Churchville, New York
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Churchville is a
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in
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, United States. According to the
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, the population was 1,961. The village is named after Samuel Church, an early settler. The Village of Churchville is west of the City of Rochester in the north part of the Town of Riga. It is at the intersection of Routes 33 and 36, north of Interstate 490. Churchville Park and golf course are north of the village near Hutton Circle and Kendall Road.


History

In 1806, Samuel Church purchased the land that would become Churchville in what was known as West Pulteney. The village was incorporated on September 21, 1852 and named after Samuel Church, who owned all the land within the village limits.


Geography

Churchville is at (43.105462, -77.880533). According to the
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, the village has an area of .


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, the village had 1,887 people, 723 households, and 514 families. The
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was 1,662.7 people per square mile (644.8/km2). There were 753 housing units at an average density of 663.5 per square mile (257.3/km2). The village's racial makeup was 96.34%
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, 0.74%
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, 0.11% Native American, 0.90%
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, 0.05% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 0.42% of the population. There were 723 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The village's median household income was $55,357, and the family median income was $63,333. Males had a median income of $45,667 versus $31,563 for females. The village's
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was $23,190. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the
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, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.


Government

The village is governed by Mayor John T. Hartman and four trustees: Michael Brown, Scott Cullen, Julie Michalko, Diane Pusateri.


Noted residents

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Charles S. Baker Charles Simeon Baker (February 18, 1839 – April 21, 1902) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York. Biography Born in Churchville, New York, Baker attended the common schools, Cary Collegiate Institute of Oakfield, N ...
- former US Congressman. *
Brian Cyr Brian Cyr (born June 30, 1956) is a Canadian-American former professional darts player who competed in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Career Cyr is a two-time winner of the Canadian National Championship in 1999 and 2006. The la ...
- Canadian professional darts player *
Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 1 ...
- opera performer. *
Tim Redding Timothy James Redding (born February 12, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and more recently the pitching coach for the Hagerstown Suns. He pitched for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, New York ...
- Former pitcher in Major League Baseball and graduate of Churchville Chili Senior High School. *
Jenn Suhr Jennifer Lynn Suhr (née Stuczynski; born February 5, 1982) is an American former pole vaulter. She has been an Olympic and World champion, has been ranked #1 in the World, has been the #1 American pole vaulter since 2006, and has won a total of ...
- An Olympic gold medalist in pole vaulting. *
Coretti Arle-Titz Coretti Arle-Titz (December 5, 1883 – December 14, 1951) was an American-born jazz, spiritual and pop music singer, dancer, and actress in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Early life Coretté Elisabeth Hardy was born on Decem ...
- singer *
Lyndsay Wall Lyndsay Cheyenne Wall (born May 12, 1985 in Visalia, California) is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She graduated from Churchville-Chili High Schoo ...
- Women's
ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
player, Olympics silver and bronze medal winner. * Frances Willard - women's rights and temperance leader. * Floyd R. Newman – oil man


References


External links

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History link of Churchville, New York
* {{authority control Villages in New York (state) Rochester metropolitan area, New York Villages in Monroe County, New York 1855 establishments in New York (state) Populated places established in 1855