Albion is a

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Orleans County, New York Orleans County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,343. The county seat is Albion. The county received its name at the insistence of Nehemiah Ingersoll though historians ...

, United States. The population was 5,637 as of the 2020 census, down 419 from the 2010 census. The village is centrally located in the county, and is partly within the towns of both

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and Gaines. It is the

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of Orleans County and is about west/northwest of Rochester. Albion is part of the Rochester metropolitan area.

History

The Albion area was first settled by European Americans in 1812. This area attracted few residents before the announcement, near the end of the decade, that the

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would be constructed through here. In 1822, an entrepreneur named Nehemiah Ingersoll bought much of the land near the planned intersection of the canal and Oak Orchard Road, the main north–south route through the area at the time. The property was soon subdivided, and the village, then known as Newport, began to grow. Orleans County was created two years later. State officials considered both Gaines (then more populous) and Newport as the county seat due to their central locations within the new county. They chose Newport in 1826 due to its location on the canal and the West Branch of Sandy Creek, where a mill had already been established. The next year the village changed its name to Albion to avoid postal confusion with New York's other Newport, in Oneida County. In 1828 it was incorporated as a village. The William V. N. Barlow House, North Main–Bank Streets Historic District, Orleans County Courthouse Historic District, Tousley-Church House, and

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are listed on the

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Government

Village of Albion Board of Trustees

The village elected a president. The following list is of those who held office. Village of Albion Presidents The new village charter changed the term of president from one year to three years starting in 1879. According to a new village charter, the name of the head of the village was changed from "president" to "mayor" starting in June 1951. Village of Albion Mayors * Resigned as mayor to fill vacancy of village clerk-treasurer. ** Filled vacancy created by death of William A. Monacelli in June 1972. *** Resigned position as Mayor in September 1991. **** Resigned from position as Mayor.

Geography

Albion is located at (43.247211, -78.191264). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²), all land. The

passes through the community. Albion is the site of the junction of east–west highway NYS Route 31 (East Avenue and West Avenue) and north–south highway NYS Route 98 (Main Street). NYS Route 279 joins NY-98 immediately north of Albion. It is located 30 miles west of Rochester NY, and 43 miles northeast of Buffalo NY, in addition to being 16 miles north of Batavia NY.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,438 people, 2,307 households, and 1,444 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 2,566 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 73.88%

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, 18.20%

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, 0.69% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.08%

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, 4.99% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 9.32% of the population. There were 2,307 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were

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living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14. In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 141.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,010, and the median income for a family was $34,881. Males had a median income of $31,660 versus $22,157 for females. The

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for the village was $13,531. About 13.0% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the

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, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

* Albion Central School District. * A branch campus of Genesee Community College.

Public transportation

Public transportation in Albion is provided by the OTS, which is part of the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA).

Economy

* Albion is a trading and shipping village for a good farming region; the primary commodity crops are

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s and

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s. Albion also had several Medina Sandstone quarries.

Notable people

* Grace Bedell, (1848–1936), suggested in 1860 (aged 11) that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard. * Sanford E. Church, (1815–1880), born in Albion, politician who became Lieutenant Governor of New York, New York State Comptroller, and Chief Judge of New York State Court of Appeals. * Dan H. Cole, (1811-1881), politician and former New York State Senator. * Tommy Colella, (1918-1992), retired pro football player. * John Chamberlain Collins, (1850-1928), influential Christian social worker of the 19th century, believed to be the boy present for the execution of conspirators connected to the Lincoln assassination in 1865. * John Cunneen, (1848–1907), Irish immigrant and attorney, New York State Attorney General. * Noah Davis, (1818-1902), politician and jurist, former US Congressman, New York State Supreme Court Justice. * Elizabeth H. Denio, PhD, (1842-1922), born at Albion, professor at

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and

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, organizer of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery. * Gilbert De La Matyr, (1825-1892), former US Congressman from Indiana, lived in Albion during the 1850s and 1860s. * Geoffrey Giuliano,(1953– ), author, actor and syndicated radio show host; lived on and off in Albion from his birth until the age of twenty three. * Henry Moore Harrington, (1849-1876), born at Albion, West Point Military Academy graduate, member of 7th US Cavalry killed at Battle of Little Bighorn. * Elizur K. Hart, (1841–1893), born in Albion, founder of newspaper ''Rochester Post-Express'', and elected as United States Congressman from New York. * Charles H. Holmes, (1827–1874), born in Albion, United States Congressman from New York. * Charles W. Howard, (1896–1966), portrayed Santa Claus. * Derek Kinder, (1986– ), football player, NCAA College Football standout for Pitt. Drafted by

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as a Compensatory selection in the 2009 NFL Draft. * Charles H. Nesbitt, (1947– ), decorated Vietnam veteran and politician, former NYS Assemblyman and NYS Assembly Minority Leader of the Republican Party, current president of the NYS Division of Tax Appeals and Tax Appeals Tribunal. * Don Sisson, (1979– ), White House Staffer for President Barack H. Obama * Daniel H. Pinney, (1837-1921), lawyer and jurist. * Henry "Hank" Porter, (1900-1951), born in Albion, artist for

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and credited with creating more than 1,200 drawings during World War Two that were related to the war effort. *

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, (1831–1897), sleeper car magnate, Chicago businessman, lived in Albion with his family for some time. Built the Pullman Memorial Universalist Church at 10 East Park Street (1894) in memory of his parents. * Edwin R. Reynolds, (1816-1908), former US Congressman. * Benjamin Titus Roberts, (1823-1893), founder of the Free Methodist Church of North America, minister at Albion during the mid-1850s. * John G. Sawyer, (1825-1898), last US Congressman elected from Orleans County. * Loren Stiles, (1826-1863), founder of the first Congregational Free Methodist Church in 1859.

References

External links

The Village of Albion website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albion (Village), New York Villages in New York (state) County seats in New York (state) Rochester metropolitan area, New York Populated places established in 1812 Villages in Orleans County, New York 1812 establishments in New York (state)