Kendall is a

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in Orleans County, just west of the town of Hamlin in Monroe County, in

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, United States. The population of Kendall was 2,724 at the 2010 census. The Town of Kendall is in the northeast corner of Orleans County and is northwest of Rochester.

History

The town was part of the Connecticut Tract, also called the 100,000 Acre Tract. The first settlers arrived ''circa'' 1812. The

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opened in 1825, making a ready market for wheat and lumber. It also made the way easier for more settlement. The first Norwegian immigrant community in the United States was begun at the Kendall Settlement in 1825. They settled in a body along the lakeshore in the northeast part of town.

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pioneer leader

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subsequently founded a settlement in the Fox River Valley of

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during 1834, near the community of Norway, Illinois. The Town of Kendall was incorporated from the Town of Murray. On April 7, 1837, about half of the Town of Murray became the new Town of Kendall. It was formerly called "North Murray" and was settled slowly due to swampy terrain, being called the "Black North", due to the bogs and forests. The town was named after

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, the U.S. Postmaster General under

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and

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.24%) is water. Kendall borders

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on its north. The eastern boundary, marked by New York State Route 272, is the on Monroe County,

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, ( Town of Hamlin). The

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parallels the shore of Lake Ontario. North-south highway New York State Route 237 (Kendall Highway) intersects east-west highway

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(Roosevelt Highway) south of Kendall village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,838 people, 979 households, and 794 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,103 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.04%

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, 0.63%

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, 0.56% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population. There were 979 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,821, and the median income for a family was $50,952. Males had a median income of $36,959 versus $24,309 for females. The

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for the town was $20,373. About 5.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Kendall

*Kendall - A

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on NY-237 and the location of the town government. *Kendall Mills – A location on the eastern town line and NY-272, formerly called "Webster Mills." *Lomond Shore – A Lake Ontario shore hamlet next to the Lake Ontario Shore Parkway. *Morton – A hamlet, formerly "East Kendall" and "Clarks Corners", located on the border of Monroe County. It has its own post office located on NY-272 (County Line Road), the zip code being 14508. *Troutburg – A hamlet by Lake Ontario on the east town line. It was once a lake port. *West Kendall – A hamlet northwest of Kendall.

References

External links

Official Website, Town of Kendall

Kendall Central Schools

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