Parma, New York

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Parma is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 16,217 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensus2020">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Template:Unreferenced section The town of Parma was established on April 8, 1808, in what was then Genesee County, from the town of Northampton. The new town was named after the city of Parma in Italy.

Geography

Parma is in northwestern Monroe County and is bordered on the north by the shore of Lake Ontario, on the west by the towns of Hamlin, Clarkson and Sweden, on the south by the town of Ogden, and on the east by the town of Greece. Downtown Rochester is Template:Convert to the southeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Parma has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 2.25%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 14,822 people, 5,283 households, and 4,030 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,502 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 97.08% white, 1.29% African American, .18% Native American, .52% Asian, .03% Pacific Islander, .24% from other races, and .67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 5,283 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $53,189, and the median income for a family was $60,686. Males had a median income of $42,566 versus $29,381 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,431. About 2.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.