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Rochester

town in Ulster County, New York, United States
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Summary

Rochester is a town of New York[1]. Rochester draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (town_of_new_york category, ranking #18 of 48).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rochester is located in Ulster County[3].
  • Rochester is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rochester's instance of is recorded as town of New York[5].
  • Rochester's Commons category is recorded as Rochester, Ulster County, New York[6].
  • 1672 marks the founding of Rochester[7].
  • Rochester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.803611111111, 'lon': -74.263333333333}[8].
  • Rochester has a population of {'amount': '+7018'}[9].
  • Rochester has a population of {'amount': '+7272'}[10].
  • Rochester has a population of {'amount': '+7313'}[11].
  • Rochester's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Town of Rochester'}[12].
  • Rochester's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rochester'}[13].
  • Rochester's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2847'}[14].
  • Rochester sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+163'}[15].
  • Rochester covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+88.8'}[16].
  • Rochester's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+33265'}[17].

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Geography

Rochester is in the country of United States[4]. Rochester is located in Ulster County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Rochester covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+88.8'}[16]. Rochester sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+163'}[15]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7018'}[9], {'amount': '+7272'}[10], and {'amount': '+7313'}[11].

Designation and Status

Rochester's instance of is recorded as town of New York[5].

History and Context

1672 marks the founding of Rochester[7].

Why It Matters

Rochester draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (town_of_new_york category, ranking #18 of 48).[2] Rochester has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Rochester is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+2847'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 41.803611111111, 'lon': -74.263333333333}
    Country → United States
    Area → {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+88.8'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Domain name: rochester.ny.us"
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