Hemlock is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) in the town of

Livonia Livonia, known in earlier records as Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th century, the name was extende ...

, Livingston County,

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, United States. The population was 557 as of the 2010 census. The Hemlock

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has a ZIP Code of 14466 and serves the southeast part of the town of Livonia as well as parts of the towns of

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and Canadice in Ontario County.

Geography

The Hemlock CDP is in eastern Livingston County. U.S. Route 20A passes through the hamlet, leading north and then west to Livonia village, and east the same distance to Honeoye.

New York State Route 15A New York State Route 15A (NY 15A) is a north–south state highway located in the western New York, western portion of New York in the United States. It serves as an easterly alternate route of New York State Route 15, NY 15, beg ...

joins US 20A in Hemlock, running north out of the hamlet with it but leading north to

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

. To the south NY 15A leads to Springwater. The CDP extends south to include the hamlet of Glenville, near the north end of

Hemlock Lake Hemlock Lake is one of the minor Finger Lakes. It is mostly located in Livingston County, New York, south of Rochester, New York, Rochester, with a portion overlapping into Ontario County, New York, Ontario County. Hemlock is a translation of t ...

, one of the

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of New York. According to the

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, the CDP has an area of , all land. Hemlock Outlet, flowing north from Hemlock Lake, passes through the center of the CDP and leads northeast to

Honeoye Creek Honeoye Creek ( )Honeoye Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
''honeoyelakechamber.org'', accessed March 16, 201 ...

, part of the

Genesee River The Genesee River ( ) is a tributary of Lake Ontario flowing northward through the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York in the United States. The river contains several waterfalls in New York at Letchworth State Park and Roch ...

watershed. The Hemlock Fairground is on the western side of the hamlet and is the site of the Hemlock "Little World's" Fair. The fairground buildings and racetrack were added to the

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in 2000.

Demographics

Climate

Hemlock has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...

''Dfb'').

References

Hamlets in Livingston County, New York Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in Livingston County, New York Census-designated places in New York (state) {{LivingstonCountyNY-geo-stub