- Scottsville, New York
Geobox Settlement
name = Scottsville
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category = Village
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country = United States
state = New York
region_type = County
region = Monroe
district_type = Township
district = Wheatland
area_imperial = 1.1
area_land_imperial = 1.1
area_water_imperial = 0.0
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
location =
lat_d = 43
lat_m = 01
lat_s = 19
lat_NS = N
long_d = 77
long_m = 45
long_s = 13
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 537
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 2128
population_density_imperial = 1935
population_density_round = 1
established_type = Settled
established = 1790
leader = Michael Souers
leader_type = Mayor
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code = 14546
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area_code = 585
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map1 = New York Locator Map.png
map1_caption = Location of Scottsville in New York
map1_locator = New York
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map2_caption = Location of New York in the United States
website = http://www.scottsvilleny.org/Scottsville is a
village in Monroe County,New York ,United States . The population was 2,128 at the 2000 census. The village is named after an early settler, Isaac Scott.The Village of Scottsville is in the eastern part of the Town of Wheatland.
History
Isaac Scott , one of the first settlers, arrived in 1790 and purchased convert|150|acre|km2 of land from owners who lived in London and Great Britain. This land covered much of what is now the village of Scottsville. Scott's log house was at the southwest corner of Main and Rochester Streets in the village.Geography
Scottsville is located at coor dms|43|1|19|N|77|45|13|W|city (43.021813, -77.753545)GR|1.
The village is located one mile (1.6 km) west of the junction of
Oatka Creek and theGenesee River .According to the
United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 2,128 people, 835 households, and 591 families residing in the village. Thepopulation density was 1,968.1 people per square mile (760.8/km²). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 788.0/sq mi (304.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.92% White, 4.32% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.96% of the population.There were 835 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,472, and the median income for a family was $61,316. Males had a median income of $43,250 versus $30,781 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $24,831. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.Education
Public schools are under the jurisdiction of the
Wheatland-Chili Central School District , and includes an elementary school, middle school and high school.References
External links
* [http://www.libraryweb.org/scottsville/scottsvi.html Scottsville Library]
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