Hilton is a
village
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in
Monroe County,
New York
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, United States. The population was 6,027 at the 2020 census.
The community was named for the Rev. Charles A. Hilton and is entirely within the town of
Parma
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.
History
In 1805, Jonathon Underwood came from
Vermont
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and was the first to settle in the area. Originally known as "Unionville", the village was incorporated in 1885 as "North Parma". In 1896, the name was changed to Hilton to honor Reverend
Charles Augustus Hilton, a former pastor of the village's Freewill Baptist Church. Over 60% of the
central business district
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was destroyed by fire in March 1965 and later rebuilt.
Hilton fire of 1965
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The Chase Cobblestone Farmhouse and Curtis-Crumb Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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.
Geography
Hilton is located in northwestern Monroe County at (43.289873, -77.792444).New York State Route 18
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passes through the village, entering from the south and departing to the west. It leads southeast to North Greece and west to Hamlin. State Route 259 also passes through the center of Hilton, leading south to Spencerport and north to its terminus at the Lake Ontario State Parkway
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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the village of Hilton has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.Lake Ontario
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, flows eastward through the south side of the village.
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 1.66% African American
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, 0.14% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 2,041 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples
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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $51,336, and the median income for a family was $57,440. Males had a median income of $44,779 versus $27,192 for females. The per capita income
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for the village was $20,057. About 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Hilton is served by the Hilton Central School District.
Notable people
* Ryan Callahan, ice hockey player for the Tampa Bay Lightning
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and a silver medal Olympian; attended Hilton High School
Hilton High School is part of the student Hilton Central School District, a public school system based in Hilton, a suburb of Rochester, New York. Hilton High School offers an International Baccalaureate Diploma, and the school has made ''News ...
*Cathy Turner
Cathy Ann Turner (born April 10, 1962, in Rochester, New York) is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.
Turner was the American short-track champion in 1979, but short-tr ...
, Olympic speed skater
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Villages in New York (state)
Rochester metropolitan area, New York
Villages in Monroe County, New York