Brockport, New York

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Brockport is a village located in the Town of Sweden in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 8,103 at the 2000 census. The name reportedly is derived from Hiel Brockway, an early settler.

The Village of Brockport is in the western part of Monroe County, west of the City of Rochester. The village is located north of the junction of New York State Route 19 (north-south) and New York State Route 31 (east-west) at the northern town line of Sweden.

Brockport calls itself the "Village of beautiful homes."

1 History
2 Sites of interest
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] History

The Village of Brockport was incorporated in 1829. This village was founded around 1820 and grew to importance as a port on the Erie Canal, and the village was briefly the terminus of the canal until the western end of the canal was completed. The village name is purported to be a shorted form of "Brockways Port." The village's loss of its position as the terminus of the Canal dealt it a major economic blow, particularly in its trade of codliver oil and granite slabs, for which the town is known. Unemployment due to this led to rising juvenile delinquency, which resulted in a near-riot in the town in 1837, which was only stopped by the timely intervention by the state militia of New York.

The State University of New York College at Brockport is located here.

[edit] Sites of interest

The Erie Canal runs through the village of Brockport, as well as several other villages/towns in the area.

Main Street (Route 19) contains many historical buildings, and is a minor tourist attraction. Also, the Erie Canal Boardwalk that runs from Main Street along the canal is a common spot for locals to enjoy a stroll.

[edit] Geography

Brockport is located at 43°12′51″N, 77°56′22″W (43.214261, -77.939378)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.26%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,103 people, 2,399 households, and 1,221 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,448.4/km² (3,752.0/mi²). There were 2,589 housing units at an average density of 462.8/km² (1,198.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.84% White, 4.41% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.99% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.92% of the population.

There were 2,399 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 15.0% under the age of 18, 44.6% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,068, and the median income for a family was $50,828. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $24,556 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,729. About 5.2% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.