Naples is a

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in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Town of Naples, known as an important grape-growing region.

History

The village, one of the first places populated by pioneers, was first settled around 1790. The village was incorporated in 1894. The Village of Naples has had votes in 1994, 2001 and June 2005 respectively in reference to dissolving the village into the Town of Naples, with all three results going against the proposal. The Naples Branch of the

Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was a railroad built in the Northeastern United States to haul anthracite coal from the Coal Region in Pennsylvania. The railroad was authorized on April 21, 1846 for freight and transportation of passengers, goods, ...

terminated in the village. The Ephraim Cleveland House, Naples Memorial Town Hall and

Morgan Hook and Ladder Company Morgan Hook and Ladder Company is a historic fire station located at Naples in Ontario County, New York. The original part of the two story, frame structure was built about 1830 as a Federal style dwelling and later expanded and converted to a fire ...

are listed on the

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Geography

Naples is located at (42.616047, -77.402601). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.5 km²), all land, though nearby other important water sources, being southwest of

Canandaigua Lake Canandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York. The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end. It is the w ...

, one of the

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, and nearby the Naples Creek towards the lake and Grimes Glen.

New York State Route 21 New York State Route 21 (NY 21) is a state highway extending for about through the western part of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 417 in the village of Andover, ...

New York State Route 53 New York State Route 53 (NY 53) is a north–south state highway located in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with NY 415 near the hamlet of Kanona in northern Steuben ...

, and

New York State Route 245 New York State Route 245 (NY 245) is a state highway in the Finger Lakes region of New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at NY 21 in Naples. The northern terminus is at NY 5, U.S. Route 20 ...

converge on the village, along with County Roads 33 and 36.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,072 people, 453 households, and 284 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,097.3 people per square mile (422.3/km²). There were 500 housing units at an average density of 511.8 per square mile (197.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.60%

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, 0.56%

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, 0.47% from

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, and 0.37% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.21% of the population. There were 453 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,219, and the median income for a family was $42,841. Males had a median income of $34,107 versus $21,563 for females. The

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for the village was $16,067. About 12.0% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Emory B. Pottle, former US Congressman *

Meghan Musnicki Meghan Musnicki (born February 5, 1983 in Naples, New York) is an American representative rower. She is a five time world champion and twice Olympic champion. She has competed at three Olympics twice winning gold in the women's eight at the Londo ...

, American rower and two-time Olympic gold medalist

References

* Cornell University
Naples: Credits
Retrieved Jun 21, 2007.

External links

Naples information

Official website
{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Rochester metropolitan area, New York Populated places established in 1790 Villages in Ontario County, New York 1790 establishments in New York (state)