Henrietta, New York

Henrietta
D ) First elected 2017 Town Council Rick Page ( D )
Area EDT)
ZIP code	14467, 14534 ,14586, 14623
Area code	585
FIPS code	36-055-34099
Website	www.henrietta.org

Henrietta is a

and to one of the largest retail shopping districts in Monroe County.

History

The first residents of the Henrietta area were

Genesee Valley

regions.

The town of Henrietta was named after Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath in Great Britain.^[4] Her father Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, a major British investor from the Pulteney Association, owned the land that became the town. Henrietta Pulteney never visited the town. Pulteney eventually sold his holdings, which then passed through the hands of several American investors.^[5]

The first European settlers in Henrietta were Major Ezekiel Scott and his wife Catherine, who purchased 900 acres in 1790. Most of the original arriving settlers were English.^[5]Two villages, East and West Henrietta, arose in the area, both part of the Town of Pittsford. In 1818, a dispute about the recording of deeds prompted residents of the two villages to secede from Pittsford and form the town of Henrietta.^[5]

With the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, Henrietta farmers gained access to the New York City market for their crops and the town prospered. In 1826, the Monroe Academy opened in Henrietta, becoming the first incorporated school in Monroe County.

After the end of

In the 1980s, with the completion of Interstate 390 and the building of Marketplace Mall, Henrietta developed into one of the major retail shopping destinations in Monroe County.^[7] Henrietta has the following listings on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Andrew Short House
• Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell Childhood Home
• Tinker Cobblestone Farmstead.^[8][9]

Geography

Henrietta is bounded by the following communities:

• The western border of Henrietta is the Genesee River. The west side of the river has the towns of Chili and Wheatland.
• To the north of Henrietta is the town of
  City of Rochester
  is north of Henrietta, but does not share a border with the town.
• To the east are the towns of
  Pittsford and Mendon.
• To the south is the town of Rush.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Henrietta has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km²). Of this total, 35.4 square miles (92 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (0.53%) is water.

Both the

passes through the northeastern side of the town.

Government

Henrietta's town government consists of a

Other boards and commissions in Henrietta include the

.

Demographics

As of 2020, the population of Henrietta was 47,096.[11]

As of the 2005-2009

and 1.4% other.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1820	2,181		—
1830	2,310		5.9%
1840	2,085		−9.7%
1850	2,513		20.5%
1860	2,249		−10.5%
1870	2,280		1.4%
1880	2,243		−1.6%
1890	2,135		−4.8%
1900	2,062		−3.4%
1910	1,972		−4.4%
1920	1,794		−9.0%
1930	2,142		19.4%
1940	2,728		27.4%
1950	3,385		24.1%
1960	11,598		242.6%
1970	33,017		184.7%
1980	36,134		9.4%
1990	36,376		0.7%
2000	39,028		7.3%
2010	42,581		9.1%
2020	47,096		10.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

The

of any race were 3.03% of the population.

There were 12,823 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 23.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The

was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males.

The

, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities in Henrietta

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East Henrietta

The East Henrietta hamlet is located at the crossroads of East Henrietta (

architecture. It has since been relocated to a residential neighborhood near Stone Road in Henrietta.

West Henrietta

The West Henrietta hamlet is located at the crossroads of West Henrietta (Route 15) and Erie Station Road. This crossroads has several historic buildings:

• West Henrietta Baptist Church, constructed in 1838
• West Henrietta Post Office/West Henrietta Fire Department building, built in the 1920s as a school house.
• Former general store building, built in 1906 and now occupied by a pizza restaurant
• Former Cartwright Inn building. built as a tavern in 1831

Riverton

Riverton was established in 1973 by the federal government as a planned community.

Education

Universities

• Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Schools

• Bryant & Stratton College
• Rush-Henrietta Central School District
• School of the Holy Childhood - a
  developmental disabilities
  .
• The Norman Howard School - a day school for children with disabilities.
• Continental School of Beauty
• Aab
  Cardiovascular
  Research Institute (University of Rochester)

Notable people

• Joseph L. Biehler, U.S. Army major general^[13][14][15]
• John Birdsell, inventor of the Birdsell Clover Huller and founder of the Birdsell Manufacturing Company^[16]
• Antoinette Brown Blackwell, first ordained female minister in the United States
• WNBA basketball player^[17]
• Samantha Watson, middle distance runner^[18]

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Henrietta (New York).

• Official website