Rochester [3] ( born Rochester ) is a city in the United States , in the western part of New York, on the shores of Lake Ontario .
| City | |||
| Rochester | |||
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| Rochester | |||
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| A country |  USA | ||
| State | New York | ||
| The mayor | Loveley warren | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | |||
| Square | 96.1 km² | ||
| Center height | 154 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 208 123 [1] people ( 2006 ) | ||
| Density | 2368.3 people / km² | ||
| Agglomeration | 1 098 201 [2] | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +1 585 | ||
| Postal codes | 146xx | ||
| cityofrochester.gov (English) | |||
The population of the municipality (County Monroe) is 1,039,028 people (2005), being the third largest in the state. The population of Rochester itself is 212.5 thousand (2004). The urban agglomeration belongs to the megalopolis Megalopolis Great Lakes .
The headquarters of Eastman Kodak , Bausch & Lomb and Xerox corporations are located in the city - thanks to the abundance of optical industry enterprises, Rochester has a reputation as the "optical capital of the world." [4] The University of Rochester (UoR) and the Eastman School of Music , which is a part of it, operate in the city, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is based, in addition to the university, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) operates.
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Demographics
| Population Rochester [5] | |
|---|---|
| 1840 | 20 191 |
| 1850 | 36,403 |
| 1860 | 48 204 |
| 1870 | 62 386 |
| 1880 | 89 366 |
| 1890 | 133 896 |
| 1900 | 162 608 |
| 1910 | 218 149 |
| 1920 | 295,750 |
| 1930 | 328 132 |
| 1940 | 324 975 |
| 1950 | 332,488 |
| 1960 | 318 611 |
| 1970 | 296,233 |
| 1980 | 241 741 |
| 1990 | 231 636 |
| 2000 | 219 773 |
| 2004 | 212 481 |
Famous People
The famous American artist and teacher Frank Dumont was born in this city.
Susan Anthony , an activist, has lived here for many years.
Twin Cities
- Ren ( French Rennes ), France ( 1958 )
- Würzburg ( German: Würzburg ), Germany ( 1964 )
- Caltanissetta ( Italian: Caltinassetta ), Italy ( 1965 )
- Rehovot ( Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת ), Israel ( 1972 )
- Krakow ( Polish: Kraków ), Poland ( 1973 )
- Bamako ( Fr. Bamako ), Mali ( 1975 )
- Veliky Novgorod , Russia ( 1990 )
- Hamamatsu ( Japanese 浜 松 市 ), Japan ( 1996 )
- Puerto Plata ( Spanish: Puerto Plata ), Dominican Republic ( 1975 )
- Waterford ( irl. Port Láirge ), Ireland
Notes
- ↑ Request Rejected
- ↑ Rochester: Population Profile
- ↑ Rochester // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - S. 308.
- ↑ Graduate Programs in Engineering & Applied Sciences 2011
- ↑ Campbell Gibson ,. Population of the 100 largest cities and other urban places in the United States 1790 to 1990 . Population Division, US Bureau of the Census (June 1998). Date of treatment August 1, 2007. Archived on August 25, 2011.