Editing Spencerport, New York

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'''Spencerport''' is a [[Village (New York)|village]] in [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States, and a suburb of [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]. The population was 3,685 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> The village is within the town of [[Ogden, New York|Ogden]], along the [[Erie Canal]].

==History==
[[Image:Erie Canal Bridge in Spencerport.jpg|left|thumb|Erie Canal bridge in Spencerport]]
In 1804, Daniel Spencer bought a farm about {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km}} north of Ogden Center. When the [[Erie Canal]] opened, the farm, through which the canal passed at the Canawaugus Road, was sold to become the first village lots. As a port on the canal, the area was called "Spencer's Basin" and later changed to Spencerport.

On April 22, 1867, the [[New York State Legislature]] incorporated Spencerport as a village, and William Slayton was elected as its first mayor.

The [[Spencerport Methodist Church]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2008.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Spencerport is located in western Monroe County at {{Coord|43|11|22|N|77|48|15|W|type:city}} (43.189312, -77.804132),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> within the northern part of the town of Ogden. [[New York State Route 31]] passes through the south side of the village as Nichols Street, leading east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the center of Rochester and west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the [[Brockport, New York|Brockport]] area. [[New York State Route 531|State Route 531]], the Spencerport Expressway, passes just south of the village, ending {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the west at Route 31 and leading east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 490 (New York)|Interstate 490]] in the town of [[Gates, New York|Gates]] outside of Rochester. [[New York State Route  259|State Route 259]] passes through the center of Spencerport as Union Street, leading north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Hilton, New York|Hilton]] and south {{convert|4.5|mi|1}} to [[North Chili, New York|North Chili]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the village of Spencerport has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqmi|2}}, or 2.26%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Spencerport Airpark (D91) is a grass-strip general aviation [[airport]] south of the village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1870= 591
|1880= 670
|1890= 695
|1900= 715
|1910= 1000
|1920= 926
|1930= 1249
|1940= 1340
|1950= 1595
|1960= 2461
|1970= 2929
|1980= 3424
|1990= 3606
|2000= 3559
|2010= 3601
|2020= 3685
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,559 people, 1,413 households, and 1,001 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|2,609.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,065.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.56% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.88% of the population.

There were 1,413 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,850, and the median income for a family was $62,326. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $29,722 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $24,515. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2024, there is an estimated population of 3,632 people. According to the census of 2020, which had a population of 3,680 people, the population has decreased by -1.3%. The current declining population rate is -0.33% annually.<ref name="2024pop">{{cite web |title=Spencerport, New York Population 2024 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/spencerport-ny-population |website=World Population Review |access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref> There are an estimated 1,574 households, with 879 being married and 495 being nonfamily. The average family size is 2.75 and the average household size is 2.31.<ref name="2024pop" /> The median income for a household in 2024 is $77,500, and the median income for a family is $97,153. The average income for males is $62,791 versus $51,471 for females. The overall poverty rate is at 5.42%.<ref name="2024pop" />

==Sites of interest==
*[[Erie Canal]]
*[http://www.ogdenny.com/TownGovernment/Departments/Recreation/ParksFacilities/ Pineway Ponds Park] - home to a large playground and multi-use recreation facility
*[http://www.heritagechristianservices.org/springdale/index.html Springdale Farm] - an agricultural education facility open to the public, serves as a day program site for adults with [[developmental disabilities]]
*[https://ogdenhistoricalsociety.org/ Colby-Pulver House Museum]
*[http://www.spencerportmuseum.org Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum]- a local history museum and visitors center, located in a restored, former RLBRR trolley station

==Notable people==
*[[Danielle Downey]], LPGA golfer; went to school in Spencerport<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=5413 |title=Archived copy |website=www.lpga.com |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060212193152/http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=5413 |archive-date=February 12, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Shane Prince]], professional ice hockey player, [[New York Islanders]] #11<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Prince Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=116069 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}</ref>
*[[Rick Suhr]], Olympic pole vault coach in 2008 and 2012<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suhr |first=Rick |title=Rick Suhr |url=https://vaultermagazine.com/tag/rick-suhr/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=VAULTER Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Maynard Troyer]], NASCAR driver: 1971, 1973<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahman |first=Sean |title=Auto racing legend Maynard Troyer dies at 79 |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/05/11/maynard-troyer-dies-nascar-modified-auto-racing-champion-car-builder-daytona-500/601329002/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Tom Villard]] (1953 – 1994), actor known for his leading role in the 1980s series ''We Got It Made'' as well as roles in several feature films<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Villard |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898014/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
*[[Alan Zemaitis]], [[NFL]] cornerback; went to school in Spencerport<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Penn State star Alan Zemaitis joining Nittany Lions staff |url=https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/Article/Penn-State-football-hires-Alan-Zemaitis-recruiting-coordinator-162181406/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Lions247 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Spencerport Central School District]]
*[[Spencerport High School]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official|www.vil.spencerport.ny.us}}

{{Monroe County, New York}}

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Rochester metropolitan area, New York]]
[[Category:Erie Canal]]
[[Category:Villages in Monroe County, New York]]