6% 35,695
1976	55.1% 167,303	44.4% 134,739	0.5% 1,392
1972	62.0% 196,579	37.8% 120,031	0.2% 695
1968	48.3% 143,233	47.7% 141,437	4.1% 12,085
1964	28.1% 80,099	71.9% 205,226	0.1% 257
1960	51.2% 148,423	48.8% 141,378	0.1% 147
1956	66.8% 183,747	33.2% 91,161	0.0% 0
1952	58.9% 159,172	41.0% 110,723	0.1% 370
1948	48.1% 109,608	48.6% 110,641	3.3% 7,544
1944	48.1% 111,725	51.5% 119,672	0.4% 876
1940	48.5% 114,383	51.1% 120,613	0.5% 1,099
1936	44.2% 93,055	54.3% 114,286	1.5% 3,182
1932	51.6% 95,964	44.8% 83,208	3.7% 6,788
1928	55.7% 99,803	41.2% 73,759	3.1% 5,516
1924	57.1% 80,577	20.5% 28,956	22.4% 31,595
1920	63.8% 73,809	24.7% 28,523	11.6% 13,389
1916	61.7% 39,393	34.1% 21,782	4.2% 2,688
1912	31.5% 16,880	33.3% 17,863	35.2% 18,834[6]
1908	56.7% 33,250	38.7% 22,704	4.6% 2,695
1904	60.3% 30,772	32.4% 16,544	7.3% 3,737
1900	54.6% 26,691	40.1% 19,611	5.3% 2,568
1896	58.7% 26,288	38.3% 17,158	3.1% 1,372
1892	51.4% 21,327	42.7% 17,706	5.9% 2,455
1888	54.6% 21,650	42.0% 16,677	3.4% 1,361
1884	54.9% 18,325	39.7% 13,249	5.4% 1,812

County government

Monroe County was chartered as a municipal corporation by the New York State Legislature in 1892^[7] and re-chartered under New York's Municipal Home Rule Law in 1965.^[8]

Executive branch

The county's executive branch is headed by the County Executive, Cheryl Dinolfo.^[9] The executive's office is on the first floor of the County Office Building on West Main Street in Rochester.

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.^[10] In 1983, the position was replaced by a County Executive, directly elected by popular vote, with expanded powers (e.g., veto).^[11] In 1993, the legislature enacted term limits for the executive office of 12 consecutive years to start in 1996.^[12]

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	Democrat	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 – present

Legislative branch

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.^[13] 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. District Maps Currently, there are 17 Republicans and 12 Democrats. In 1993, the legislature enacted term limits of 10 consecutive years to start in 1996.^[14]

Judicial branch

• Monroe County Court


• Monroe County Family Court, for matters involving children


• Monroe County Surrogates Court, for matters involving the deceased


• Rochester City Court

Representation at the federal level

After redistricting based on the 2010 United States Census, Monroe County was split between two congressional districts:

District	Areas of Monroe County	Congressperson	Party	First took office	Residence
New York's 25th congressional district	All of Monroe County except those portions represented by the 27th district[15]	Joseph D. Morelle	Democratic	2018	Irondequoit, Monroe County
New York's 27th congressional district	Hamlin, Mendon, Rush, Wheatland, and the southwest corner of Clarkson[16]	Christopher C. Collins	Republican	2013	Clarence, Erie County

Representation at the state level

New York State Senate

After redistricting based on the 2010 United States Census, Monroe County was split between six state senate districts:

District	Areas of Monroe County	Senator	Party	First took office	Residence
54	Webster[17]	Pam Helming	Republican	2017	Canandaigua, Ontario County
55	East Rochester, Irondequoit, Mendon, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Rush, northeastern part of the City of Rochester[18]	Rich Funke	Republican	2015	Fairport, Monroe County
56	Brighton, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Parma, northwestern part of the City of Rochester[19]	Joseph E. Robach	Republican	2003	Greece, Monroe County
59	Henrietta, Wheatland[20]	Patrick M. Gallivan	Republican	2011	Elma, Erie County
61	Chili, Riga, southern part of the City of Rochester[21]	Michael H. Ranzenhofer	Republican	2009	Amherst, Erie County
62	Ogden, Sweden[22]	Robert Ortt	Republican	2015	North Tonawanda, Niagara County

New York State Assembly

After redistricting based on the 2010 United States Census, Monroe County was split between seven state assembly districts:

