MONROE COUNTY 



This county is located in the western part of the state, and is 

 bordered on the north by Lake Ontario. It has an area of 

 424,320 acres. From north to south it extends approximately 

 25 miles, and from east to west 30 miles. The population is 

 shown in the following table: 



Rochester (city) 



Brighton 



Chili 



Clarkson 



Gates 



Greece 



-Hamlin 



Henrietta 



Irondequoit 



Mendon 



Ogden 



Parma 



Population by Cities and Townships 



(Census of 1915) 

 248, 465 Penfield 



2,974 

 2,050 

 1, 657 

 5,498 

 10, 794 

 2,458 

 2,083 

 4,603 

 2,896 

 2,800 

 3.268 



Perinton . 

 Pittsford . 



Riga 



Rush 



Sweden . . . 

 Webster . . 

 Wheatland 



2,967 

 7,338 

 4,703 

 1,840 

 1,578 

 4,635 

 4,389 

 2,314 



Total 



319,310 



* Rochester is the county seat. This city now has a population of 295,700. 



HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 



Monroe County was formed from Ontario and Genesee in 

 1821, and named for President Monroe. The region now com- 

 prising Monroe was traversed by the Indians on their hunting 

 excursions, and was frequently visited by the French. 



This county was contained in the Phelps and Gorham purchase. 

 The three western towns belonged to the " triangle tract " and 

 the remainder of the county west of the Genesee River was a 

 portion of the celebrated " mill yard " tract. 



The campaign of Sullivan into the heart of the Genesee country 

 as far west as the Genesee River brought immediate fame to that 

 section. There were many soldiers and officers in the army who 

 were watching for a desirable locality in which to settle when 

 their services in the field were ended, and they were quick to 

 di -cover the attractions of central Xew York. 



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