Perinton, New York
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Perinton is a town in Monroe County
, New York
, United States
. The population was 46,090 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Fairport
, New York
is within the town on the Erie Canal
. Perinton is adjacent to the village of East Rochester
(W), and the towns of Victor
(S), Macedon
(E), Pittsford
(SW), and Penfield
(N). The hamlet of Egypt is in Southeastern Perinton. Egypt Fire Department, Lollypop Farm, and Egypt Park are major Egypt landmarks. The Southwestern portion of Perinton is called Bushnell's Basin and is home to the Bushnell's Basin Fire Department, Hitching Post Plaza, and Richardson's Canal House
.
. William Walker of Canandaigua purchased 36 square miles (93 km²) of the land and hired his brother Caleb and his cousin Glover Perrin to survey and divide the land into 66 equal lots. The area was known as Township 12, Range 4, in the governmental unit of Northfield.
In 1793, Glover Perrin, his family, and his six siblings and their families, became the first permanent white settlers in the area. They settled in the flat and well-watered areas, specifically in the Hamlet of Egypt (along the current Route 31) and Perinton Center (the intersection of Turk Hill and Ayrault Roads). Early commercial ventures included mills, blacksmith shops, taverns, and inns.
By the late 1820s, the Village of Fairport, located within the town on the Erie Canal, was becoming a booming canal town. Fairport, however, was not incorporated as a village until 1867.
From the 1850s to the 1950s, Perinton's history was primarily Fairport's history. The village was an active canal port and also a booming industrial town, echoing a trend that was occurring nationwide. As a result of the availability of cheap and easy transportation, which by the 1850s included the railroad as well as the canal, companies like the DeLand Chemical Company, the Cobb Preserving Company, Taylor's Oil of Life, and eventually the American Can Company, grew and thrived. Services, including a fire department, a public library, street lighting,and parks,enhanced the life of the town and village. Residential areas, with homes built in a variety of architectural styles, were built around the bustling village center.
The Town of Perinton, outside the Village of Fairport, remained essentially rural until the 1950s. Today farms still exist in Perinton, but are surrounded by suburban subdivisions, office and industrial parks, and an impressive number of parks and open spaces.
The Village of Fairport still maintains the ambiance of a canal town and capitalizes on the recreational aspects of that canal.
The Town of Perinton was named one of the nation's 100 best places to live in America in 2008 by RelocateAmerica.com.
Perinton is locally known as P-town, not to be confused with Penfield, NY which is not.
Egypt Park: baseball, tennis, playground
Fellows Road Park: tennis, volleyball, basketball, baseball, playground, exercise trail, indoor space for rent
Garnsey Arboretum: hiking, nature trail
Horizon Hill: indoor space and small pavilion
Indian Hill: hiking
Kreag Road Park: baseball, basketball, tennis, playground, canal access, outdoor shelter
Perinton Park: rowing boathouse, basketball, tennis, volleyball, playground, hiking trail, canal access, indoor space for rent
Perinton Recreation Center: soccer, bandshell, playground, hiking trail
Potter Park: soccer, baseball, tennis, teen center, skating rink
Powder Mills Park: downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, fishing, playground, hiking, fish hatchery
Spring Lake Park: fishing, baseball
White Brook Nature Area
, the town has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89.1 km²), of which, 34.1 square miles (88.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (0.90%) is water.
of 2000, there were 46,090 people, 17,591 households, and 12,964 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,350.6 people per square mile (521.4/km²). There were 18,041 housing units at an average density of 528.6 per square mile (204.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.90% White, 1.72% African American, 0.11% Native American, 2.84% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races
, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 17,591 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples
living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $69,341, and the median income for a family was $80,606. Males had a median income of $60,587 versus $36,113 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $31,948. About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
which connects you to the City of Rochester's
Emergency Communications Department Center). For the Town of Perinton, the Monroe County Sheriff's Department
provides primary law enforcement for the town's residents with the exception of the Village of Fairport
, which has its own village police department.
For fire protection services, the town is divided into four districts:
Each of the fire departments are staffed by volunteers and provide 24x7 fire protection, rescue and non-transport emergency medical services to the town's residents and visitors.
Primary emergency medical response is provided the Perinton Volunteer Ambulance Corps (PVAC) which provides Basic Life Support
by trained Emergency Medical Technicians
24x7. Advanced Life Support
services are provided by the Southeast Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit (SEQ MCCU).
