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Monroe County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 1,098,201
  • Year Organized:1821
  • Area: 659 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Rochester
  • Main Industry: Manufacturing
  • County Legislators: 28
  • County Nursing Homes: 1
  • Colleges and Universities: 10
  • State Parks: 4
  • Communities: 62
  • 987 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 18

  • Named after James Monroe, Fourth U.S. President and Father of the Constitution.
  • Final resting place of women’s rights crusader Susan B. Anthony.
  • Final resting place of abolitionist Frederick Douglas.
  • World headquarters and home of Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Bausch and Lomb, and Paychex.
  • Home of the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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