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Rochester (/ˈrɒtʃɛstər, -ɪs-/) is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and the third most populous after New York City and Buffalo. It is the seat of Monroe County, with an estimated population of 206,290 in 2018.[4] The Rochester metropolitan area has a population of just over one million people. Rochester is a global city with sufficiency status.[5]
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Rochester | |
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City of Rochester | |
![]() (left to right, top to bottom) the Eastman Theater at the Eastman School of Music; First Federal Plaza building; Xerox, Legacy (formerly Bausch & Lomb), and Metropolitan (formerly Chase) towers; Downtown Rochester skyline; Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester; Sacred Heart cathedral; row houses in the Grove Place neighborhood | |
Nickname(s): "The Flour City", "The Flower City", "The World's Image Center" | |
![]() Location in Monroe County and the State of New York. | |
Coordinates: 43°9′56″N 77°36′41″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Monroe |
Founded | 1788 |
Incorporated as a village | March 21, 1817 (as Rochesterville)[1] |
Incorporated as a city | April 28, 1834 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Lovely Warren (D) |
• City Council | Members' List
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Area | |
• City | 37.14 sq mi (96.19 km2) |
• Land | 35.78 sq mi (92.67 km2) |
• Water | 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) 3.6% |
Elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• City | 210,565 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 206,284 |
• Density | 5,884.99/sq mi (3,522.91/km2) |
• Urban | 720,572 (US: 60th) |
• Metro | 1,082,284 (US: 51st) |
Demonym | Rochesterian |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 146xx (14604=downtown) |
Area code | 585 |
FIPS code | 36-63000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0962684 |
Website | www.cityofrochester.gov |
Rochester was one of the United States' first boom towns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing hub.[6] Several of the region's universities (notably the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology) have renowned research programs.[7] The area is the birthplace of Kodak, Paychex, Western Union, French's, Bausch & Lomb, Gleason, Ragú and Xerox, which conduct extensive research and manufacturing of industrial and consumer products. Until 2010, the Rochester metropolitan area was the second-largest regional economy in New York State, after the New York City metropolitan area.[8] Rochester's gross metropolitan product has since ranked just below Buffalo's, while exceeding it in per capita income in 2015.[9]
In 2007, the 25th edition of the Places Rated Almanac rated Rochester the "most livable city" among 379 U.S. metropolitan areas.[10] In 2010 Forbes rated Rochester the third-best place to raise a family in the United States.[11] In 2012 Kiplinger rated Rochester the fifth-best city in the United States for families, citing low cost of living, top public schools, and a low unemployment rate.[12]