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Monroe County, New York

Not to be confused with Monroe, 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.

Monroe County
County
Monroe County Gordon A. Howe Office Building on Main and Fitzhugh street in Rochester.
Monroe County Gordon A. Howe Office Building on Main and Fitzhugh street in Rochester.
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Official seal of Monroe County
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Location within the U.S. state of New York
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Coordinates: 43°18′N 77°41′W / 43.3°N 77.69°W / 43.3; -77.69
Country United States
State New York
FoundedFebruary 23, 1821; 203 years ago (1821)
Named forJames Monroe
SeatRochester
Largest cityRochester
Government
 • County ExecutiveAdam Bello (D)
Area
 • Total1,367 sq mi (3,540 km2)
 • Land657 sq mi (1,700 km2)
 • Water710 sq mi (1,800 km2)  52%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total759,443
 • Estimate 
(2022)
752,035 Decrease
 • Density560/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district25th
Websitewww.monroecounty.gov

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.

 
Development of the City of Rochester and the towns of Monroe County from the towns of Genesee and Ontario Counties

Geography

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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 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 rechartered under New York's Municipal Home Rule Law in 1965.[6]

From 1856 to 1932, Monroe County voters 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,[when?] 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(ies)
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 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. The sheriff is 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 uniforms were 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] Members meet 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 16 Democrats and 13 Republicans. The president of the legislature is Yversha Román, a Democrat.[as of?] 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 leaving due to the term limit; Boyce was reelected again three times; Lee and Colby were appointed to fill vacancies before subsequently being reelected themselves; and Aldersley was appointed before being defeated for reelection.

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 Democratic 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. Román, 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

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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:

District Areas of Monroe County Congressperson Party First took office Residence
New York's 25th congressional district All of Monroe County Joseph D. Morelle Democratic 2018 Irondequoit, Monroe County

Representation at the state level

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New York State Senate

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After redistricting based on the 2020 United States census, Monroe County was split among 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

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After redistricting based on the 2020 United States census, Monroe County was split among 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

Law enforcement

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Monroe County has eleven police forces, with residents of a number of towns relying on the county sheriff for law enforcement duties.

Agency Name Location Website DCJS Accreditation CALEA Accreditation Relative Size
Brighton Police Department 2300 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618 https://www.townofbrighton.org/198/Police-Department Yes No Medium
Brockport Police Department 1 Clinton St, Brockport, NY 14420 https://www.brockportny.org/departments-services/police Yes No Small
East Rochester Police Department 317 Main St, East Rochester, NY 14445 https://www.eastrochester.org/Police-Department Yes No Small
Fairport Police Department 31 S Main St, Fairport, NY 14450 https://fairportny.com/police-department Yes No Small
Gates Police Department 1605 Buffalo Rd, Rochester, NY 14624 https://www.townofgates.org/departments/police-department/ Yes No Medium
Greece Police Department 6 Vince Tofany Blvd, Greece, NY 14612 https://www.greecepolice.org/ Yes Yes Large
Irondequoit Police Department 1300 Titus Ave, Rochester, NY 14617 https://www.irondequoit.org/government/police-department/ Yes No Medium
Monroe County Sheriff's Office 130 S Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY 14614 https://www.monroecounty.gov/sheriff Yes No Largest in the county
Ogden Police Department 269 Ogden Center Rd, Spencerport, NY 14559 https://www.ogdenny.com/161/Police-Department Yes No Small
Rochester Police Department 185 Exchange Blvd, Rochester, NY 14614 https://www.cityofrochester.gov/rpd/ Yes Yes Largest municipal agency
Webster Police Department 1000 Ridge Rd, Webster, NY 14580 https://www.ci.webster.ny.us/150/Police Yes No Medium

Economy

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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

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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.[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

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Several industries occupy a major portion of the jobs located regionally, with health care comprising a significant portion of jobs in Monroe County. The University of Rochester (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
CensusPop.Note%±
183049,855—
184064,90230.2%
185087,65035.0%
1860100,64814.8%
1870117,86817.1%
1880144,90322.9%
1890189,58630.8%
1900217,85414.9%
1910283,21230.0%
1920352,03424.3%
1930423,88120.4%
1940438,2303.4%
1950487,63211.3%
1960586,38720.3%
1970711,91721.4%
1980702,238−1.4%
1990713,9681.7%
2000735,3433.0%
2010744,3441.2%
2020759,4432.0%
2022 (est.)752,035−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[32]
1790-1960[33] 1900-1990[34]
1990-2000[35] 2010-2020[1]

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/km2). There were 330,247 housing units at an average density of 502 units per square mile (194 units/km2). 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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Monroe County racial composition[38]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 506,153 66.6%
Black or African American (NH) 112,710 14.84%
Native American (NH) 1,320 0.17%
Asian (NH) 32,294 4.25%
Pacific Islander (NH) 181 0.02%
Other/mixed (NH) 34,040 4.48%
Hispanic or Latino 72,745 9.58%

Education

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Primary and secondary education

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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

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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]

Public school districts in 2016–2017[41]
Name BOCES Established District population Professional staff Support staff Median teacher salary Enrollment Budget Per pupil cost
Avon Central School District ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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
Byron-Bergen Central School District ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Caledonia-Mumford Central School District ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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
Victor Central School District ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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

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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

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  • 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 School for Young Women 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

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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:

Additionally, three colleges maintain satellite campuses in Monroe County:

Parks and recreation

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County parks

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Wetlands Trail in Black Creek Park

The following is a list of parks owned and maintained by Monroe County:[45]

State parks

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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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The town, village, and city borders

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

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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.

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Notes

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References

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