Churchville is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 1,887 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Samuel Church, an early settler.

The Village of Churchville is west of the City of Rochester in the north part of the Town of Riga. It is located at the intersection of Routes 33 and 36, north of Interstate 490.

Churchville Park and golf course are located north of the village.

History

In 1806, Samuel Church purchased land in West Pultney in what is now the Village of Churchville. The village was incorporated in September 21, 1852, named after Samuel Church, who owned all of the land within the village limits.

Geography

Churchville is located at (43.105462, -77.880533).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,887 people, 723 households, and 514 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,662.7 people per square mile (644.8/km²). There were 753 housing units at an average density of 663.5/sq mi (257.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.34% White, 0.74% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 723 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $55,357, and the median income for a family was $63,333. Males had a median income of $45,667 versus $31,563 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,190. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The village is governed by a mayor and four trustees.

Noted residents

• Renee Fleming - opera performer
• Marya Sea Kaminski - performing artist and co-founder and artistic director of the Washington Ensemble Theatre in Seattle, Washington.
• Lyndsay Wall - Women's ice hockey player, Olympics silver and bronze medal winner
• Frances Willard - women's rights and temperance leader
• Tim Redding- Current Washington Nationals pitcher and graduate of Churchville Chili Senior High School

References

External links

• Churchville
• History link of Churchville, NY