East Bloomfield, New York

East Bloomfield, New York
Town
East Bloomfield, New York

Location within the state of New York

Coordinates: 42°53′57″N 77°25′21″W / 42.89917°N 77.42250°W / 42.89917; -77.42250
Country United States
State New York
County Ontario
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Town Supervisor Dorothy N. Huber (R)
 • Town Council
Area
 • Total 33.3 sq mi (86.3 km2)
 • Land 33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,634
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 14443, 14469
Area code(s) 585
FIPS code 36-21699
GNIS feature ID 0978915

East Bloomfield is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,634 at the 2010 census.

The Town of East Bloomfield is in the western part of the county, south of Rochester, New York.

History

The area was originally the territory of the Iroquois confederacy. The Seneca village Ganondagan was destroyed by the Marquis de Denonville in 1687 as part of his campaign against the tribe. The Ganondagan State Historic Site was part of the original Town of Bloomfield, but in the present day is part of the town of Victor.

The town was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase.

The town was created along with the county in 1789 as "Bloomfield," but the name was changed to "East Bloomfield" after the creation of the Town of West Bloomfield in 1833. Other towns formed in 1812 from parts of East Bloomfield include Victor and Mendon, Mendon being in Monroe County.

East Bloomfield is home to the Northern Spy Apple.

The East Bloomfield Historic District and George and Addison Wheeler House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.3 square miles (86 km2), of which, 33.2 square miles (86 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.42%) is water.

Conjoined U.S. Route 20–New York State Route 5, referred to by locals as "5 & 20", passes across the north part of the town, running concurrently with New York State Route 64 between Bloomfield and South Bloomfield. Apart from the US 20–NY 5 overlap, NY 64 runs north-south through the town, as does U.S. Route 20A (concurrent with NY 64 south of US 20 and NY 5) and New York State Route 444.

East Bloomfield is bordered by West Bloomfield to the west, Victor to the north, Canandaigua to the east, and Bristol to the south.

The village of Bloomfield serves as the town center. Bloomfield once consisted of two adjacent villages, Holcomb and East Bloomfield. They were consolidated in 1990 into the existing village of Bloomfield.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18203,621—
18303,8616.6%
18401,986−48.6%
18502,26213.9%
18602,163−4.4%
18702,2504.0%
18802,52712.3%
18902,039−19.3%
19001,940−4.9%
19101,892−2.5%
19201,715−9.4%
19301,631−4.9%
19401,7004.2%
19501,8488.7%
19602,29724.3%
19703,15137.2%
19803,3275.6%
19903,258−2.1%
20003,3613.2%
20103,6348.1%
Est. 20143,617[3]−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 3,361 people, 1,215 households, and 923 families residing in the town. The population density was 101.2 people per square mile (39.1/km²). There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of 38.2 per square mile (14.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.45% White, 0.39% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 1,215 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $52,176, and the median income for a family was $56,171. Males had a median income of $43,438 versus $24,336 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,737. About 2.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in East Bloomfield

Notable residents

Local Churches

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "East meets West – Bloomfield". MPNnow. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

External links

Coordinates: 42°53′42″N 77°26′05″W / 42.89500°N 77.43472°W / 42.89500; -77.43472

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