Spencerport is a

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, United States, and a suburb of Rochester. The population count was 3,601 at the 2010 census. The Village of Spencerport is within the Town of Ogden and is a village on the

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. Spencerport Airpark (D91) is a grass strip general aviation

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south of the village.

Geography

Spencerport is located at (43.189312, -77.804132). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (2.14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,413 households, and 1,001 families residing in the village. The

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was 2,609.7 people per square mile (1,010.4/km²). There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of 1,065.4 per square mile (412.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.53%

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, 0.56%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.51%

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, 0.25% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.88% of the population. There were 1,413 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were

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living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $56,850, and the median income for a family was $62,326. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $29,722 for females. The

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for the village was $24,515. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1804, Daniel Spencer bought a farm about north of Ogden Center. When the

opened, the farm, through which the canal passed at the Canawaugus Road, was sold to become the first village lots. As a port on the canal, the area was called Spencer's Basin and later changed to Spencerport. On April 22, 1867 the

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incorporated Spencerport as a Village and William Slayton was elected as its first mayor. The

Spencerport Methodist Church Spencerport Methodist Church, also known as Spencerport United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist church located at Spencerport in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is a Romanesque style, three- by seven-bay church building cons ...

was listed on the

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in 2008.

Sites of interest

Pineway Ponds Park
- home to a large playground and multi-use recreation facility

- an agricultural education facility open to the public, serves as a day program site for adults with developmental disabilities
Colby-Pulver House MuseumSpencerport Depot and Canal Museum
a local history museum and visitors center, located in a restored, former RLBRR trolley station

Notable peoples

Danielle Downey Danielle Elizabeth Downey (December 6, 1980 – January 30, 2014) was an American professional golfer. She won golf tournaments at the collegiate level, Sun Coast events and on the Futures Tour. She played on the LPGA Tour from 2006 to 2010. H ...

, LPGA golfer: went to school in Spencerport *

Shane Prince Shane Prince (born November 16, 1992) is an American-Belarusian professional ice hockey forward playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for the New York Islanders and the Ottawa Senators of the ...

, NHL Professional Hockey Player, New York Islanders #11 *

Rick Suhr Richard "Rick" Suhr (pronounced like "sure", born 1967) is an American Olympic level pole vaulting coach in Rochester, New York who coached the #1 women's vaulter in the World from beginner to World #1 two years in a row. He has been awarded the ...

, Olympic Pole Vault coach 2008, 2012 *

Maynard Troyer Maynard Troyer (November 22, 1938 – May 10, 2018) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced in the 1971 and the 1973 Winston Cup seasons. Career Troyer achieved one top-five finish (at the 1971 Yankee 400), three top-ten finishes, and ...

, NASCAR driver: 1971, 1973 *

Tom Villard Thomas Louis Villard (November 19, 1953 – November 14, 1994) was an American actor. He is known for his leading role in the 1980s series ''We Got It Made'', as well as roles in feature films ''Grease 2'', ''One Crazy Summer'', ''Heartbreak Ri ...

(November 19, 1953 – November 14, 1994), American actor known for his leading role in the 1980s series We Got It Made as well as roles in feature films One Crazy Summer, Heartbreak Ridge, and My Girl * Alan Zemaitis,

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cornerback: went to school in Spencerport

Notes

References

External links

Village of Spencerport website
{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Rochester metropolitan area, New York Erie Canal Villages in Monroe County, New York