Sweden is a

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, United States. It is part of the

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. This town is located on the west border of the county. The

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passes through the northern part of the town and Route 19 is a major north-south highway. The population was 14,175 at the 2010 census.

History

This town was part of

The Triangle Tract The Phelps and Gorham Purchase was the purchase in 1788 of of land in what is now western New York (state), New York State from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for $1,000,000 (Pound sterling, £300,000), to be paid in three annual installments, ...

. Settlers began arriving before 1806. The town was created by a mandate of the

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in 1813 to break up the west part of the county into three new towns named Bergen, Sweden and Murray. The town of Sweden was established in 1814 from the Town of Murray in part of

. The first Sweden town meeting was held on April 5, 1814.

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was listed on the

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in 2009.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.47%) is water. The town of Sweden is bordered on the north by the town of Clarkson, on the west by Orleans County, on the south by Genesee County, and on the east by the towns of

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and Ogden.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 13,716 people, 4,581 households, and 2,757 families residing in the town. The

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was 408.9 people per square mile (157.8/km²). There were 4,843 housing units at an average density of 144.4 per square mile (55.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.59%

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, 3.72%

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, 0.20% Native American, 1.04%

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, 0.06%

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, 1.06% from

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, and 1.33% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.88% of the population. There were 4,581 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 30.1% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $44,151, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $39,850 versus $27,103 for females. The

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for the town was $17,874. About 4.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The town is governed by a town board consisting of a town supervisor and four councilpersons, all elected by registered town voters.

Notable person

Amaziah B. James Amaziah Bailey James (July 1, 1812 in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York – July 6, 1883 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life His family removed to Sweden, New York in ...

, former US Congressman

Communities and locations in Sweden

* Brockport – A

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near the northern town line that is home to the

State University of New York Brockport State University of New York Brockport (also known as SUNY Brockport or Brockport State, and previously The College at Brockport) is a public university in Brockport, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). History C ...

. *Ledgedale Airpark (7G0) – A general aviation airport is located southeast of Brockport. *Seymour Library - A public library serving Brockport, Clarkson, & Sweden NY *Sweden Center – A

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

on Route 19 south of Brockport. *West Sweden – A location in the southwest corner of the town. The John and Chauncey White House was listed on the

in 2013.

References

External links

* {{authority control Rochester metropolitan area, New York Towns in Monroe County, New York 1813 establishments in New York (state) Populated places established in 1813