Scottsville is a

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within the town of Wheatland in Monroe County,

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, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2020 census. The village is named after an early settler, Isaac Scott, and is within the Rochester metropolitan area.

History

Isaac Scott, one of the first settlers, arrived in 1790 and purchased of land from owners who lived in Great Britain. The land covered much of what is now the village of Scottsville. Scott's

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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, Grace Church, David McVean House, Simeon Sage House, William Shirts House, Union Presbyterian Church, and Windom Hall. The Rochester Street Historic District is a national

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listed in 1973.

Geography

Scottsville is located in southwestern Monroe County at (43.021813, -77.753545), in the northeast part of the town of Wheatland. It is southwest of the center of Rochester.

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passes through the village as Main Street and Rochester Street, leading northeast to Rochester and west to Mumford. State Route 253 leads east from Scottsville to

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; State Route 251 leads east-southeast to Rush; and State Route 386 leads north to Chili. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which , or 0.46%, are water.

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runs along the southern border of the village and flows east to its mouth at the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 2,009 people, 1048 households, and 623 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 900 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 85.4%

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, 3.03%

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, 0.59% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.09%

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, 0.64% from other races, and 0.05% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population. There were 1048 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were

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living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present. 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 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76. In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 15 to 19, 4.1% from 20 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 34, 13.9% from 35 to 44, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 105 males. The median income for a household in the village was $60,469 and the median income for a family was $69,417. Males had a median income of $55,227 versus $52,000 for females. The

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for the village was $33,499. About 9.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the

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, including 40% of those under age 18 and 2.4% 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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