District	Areas of Monroe County	Assemblyperson	Party	First took office	Residence
133	Mendon, Pittsford, Riga, Rush, Wheatland[23]	Joseph Errigo	Republican	2017	Monroe County
134	Greece, Ogden, Parma[24]	Peter Lawrence	Republican	2015	Greece, Monroe County
135	East Rochester, Penfield, Perinton, Webster[25]	Mark C. Johns	Republican	2011	Webster, Monroe County
136	Brighton, Irondequoit, northwest portion and easternmost tip of the City of Rochester[26]	Jamie Romeo	Democratic	2019	Irondequoit, Monroe County
137	Gates, center of the City of Rochester[27]	David F. Gantt	Democratic	1983	Rochester, Monroe County
138	Chili, Henrietta, parts of the City of Rochester[28]	Harry B. Bronson	Democratic	2011	Rochester, Monroe County
139	Clarkson, Hamlin, Sweden[29]	Stephen M. Hawley	Republican	2006	Batavia, Genesee County

Courts

Monroe County is part of

• The 7th Judicial District of the New York Supreme Court.


• The 4th Division of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
  

Economy

Monroe County is a home to a number of international businesses, including Eastman Kodak,^[30]Paychex,^[31] and Pictometry International,^[32] all of which make Monroe County their world headquarters. While longer headquartered in Rochester, Xerox has its principal offices and manufacturing facilities in Monroe County (Xerox 2010 Annual Report), 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,^[33] Roberts Communications, Inc.,^[34]Holding Corp.,^[35] and major fashion label Hickey Freeman.^[36]

High technology

Further information: Tech Valley

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.^[37] 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.^[38]

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.^[39]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
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%
Est. 2017	747,642	[40]	0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[41] 1790-1960[42] 1900-1990[43] 1990-2000[44] 2010-2013[1]

As of the census of 2000, there were 735,343 people, 286,512 households, and 184,513 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,115 people per square mile (431/km²). There were 304,388 housing units at an average density of 462 per square mile (178/km²). The county's racial makeup was 79.14% White, 13.75% African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.44% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.31% of the population. 18.6% were of Italian, 15.3% German, 11.3% Irish and 8.3% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 4.64% of the population reported speaking Spanish at home, while 1.43% speak Italian.^[45]

There were 286,512 households out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were married couples living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,891, and the median income for a family was $55,900. Males had a median income of $41,279 versus $29,553 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,821. About 8.20% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.50% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary education

The public school system educates the overwhelming majority of Monroe County's children. The schools operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester or Roman Catholic religious orders educate the next largest segment of children, although collectively, they are a distant second.

Public schools

There are some 26 public school districts that serve Monroe County, 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).^[46]

Public school districts in 2016–2017^[47]

Name	BOCES	Established	District population	Professional staff	Support staff	Median teacher salary	Enrollment	Budget	Per pupil cost
Brighton Central School District	Monroe #1	1966	26450	372	293	$63580	3681	$74.0 million	$18444
Brockport Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1927	30000	356	362	$59971	3411	$78.9 million	$23128
Churchville-Chili Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1950	30000	350	322	$59752	3845	$82.6 million	$21523
East Irondequoit Central School District	Monroe #1	1956	27000	335	352	$56447	3145	$76.3 million	$24257
East Rochester Union Free School District	Monroe #1	1920	8200	125	91	$53829	1179	$27.4 million	$23282
Fairport Central School District	Monroe #1	1951	40000	645	516	$65630	5905	$123.3 million	$20874
Gates Chili Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1956	35000	451	402	$61423	4123	$100.8 million	$24459
Greece Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1928	96000	1127	1249	$72100	11094	$221.2 million	$19941
Hilton Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1949	25323	421	367	$60407	4452	$80.0 million	$17965
Holley Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1949	7774	125	87	$53366	1051	$24.4 million	$23216
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	Monroe #1	1969	10500	219	205	$62074	2212	$48.5 million	$19542
Kendall Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1957	3000	86	76	$53551	704	$17.4 million	$22269
Penfield Central School District	Monroe #1	1948	31000	438	477	$61612	4564	$93.3 million	$20445
Pittsford Central School District	Monroe #1	1946	33000	575	656	$67848	5685	$125.5 million	$22280
Rochester City School District	None	1841	209000	5786 (total)	5786 (total)	$61617	30217	$864.7 million	$21546
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	Monroe #1	1947	46000	613	603	$63344	5247	$119.9 million	$22838
Spencerport Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1949	23000	408	351	$62348	3584	$77.1 million	$21521
Webster Central School District	Monroe #1	1948	54093	801	631	$66408	8549	$163.9 million	$19167
West Irondequoit Central School District	Monroe #1	1953	23754	344	258	$59855	3568	$71.2 million	$19916
Wheatland–Chili Central School District	Monroe #2–Orleans	1955	5100	80	63	$54967	691	$17.8 million	$23837

