Editing Clarkson, New York (section)

==Geography==
Clarkson is northwestern Monroe County and is bordered to the south by the village of [[Brockport, New York|Brockport]] and to the west by [[Orleans County, New York|Orleans County]]. [[New York State Route 272]] forms part of the county line. [[New York State Route 104]] (Ridge Road) is the east-west highway through Clarkson, leading east {{convert|17|mi}} to the northern part of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] and west {{convert|59|mi}} to [[Lewiston (village), New York|Lewiston]]. [[New York State Route 19|Route 19]] crosses Route 104 at [[Clarkson Corners Historic District|Clarkson Corners]], leading north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Hamlin, New York|Hamlin]] and {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Lake Ontario]], and south through Brockport {{convert|15|mi}} to the [[New York State Thruway]] and [[Interstate 490 (New York)|Interstate 490]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Clarkson has a total area of {{convert|33.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.005|sqmi|3}}, or 0.02%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>