Scottsville, New York

History

Isaac Scott, one of the first settlers, arrived in 1790 and purchased 150 acre of land from owners who lived in Great Britain. The land covered much of what is now the village of Scottsville. Scott's log house was at the southwest corner of Main and Rochester streets in the village.

The following sites are on the National Register of Historic Places: Isaac Cox Cobblestone Farmstead, Cox–Budlong House, Grace Church, David McVean House, Simeon Sage House, William Shirts House, Union Presbyterian Church, and Windom Hall. The Rochester Street Historic District is a national historic district listed in 1973.

Geography

Scottsville is located in southwestern Monroe County at (43.021813, -77.753545), in the northeast part of the town of Wheatland. It is 12 mi southwest of the center of Rochester.

New York State Route 383 passes through the village as Main Street and Rochester Street, leading northeast to Rochester and west 6 mi to Mumford. State Route 253 leads east from Scottsville 8 mi to Henrietta; State Route 251 leads east-southeast 7 mi to Rush; and State Route 386 leads north 6 mi to Chili.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 sqmi, of which 0.005 sqmi, or 0.46%, are water. Oatka Creek runs along the southern border of the village and flows east 1 mi to its mouth at the Genesee River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 2,009 people, 1048 households, and 623 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,826.3 PD/sqmi. There were 900 housing units at an average density of 818.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 85.4% White, 3.03% African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population.

There were 1048 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 15 to 19, 4.1% from 20 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 34, 13.9% from 35 to 44, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 105 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,469 and the median income for a family was $69,417. Males had a median income of $55,227 versus $52,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,499. About 9.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Village government is headed by the mayor and the board of trustees, and is located in a recently renovated building at 22 Main Street.

Education

Public schools are under the jurisdiction of the Wheatland-Chili Central School District and include an elementary school, middle school and high school.

References

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