Private schools

There are three private schools that serve more than 200 students each:

• 
  Allendale Columbia School, a college preparatory school in Pittsford


• 
  The Harley School, a college preparatory school in Brighton


• Mary Cariola Children's Center serving children with multiple, complex disabilities in the city

There is one small, but historically significant school: Rochester School for the Deaf in the city

Parochial schools

• 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:

School	Founding religious order	Location	Established	Grades
Aquinas Institute	Basilian	City of Rochester	1902	6–12
Bishop Kearney High School	Christian Brothers, Sisters of Notre Dame	Irondequoit	1962	6–12
McQuaid Jesuit High School	Jesuits	Brighton	1954	6–12
Our Lady of Mercy High School	Sisters of Mercy	Brighton	1928	6–12

• 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

For colleges and universities in the Greater Rochester Area, see Rochester, New York metropolitan area § Colleges and universities.

The county is home to nine colleges and universities:

• 
  Bryant & Stratton College in Greece and Henrietta


• 
  Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in the city


• 
  Monroe Community College in Brighton with a campus in the city


• 
  Nazareth College in Pittsford


• 
  Roberts Wesleyan College in Chili


• 
  Rochester Institute of Technology in Henrietta


• 
  St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry in Pittsford


• 
  St. John Fisher College in Pittsford


• 
  State University of New York at Brockport in Brockport with a campus in the city


• 
  University of Rochester in the city

Additionally, four colleges maintain satellite campuses in Monroe County:

• The Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations maintains an office in the city^[48]
  


• 
  Empire State College maintains the Genesee Valley Learning Center in Irondequoit^[49]
  


• 
  Ithaca College's Department of Physical Therapy leases part of the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School facility for teaching and research^[50]
  


• 
  Medaille College maintains its Rochester Campus in Brighton^[51]
  

Parks

Wetlands Trail in Black Creek Park

The following is a list of parks owned and maintained by Monroe County:

• Abraham Lincoln Park


• Arrow Park


• Black Creek Park


• Churchville Park


• Devil's Cove Park


• Durand Eastman Park


• Ellison Park


• Genesee Valley Park


• Greece Canal Park


• Highland Park


• Irondequoit Bay Marine Park


• Irondequoit Bay Park West


• Lehigh Valley Trail Park


• Mendon Ponds Park


• Northampton Park


• Oatka Creek Park


• Ontario Beach Park


• Powder Mills Park


• Seneca Park


• Tryon Park


• Ronald Webster Park


• Wetlands Park

Communities

The town, village, and city borders

City

• 
  Rochester (county seat)

Towns

• Brighton


• Chili


• Clarkson


• East Rochester


• Gates


• Greece


• Hamlin


• Henrietta


• Irondequoit


• Mendon


• Ogden


• Parma


• Penfield


• Perinton


• Pittsford


• Riga


• Rush


• Sweden


• Webster


• Wheatland

Villages

Villages in New York State are incorporated municipalities located within Towns. The town in which each village is located is noted in parenthesis.

• 
  Brockport (Sweden)


• 
  Churchville (Riga)


• 
  East Rochester (Coterminous village and town)


• 
  Fairport (Perinton)


• 
  Hilton (Parma)


• 
  Honeoye Falls (Mendon)


• 
  Pittsford (Pittsford)


• 
  Scottsville (Wheatland)


• 
  Spencerport (Ogden)


• 
  Webster (Webster)

Census-designated places

• Brighton


• Clarkson


• Gates


• Greece


• Hamlin


• Irondequoit


• North Gates

Hamlets

In New York State the term "Hamlet", although 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 parenthesis.