Emergency Service Providers
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 46,090 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Fairport
Fairport, New York
Fairport is a village located in the town of Perinton which is part of Monroe County, New York. Fairport is a suburb east of Rochester. It is also known as the "Crown Jewel of the Erie Canal"...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
is within the town on the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
. Perinton is adjacent to the village of East Rochester
East Rochester, New York
East Rochester is a coterminous town and village located southeast of the City of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The village, home to about 6,587 people, is bounded by Pittsford to the west and south and Perinton to the north and east. The southern boundary is delimited by New York State...
(W), and the towns of Victor
Victor (town), New York
Victor is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 9,977 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Claudius Victor Boughton, a hero of the War of 1812.The Town of Victor contains a village, also called Victor...
(S), Macedon
Macedon (town), New York
Macedon is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 9,148 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the ancient Macedonian Kingdom of Macedon, the birthplace of Alexander the Great....
(E), Pittsford
Pittsford (town), New York
Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States and is an affluent suburb of Rochester. The population was 29,405 at the 2010 census....
(SW), and Penfield
Penfield, New York
Penfield is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 36,242 at the 2010 census.The town was incorporated in 1810 by the proprietor, Daniel Penfield, who purchased the town lands in 1795 and moved to the area in 1809. Penfield is a suburb of Rochester, New York...
(N). The hamlet of Egypt is in Southeastern Perinton. Egypt Fire Department, Lollypop Farm, and Egypt Park are major Egypt landmarks. The Southwestern portion of Perinton is called Bushnell's Basin and is home to the Bushnell's Basin Fire Department, Hitching Post Plaza, and Richardson's Canal House
Richardson's Tavern
Richardson's Tavern is a historic Erie Canal inn and tavern located at Perinton in Monroe County, New York. It dates to about 1818 when it was a stop on the stage coach route along the Irondequoit Valley and Irondequoit Creek. Several expansions occurred during the 19th century. The tavern...
.
History
In 1788, Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham purchased 2.6 million acres (11,000 km²) of land in the wilderness of Western New YorkPhelps and Gorham Purchase
The Phelps and Gorham Purchase was the purchase in 1788 of the pre-emptive right to some 6,000,000 acres of land in western New York State for $1,000,000 . This was all land in western New York west of Seneca Lake between Lake Ontario and the Pennsylvania border...
. William Walker of Canandaigua purchased 36 square miles (93 km²) of the land and hired his brother Caleb and his cousin Glover Perrin to survey and divide the land into 66 equal lots. The area was known as Township 12, Range 4, in the governmental unit of Northfield.
In 1793, Glover Perrin, his family, and his six siblings and their families, became the first permanent white settlers in the area. They settled in the flat and well-watered areas, specifically in the Hamlet of Egypt (along the current Route 31) and Perinton Center (the intersection of Turk Hill and Ayrault Roads). Early commercial ventures included mills, blacksmith shops, taverns, and inns.
By the late 1820s, the Village of Fairport, located within the town on the Erie Canal, was becoming a booming canal town. Fairport, however, was not incorporated as a village until 1867.
From the 1850s to the 1950s, Perinton's history was primarily Fairport's history. The village was an active canal port and also a booming industrial town, echoing a trend that was occurring nationwide. As a result of the availability of cheap and easy transportation, which by the 1850s included the railroad as well as the canal, companies like the DeLand Chemical Company, the Cobb Preserving Company, Taylor's Oil of Life, and eventually the American Can Company, grew and thrived. Services, including a fire department, a public library, street lighting,and parks,enhanced the life of the town and village. Residential areas, with homes built in a variety of architectural styles, were built around the bustling village center.
The Town of Perinton, outside the Village of Fairport, remained essentially rural until the 1950s. Today farms still exist in Perinton, but are surrounded by suburban subdivisions, office and industrial parks, and an impressive number of parks and open spaces.
The Village of Fairport still maintains the ambiance of a canal town and capitalizes on the recreational aspects of that canal.
The Town of Perinton was named one of the nation's 100 best places to live in America in 2008 by RelocateAmerica.com.
Perinton is locally known as P-town, not to be confused with Penfield, NY which is not.
