Rochester | |
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Coordinates: 41°48′13″N74°15′48″W / 41.80361°N 74.26333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Ulster |
Settled | 1672 |
Land patent | 1703 |
Town | 1788 |
Formal Town | 1803 |
Area | |
• Total | 88.8 sq mi (229.9 km2) |
• Land | 88.4 sq mi (229.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,272 |
• Density | 82/sq mi (32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 36-63011 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979427 |
Website | townofrochester |
Rochester is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 7,272 at the 2020 census. [1] It is an interior town located near the center of Ulster County. The northwestern part of the town is in the Catskill Park.
U.S. Route 209 passes across the town.
Mombaccus was the Dutch name for the area that became the town of Rochester. [2] It was first settled by Europeans in 1672. The name Rochester began with the issuance of a land patent in 1703. It became a town in 1788, and the formal establishment of the town of Rochester occurred in 1803.
Parts of Rochester were used to create the towns of Middletown in 1798 (now in Delaware County), Neversink in 1798 (now in Sullivan County), Wawarsing in 1806, and Gardiner in 1853. [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 88.8 square miles (230 km2), of which 88.4 square miles (229 km2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.42%) is covered by water.
Rochester lies in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 2,063 | — | |
1830 | 2,420 | 17.3% | |
1840 | 2,674 | 10.5% | |
1850 | 3,174 | 18.7% | |
1860 | 4,539 | 43.0% | |
1870 | 4,088 | −9.9% | |
1880 | 4,169 | 2.0% | |
1890 | 3,557 | −14.7% | |
1900 | 2,874 | −19.2% | |
1910 | 2,760 | −4.0% | |
1920 | 2,188 | −20.7% | |
1930 | 2,051 | −6.3% | |
1940 | 2,454 | 19.6% | |
1950 | 2,532 | 3.2% | |
1960 | 3,012 | 19.0% | |
1970 | 3,940 | 30.8% | |
1980 | 5,344 | 35.6% | |
1990 | 5,679 | 6.3% | |
2000 | 7,018 | 23.6% | |
2010 | 7,313 | 4.2% | |
2020 | 7,272 | −0.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 2020 [1] [5] |
This section needs to be updated.(October 2023) |
As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 7,018 people, 2,688 households, and 1,830 families residing in the town. The population density was 79.4 inhabitants per square mile (30.7/km2). There were 3,750 housing units at an average density of 42.4 per square mile (16.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.42% white, 2.51% African American, .54% Native American, .51% Asian, .04% Pacific Islander, .83% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.
There were 2,688 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,071, and the median income for a family was $47,257. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $24,773 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,065. About 8.2% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
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