| Scottsville | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | New York in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of New York in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 43.0219°N -77.7536°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wheatland |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | Book: Skivington . George . 1940 . Wheatland, Monroe County New York: A Brief Sketch of Its History . Scottsville, New York . Wheatland Historical Association . 3 . 157 . 959722127 . March 10, 2024. |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Maggie Ridge |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.82 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.09 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 537 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2009 |
| Population Density Km2: | 716.38 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1855.03 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14546 |
| Area Codes: | 585 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 36-65959 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Website: | http://www.scottsvilleny.org/ |
Scottsville is a village in southwestern Monroe County, New York, United States, and is in the northeastern part of the Town of Wheatland. The population was 2,009 at the 2020 Census. The village is named after an early settler, Isaac Scott. Most Scottsvillians work in and around the city of Rochester—the village of Scottsville is located about a ten-minute drive from the outer limits of the city.
Isaac Scott, one of the first settlers, arrived in 1790 and purchased 150acres of land from owners who lived in London and Great Britain. This land covered much of what is now the village of Scottsville. Scott's log house was at the southwest corner of Main and Rochester Streets in the village.
The following sites are on the National Register of Historic Places:[2] [3] Isaac Cox Cobblestone Farmstead, Cox–Budlong House, Grace Church, David McVean House, Simeon Sage House, William Shirts House, Union Presbyterian Church, and Windom Hall. The Rochester Street Historic District is a national historic district listed in 1973.[4]
Scottsville is located at (43.021813, -77.753545).[5]
The village is located one mile (1.6 km) west of the junction of Oatka Creek and the Genesee River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1sqmi, all land.
As of the census[6] of 2020, there were 2,009 people, 1048 households, and 623 families residing in the village. The population density was 1826.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 900 housing units at an average density of 818.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 85.4% White, 3.03% African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.84% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.77% of the population.
There were 1048 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 15 to 19, 4.1% from 20 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 34, 13.9% from 35 to 44, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 105 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $60,469 and the median income for a family was $69,417. Males had a median income of $55,227 versus $52,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,499. About 9.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Village government[7] is headed by the mayor and the Board of Trustees and is located in a recently renovated building at 22 Main Street.
Public schools are under the jurisdiction of the Wheatland-Chili Central School District, and include an elementary school, middle school and high school.