Pittsford, New York

Pittsford
Pittsford
Town
	Location in Monroe County and the state of New York
	Location of New York in the United States
	Coordinates: 43°05′23″N 77°31′0″W / 43.08972°N 77.51667°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Monroe
Incorporated	March 25, 1814
Government
• Town Supervisor	William A. Smith Jr. (R) elected 2013 Town Council Katherine Bohne Munzinger (R); Kevin S. Beckford (D); Stephanie Townsend (D); Cathy Koshykar (D);
Area
• Total	23.40 sq mi (60.61 km2)
• Land	23.19 sq mi (60.07 km2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation	564 ft (172 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	30,617
• Density	1,320.26/sq mi (509.76/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	14534
Area code	585
FIPS code	36-055-58365
Website	www.townofpittsford.org

Pittsford is an incorporated town in Monroe County, New York. A suburb of Rochester, its population was 30,617 at the time of the 2020 census.^[3]

The Town of Pittsford (formerly part of the town of Northfield) was settled in 1789 and incorporated in 1796. The Village of Pittsford was incorporated in 1827. It was named by Colonel Caleb Hopkins, War of 1812 hero and subsequently Pittsford Town Supervisor, for the town of his birth, Pittsford, Vermont.

The Erie Canal passes through the town.

^ Hanford, Franklin (1911). On the origin of the names of places in Monroe County, New York (PDF). Scottsville, New York: Isaac Van Hooser. p. 10. OCLC 866011722. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts: Pittsford town, New York". www.census.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[1] Hanford, Franklin (1911). On the origin of the names of places in Monroe County, New York (PDF). Scottsville, New York: Isaac Van Hooser. p. 10. OCLC 866011722. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-2] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

[2020Census-3] "U.S. Census Bureau Quickfacts: Pittsford town, New York". www.census.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

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