• Genesee Junction (Chili)


• 
  Egypt (Perinton)


• 
  Adams Basin (Ogden)


• 
  Bushnell's Basin (Perinton)


• 
  Gates Center (Gates)


• 
  Garbutt (Scottsville)


• 
  Mumford (Wheatland)


• 
  Union Hill (Webster)


• 
  Mendon Center (Mendon)


• 
  Seabreeze (Irondequoit)


• 
  Summerville (Irondequoit)


• 
  Parma Center (Parma)


• 
  Riga Center (Riga)


• 
  Sweden Center (Sweden)


• 
  West Webster (Webster)


• 
  North Chili (Chili)


• 
  Clarkson Corners (Clarkson)


• 
  Gates Center (Gates)


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  North Gates (Gates)


• Clifton (Chili)


• Industry (Rush)


• Belcoda (Wheatland)


• Coldwater (Gates)


• Barnard (Greece)


• Beattie Beach (Greece)


• Braddock Bay (Greece)


• Braddock Heights (Greece)


• Elmgrove (Greece)


• Grandview Heights (Greece)


• Grand View Beach (Greece)


• North Greece (Greece)


• Ridgemont (Greece)


• West Greece (Greece)

Notable residents

Main article: List of people from Rochester, New York

See also

• 
  New York portal
  

• Monroe County, New York Sheriff's Office


• List of counties in New York


• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, New York

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Further reading

• 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, NY: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.


• 
  Raines, Thomas, [et al.] (1895). Landmarks of Monroe County, New York. Boston: The Boston History Company. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  


• 
  Federal Writers' Project. New York (State) (1937). Rochester and Monroe County. Rochester, NY: Scrantom's. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  

External links

• Official webpage


• 
  Monroe County at Curlie
  


• Monroe County Library System


• Rochester Wiki Monroe County Page


• Monroe County Parks Department


• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York

Places adjacent to Monroe County, New York
Lake Ontario Lake Ontario Lake Ontario Orleans County Monroe County, New York Wayne County Genesee County Livingston County Ontario County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, New York, United States
County seat: Rochester
City	Rochester
Towns	Brighton Chili Clarkson East Rochester Gates Greece Hamlin Henrietta Irondequoit Mendon Ogden Parma Penfield Perinton Pittsford Riga Rush Sweden Webster Wheatland
Villages	Brockport Churchville East Rochester Fairport Hilton Honeoye Falls Pittsford Scottsville Spencerport Webster
CDPs	Brighton Clarkson Gates Greece Hamlin Irondequoit North Gates
Other hamlets	Adams Basin Garbutt Gates Center Mumford North Chili North Greece Union Hill‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e City of Rochester, New York
History - Nathaniel Rochester - Other notable residents - List of mayors
Transportation	Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority Greater Rochester International Airport Rochester Amtrak Station Erie Canal Douglass-Anthony Bridge Veterans Memorial Bridge Former Rochester Subway Aqueduct Lehigh Valley Railroad Station Erie Railroad Depot Spirit of Ontario I
Neighborhoods	Downtown Charlotte 19th Ward (Arvine Heights Chili–West) Browncroft Corn Hill South Wedge Linden–South Maplewood East End Eastman Business Park North Winton City Hall Historic District High Falls State Street Brown's Race Historic District 14621 Neighborhood
Parks and landmarks	Mount Hope Cemetery Highland Park Durand Eastman Park Genesee Valley Park Seneca Park Zoo George Eastman Museum Susan B. Anthony House Rundel Memorial Library Federal Building/City Hall Powers Building Blue Cross Arena Frontier Field Capelli Sport Stadium Sibley's, Lindsay and Curr Building First Federal Plaza Legacy Tower Kodak Tower Times Square Building Five Star Bank Plaza Xerox Tower Tower 280 (Midtown Tower) The Metropolitan
Entertainment	Sports in Rochester Strong National Museum of Play Rochester Museum and Science Center Memorial Art Gallery Rochester Contemporary Art Center Little Theatre Eastman Theatre Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Water Street Music Hall Rochester Lilac Festival Rochester International Film Festival High Falls Film Festival Rochester International Jazz Festival Geva Theatre Center
Food	Nick Tahou Hots Zweigle's White hot Abbott's Frozen Custard Bill Gray's/Tom Wahl's DiBella's Wegmans Genesee Brewing Company
Research and education	University of Rochester Eastman School of Music Medical Center Rochester Institute of Technology Center for Urban Entrepreneurship Rochester City School District Rochester Academy Charter School Aquinas Institute Monroe Community College Rochester Area Colleges
Notable companies	Hickey Freeman Bausch & Lomb Eastman Kodak Paychex Xerox French's Rochester Products (defunct) Midtown Plaza (defunct) McCurdy's B. Forman Co. Sibley's (defunct) Harts Local Grocers (defunct)
Other topics	Media in Rochester Police Tallest buildings
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Coordinates: 43°18′N 77°41′W / 43.30°N 77.69°W / 43.30; -77.69While

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