Monroe County Information - Rochester Information
Rochester is in Monroe County and is the second largest economy in New York State. The population is third largest with over 207,000.
The larger Metropolitan Area which encompasses and extends past Monroe County and includes Genesee County, Livingston County, Ontario County, Orleans County and Wayne County with a total population of over1,000,000.
Some consider Rochester in the Finger Lakes region and other consider it part of Western New York so you will find it both ways.
In 1683, the present Monroe County was part of Albany County which included northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean.
Cities, towns, and villages include Brighton, Brockport, Chili, Churchville, Clarkson, East Rochester, Fairport, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Henrietta, Hilton, Honeoye Falls, Irondequoit, Mendon, Ogden, Parma, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Riga, Rochester, Rush, Scottsville, Spencerport, Sweden, Webster, Webster, Wheatland.
Brighton, Brockport, Chili, Churchville, Clarkson, East Rochester, Fairport, Gates Center, Greece, Hamlin, Henrietta, Hilton, Honeoye Falls, Irondequoit, Mendon, Ogden, Parma, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Riga, Rochester (County Seat), Rush, Scottsville, Spencerport, Sweden, Webster, Wheatland
School Districts
BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BROCKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHURCHVILLE-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
EAST ROCHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
GATES-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PITTSFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHEATLAND-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Colleges
COLGATE-ROCHESTER CROZER DIVINITY SCHOOL (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
EASTMAN DENTAL CENTER (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
MEDAILLE COLLEGE - ROCHESTER CAMPUS (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
NAZARETH COLLEGE OF ROCHESTER (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
ROCHESTER INST OF TECH (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
ST BERNARD'S INST (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (4-YEAR INDEPENDENT)
BRYANT & STRATTON COLLEGE (2 YEAR PROPRIETARY)
EVEREST INSTITUTE (2 YEAR PROPRIETARY)
MONROE COMM COLLEGE (SUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
SUC BROCKPORT (SUNY UNIVERSITY COLLEGES)
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