Scottsville is a

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in southwestern

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, United States, and is in the northeastern part of the Town of Wheatland. The population was 2,001 at the 2010 census. The village is named after an early settler,

Isaac Scott Isaac Scott (c.1745 – June 2, 1818) was a pioneer, farmer, and tavern owner. He is considered the founder of Scottsville, New York, as his farmland took up the majority of the modern village. Scott came from New Hampshire with his wife, th ...

. Most Scottsvillians work in and around the city of Rochester—the village of Scottsville is located about a ten-minute drive from the outer limits of the city.

History

, one of the first settlers, arrived in 1790 and purchased of land from owners who lived in London and Great Britain. This land covered much of what is now the village of Scottsville. Scott's log house was at the southwest corner of Main and Rochester Streets in the village. The following sites are on the

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: Isaac Cox Cobblestone Farmstead, Cox–Budlong House,

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, David McVean House,

Simeon Sage House Simeon Sage House is a historic home located at Scottsville in Monroe County, New York. It was built about 1830 and consists of a 1-story, five-by-two-bay, rectangular main block with a smaller 1-story rectangular rear wing in a vernacular Feder ...

, William Shirts House,

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, and Windom Hall. The

Rochester Street Historic District Rochester Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Scottsville in Monroe County, New York. The district encompasses 41 residential structures, over half of which date from the 1830s through 1850s and are distinct exam ...

is a national

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listed in 1973.

Geography

Scottsville is located at (43.021813, -77.753545). The village is located one mile (1.6 km) west of the junction of Oatka Creek and the Genesee River. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,128 people, 835 households, and 591 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,968.1 people per square mile (760.8/km²). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 788.0 per square mile (304.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.92%

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, 4.32%

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, 0.66% Native American, 0.56%

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, 0.14%

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, 1.08% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.96% of the population. There were 835 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were

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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $52,472, and the median income for a family was $61,316. Males had a median income of $43,250 versus $30,781 for females. The

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for the village was $24,831. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the

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, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Village government is headed by the mayor and the Board of Trustees and is located in a recently renovated building at 22 Main Street.

Education

Public schools are under the jurisdiction of the Wheatland-Chili Central School District, and include an elementary school, middle school and high school.

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