Churchville, New York

Churchville
Village
Village of Churchville
Location in Monroe County and the state of New York.
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates: 43°06′20″N77°52′50″W / 43.10556°N 77.88056°W / 43.10556; -77.88056
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Monroe
Town	Riga
Founded	1806
Incorporated	March 7, 1855 [1]
Named for	Samuel Church
Government
• Mayor	John T. Hartman
• Deputy Mayor	Diane Pusateri
Area [2]
• Total	1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2)
• Land	1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	577 ft (176 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,091
• Density	1,757.14/sq mi (678.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14428
Area code	585
FIPS code	36-15638
Website	http://www.churchville.net/

Churchville is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 1,961. The village is named after Samuel Church, an early settler. ^[3]

The village is west of the City of Rochester in the north part of the Town of Riga. It is at the intersection of Routes 33 and 36, north of Interstate 490.

Churchville Park and golf course are north of the village near Hutton Circle and Kendall Road.

History

In 1806, Samuel Church purchased the land that would become Churchville in what was known as West Pulteney. The village was incorporated on September 21, 1852 and named after Samuel Church, who owned all the land within the village limits. ^[3]

Geography

Churchville is at 43°6′20″N77°52′50″W / 43.10556°N 77.88056°W / 43.10556; -77.88056 (43.105462, -77.880533). ^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²).

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	513		—
1890	493		−3.9%
1900	505		2.4%
1910	565		11.9%
1920	513		−9.2%
1930	652		27.1%
1940	601		−7.8%
1950	755		25.6%
1960	1,003		32.8%
1970	1,065		6.2%
1980	1,399		31.4%
1990	1,731		23.7%
2000	1,887		9.0%
2010	1,961		3.9%
2020	2,091		6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, the village had 1,887 people, 723 households, and 514 families. The population density was 1,662.7 inhabitants per square mile (642.0/km²). There were 753 housing units at an average density of 663.5 per square mile (256.2/km²). The village's racial makeup was 96.34% White, 0.74% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 723 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% 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 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The village's median household income was $55,357, and the family median income was $63,333. Males had a median income of $45,667 versus $31,563 for females. The village's per capita income was $23,190. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Main Street, 1895

Education

Churchville is served by the Churchville-Chili Central School District. ^[7]

Government

Churchville village offices

The village is governed by Mayor John T. Hartman and four trustees: Michael Brown, Scott Cullen, Julie Michalko, Diane Pusateri. ^[8]

Noted residents

• Charles S. Baker - former US Congressman. ^[9]
• Brian Cyr - Canadian professional darts player
• Renée Fleming - opera performer.
• Tim Redding - Former pitcher in Major League Baseball and graduate of Churchville Chili Senior High School. ^[10]
• Jenn Suhr - An Olympic gold medalist in pole vaulting. ^{[11] [12]}
• Coretti Arle-Titz - singer
• Lyndsay Wall - Women's ice hockey player, Olympics silver and bronze medal winner. ^[13]
• Frances Willard - women's rights and temperance leader.
• Floyd R. Newman – oil man

References

1. McIntosh, William (1877). History of Monroe County, New York With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Palatial Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Important Manufactories from Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability (PDF). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 186. OCLC   4975998 . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. "History of Churchville". Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. "School Districts Serving Chili, NY". Niche. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
8. "Board of Trustees". www.churchville.net.
9. "BAKER, Charles Simeon". Biographical Directory of the US Congress. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
10. "Tim Redding Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
11. "Jennifer Suhr". Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
12. "Jenn Suhr (@JennSuhr) - Twitter". twitter.com.
13. "RocJocks: Lyndsay Wall broke hockey barriers".

External links

• Official website
• History link of Churchville, New York
• Churchville, New York at Curlie