Rose is a

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, United States. The population was 2,369 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Robert S. Rose, an early landowner of the town. The Town of Rose is an interior town of the county, located near the county center; it is west of

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. Two

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are located in Town of Rose although the area is covered by four postal districts. Most addresses within the northern section have a primary ZIP Code of 14516 for North Rose.United States Postal Service (North Rose, New York Post Office)
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has a ZIP Code of 14542 for Rose.United States Postal Service (Rose, New York Post Office)
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. Government offices for the town are located in North Rose.Wayne County, New York (Department Address Book)
Retrieved January 19, 2015.

History

The town was first settled around 1805. The Town of Rose was created in 1826 from the Town of Wolcott. About 1840 a mass delusion took over the local inhabitants, and they came to believe that a treasure of gold and jewels was buried within the town. In spite of many secret, nocturnal excavations, nothing was ever found.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water.

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is a north–south highway through the town. Sodus Creek flows northward through the town to

Sodus Bay Sodus Bay is a bay on the south shore of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes. Sodus Bay is located in Wayne County, New York, United States. Most of the bay is in the Town of Huron; however, the western part is in the Town of Sodus. Sodus ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,369 people, 904 households, and 646 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 982 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.4%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0%

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, 0.9% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population. There were 904 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 20, 6.0% from 20 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $52,984, and the median income for a family was $58,060. Males had a median income of $51,488 versus $28,261 for females. The

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for the town was $24,601. About 5.4% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the

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, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Housing

There were 982 housing units at an average density of ; a total of 7.9% of housing units were vacant. There were 904 occupied housing units in the town, of which 753 were owner-occupied units (83.3%), while 151 were renter-occupied (16.7%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 5.6%.

Communities and locations in the Town of Rose

*Glenmark (formerly "Glenmark Falls") — A

near the north town line and northwest of North Rose. *Lockwood Corners — A location in the eastern part of the town, south of Stewart Corners on County Road 253. *Maunders Corners — A location south of Rose village on NY-414. * North Rose (formerly "Lambs Corners") — A hamlet north of Rose village on NY-414. It prospered to the detriment of Rose village because North Rose had a railroad station. *

(formerly "Valentine," "Albion," and "Rose Valley") — The hamlet of Rose on NY-414. It was first settled around 1811. *Rose Center — A former location in the town. *Stewart Corners — A location near the east town line on County Road 259. * Wayne Center — A hamlet near the west town line on County Road 251. The name is derived from its location near the center of the county.

References

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Early Town of Rose history

{{authority control Rochester metropolitan area, New York Towns in Wayne County, New York Towns in New York (state) 1826 establishments in New York (state)