East Rochester, New York
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The Town/Village of East Rochester, in Monroe County, New York, is home to about 6,700 people.
The Village of East Rochester is southeast of the City of Rochester.
History
The Village of East Rochester actually started out as the Village of Despatch in 1897. Despatch was laid out as a planned community designed around the rail roads. Much of the original land which became the village came from Fairport businessman Walter Parce. This land was used to develop housing for employees of the earliest employers: The Merchants Despatch Corporation and the Aeolian Piano Corporation. The original buildings of the Aeolian Piano Corporation are still in use today as a shopping center and office complex called Piano Works Mall.To better showcase the village's proximity to the city of Rochester, the village was incorporated as the Village of East Rochester in 1906.
The boundaries of the village were divided between the towns of Perinton, Pittsford, and Penfield. In 1982 the residents of the village voted to become a coterminous town and village.
Famous golf course architect Robert Trent Jones grew up in East Rochester.
East Rochester has been considered by the public as Rochester's "Little Italy": over a third of Monroe County's Italian residents live here.
Geography
East Rochester is located at (43.112413, -77.487)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 6,650 people, 2,774 households, and 1,625 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,901.9/km² (4,915.4/mi²). There were 2,916 housing units at an average density of 834.0/km² (2,155.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.92% White, 1.38% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. 2.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.There were 2,774 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,221, and the median income for a family was $48,553. Males had a median income of $32,094 versus $26,953 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,875. About 6.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
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