Lima (, the name is a
shibboleth
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) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in
Livingston County,
New York
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, United States. The population was 4,305 at the 2010 census.
The town is in the northeast part of the county, south of
Rochester. The
village of Lima is located within the town.
History
The town of Lima was organized in 1789 (before Livingston County was established) as the "Town of Charleston", but was renamed "Lima" in 1808 to reflect that many residents had come from
Old Lyme, Connecticut
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, and to avoid confusion with the town of
Charleston in
Montgomery County, New York
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.
The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1830) / Genesee College (1849) in Lima village was one of the first
co-educational
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schools in the country when it first opened in 1822. Eventually, determined by a
Methodist-Episcopal convention in 1870, the college was shut in favor of the newly developed
Syracuse University (1871), over the protests of the residents of Lima.
The population of Lima was 1,890 in 1920.
The
Ganoung Cobblestone Farmhouse,
Godfrey House and Barn Complex,
Leech-Lloyd Farmhouse and Barn Complex,
Leech-Parker Farmhouse,
Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex,
Martin Farm Complex,
Ogilvie Moses Farmhouse,
Zebulon Moses Farm Complex, and
Thomas Peck Farmhouse are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
Lima is in northeastern Livingston County. The northern town line is the border of
Monroe County, and the eastern town boundary is the border of
Ontario County. According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.17%, are water.
Honeoye Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the
Genesee River
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The river provided the original power for the Rochester area's 19th century mills and still provides h ...
, defines the eastern town line.
New York State Route 5
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(in part, Avon-Lima Road and East Main Street) conjoined with
U.S. Route 20
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is a major east-west highway.
New York State Route 15A, a north-south highway, intersects NY-5/US-20 in Lima village.
Adjacent towns and areas
(
Clockwise
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)
*
Mendon
*
West Bloomfield
*
Richmond;
Livonia
*
Avon;
Rush
Education
Public schools in Lima are in the
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District and include Honeoye Falls-Lima Senior High School, Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, and Manor Intermediate School. The Lima Primary School is in the district. The school mascot is the cougar.
As of June 2009,
Genesee Community College had started construction for one of its satellite campuses. The campus was expected to be finished and open for the fall 2009 semester.
Elim Bible Institute is located in Lima village. It is a religious college that offers a two-year degree and certifications in religious study.
Lima Christian School (est. 1974) is a private school representing 15 local districts, grades K-12.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 4,541 people, 1,553 households, and 1,102 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 142.4 people per square mile (55.0/km
2). There were 1,610 housing units at an average density of 50.5 per square mile (19.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.87%
White
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, 1.04%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.29%
Native American, 0.44%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.33% from
other races
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, and 0.97% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.
There were 1,553 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were
married couples
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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% 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 town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $48,774, and the median income for a family was $57,127. Males had a median income of $40,607 versus $26,316 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $18,972. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in the town
*Commins Corners – A location in the northeast part of the town.
*Idaho – A location in the southeast corner of the town.
*
Lima
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– A village on NY-5/US-20.
*North Bloomfield – A
hamlet
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at the east town line in the North-Eastern corner of the town. The
North Bloomfield School was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1981.
*
South Lima – A hamlet and
census-designated place
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at the southwest corner of the town.
Notable people
*
Kenneth Keating
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,
U.S. senator
*
Ken O'Dea, Major League Baseball player
*
James Edward Quigley, former
archbishop of Chicago
*
Henry Jarvis Raymond
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,
journalist
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, politician, and founder of ''
The New York Times
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''.
*
Andrew Jackson Thayer, U.S. congressman
References
External links
*
Brief history of Lima
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Rochester metropolitan area, New York
Towns in Livingston County, New York