Parks
Beechwoods Park: hiking trailEgypt Park: baseball, tennis, playground
Fellows Road Park: tennis, volleyball, basketball, baseball, playground, exercise trail, indoor space for rent
Garnsey Arboretum: hiking, nature trail
Horizon Hill: indoor space and small pavilion
Indian Hill: hiking
Kreag Road Park: baseball, basketball, tennis, playground, canal access, outdoor shelter
Perinton Park: rowing boathouse, basketball, tennis, volleyball, playground, hiking trail, canal access, indoor space for rent
Perinton Recreation Center: soccer, bandshell, playground, hiking trail
Potter Park: soccer, baseball, tennis, teen center, skating rink
Powder Mills Park: downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, fishing, playground, hiking, fish hatchery
Spring Lake Park: fishing, baseball
White Brook Nature Area
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89.1 km²), of which, 34.1 square miles (88.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (0.90%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 46,090 people, 17,591 households, and 12,964 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,350.6 people per square mile (521.4/km²). There were 18,041 housing units at an average density of 528.6 per square mile (204.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.90% White, 1.72% African American, 0.11% Native American, 2.84% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
There were 17,591 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $69,341, and the median income for a family was $80,606. Males had a median income of $60,587 versus $36,113 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $31,948. About 1.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Community Groups in Perinton
- Friends of Perinton Park
- Perinton Community Players
- The Perinton Concert Band
- Perinton Cycling Club
Emergency Response in Perinton
Access to emergency services is obtained by dialing 9-1-19-1-1
9-1-1 is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan .It is one of eight N11 codes.The use of this number is for emergency circumstances only, and to use it for any other purpose can be a crime.-History:In the earliest days of telephone technology, prior to the...
which connects you to the City of Rochester's
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
Emergency Communications Department Center). For the Town of Perinton, the Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Monroe County Sheriff's Department
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement for Monroe County which is located in Western New York State. The sheriff's office's constitutional authority is to operate the county jail and provide a civil function...
provides primary law enforcement for the town's residents with the exception of the Village of Fairport
Fairport, New York
Fairport is a village located in the town of Perinton which is part of Monroe County, New York. Fairport is a suburb east of Rochester. It is also known as the "Crown Jewel of the Erie Canal"...
, which has its own village police department.
For fire protection services, the town is divided into four districts:
- Bushnell's Basin Fire Protection District (Bushnell's Basin Fire Department)
- Egypt Fire Protection District (Egypt Fire Department)
- Forest Hills Fire Protection District (East Rochester Fire Department)
- Perinton Fire Protection District (Fairport Fire Department)
Each of the fire departments are staffed by volunteers and provide 24x7 fire protection, rescue and non-transport emergency medical services to the town's residents and visitors.
Primary emergency medical response is provided the Perinton Volunteer Ambulance Corps (PVAC) which provides Basic Life Support
Basic life support
Basic life support is the level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until the patient can be given full medical care at a hospital. It can be provided by trained medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and by...
by trained Emergency Medical Technicians
Emergency medical technician
Emergency Medical Technician or Ambulance Technician are terms used in some countries to denote a healthcare provider of emergency medical services...
24x7. Advanced Life Support
Advanced Life Support
Advanced Life Support is a set of life-saving protocols and skills that extend Basic Life Support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation .-Components of ALS:These include:...
services are provided by the Southeast Quadrant Mobile Critical Care Unit (SEQ MCCU).
Communities and locations in Perinton
- Bushnell's Basin – a hamlet in the southwestern part of the town on NY 96New York State Route 96New York State Route 96 is a northwest–southeast state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an interchange with NY 17 in the Southern Tier village of Owego, Tioga County. Its northern terminus is at a junction with...
. - Egypt – a hamlet in the eastern part of the town on NY 31New York State Route 31New York State Route 31 is a state highway that extends for across western and central New York in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 104 in the city of Niagara Falls. Its eastern terminus is at a traffic circle with NY 26 in Vernon...
. - FairportFairport, New YorkFairport is a village located in the town of Perinton which is part of Monroe County, New York. Fairport is a suburb east of Rochester. It is also known as the "Crown Jewel of the Erie Canal"...
– a village in the northwestern portion of the town at the junction of NY 31FNew York State Route 31FNew York State Route 31F is an east–west state highway located in the vicinity of Rochester, New York, in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 96 north of the Monroe County village of Pittsford. Its eastern terminus is at a junction...
and NY 250New York State Route 250New York State Route 250 is a north–south state highway in the eastern portion of Monroe County, New York, in the United States. It extends for just over from an intersection with NY 96 in the town of Perinton to a junction with Lake Road near the Lake Ontario shoreline in the...
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External links
- Town of Perinton, NY webpage
- Fairport/Perinton Chamber of Commerce
- Perinton Concert Band webpage
- Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State by J. H. French (1860)
- http://www.perinton.org/Data/Documents/Historian/Landmarks/Center%20Cemetery.pdf
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