Phelps is a

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in Ontario County,

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, United States. The population was 1,989 at the 2010 census. The village is named after an original proprietor,

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. The Village of Phelps is near the center of the Town of Phelps and is north of

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. A

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Festival is held every August.

History

The community was first settled around 1793, one of the first locations in the town. The village was incorporated in 1855 as "Phelps," having been earlier known as "Vienna." The village had also been mockingly called "Woodpecker City," possibly to mock the villagers, who seemed always busy. The First Baptist Church of Phelps, St. John's Episcopal Church,

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, and

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are listed on the

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. While Phelps, New York was still known as Vienna, it was the basis for the naming of

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Geography

Phelps is located at (42.958396, -77.062297). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), all land. Phelps is south of the

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is an east–west highway passing through the village. The

passes north of the village. Flint Creek flows through the village to the Canandaigua Outlet. Phelps is in the

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District and is north of Seneca Lake.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,969 people, 791 households, and 521 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,684.0 people per square mile (649.8/km²). There were 877 housing units at an average density of 750.0 per square mile (289.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.48%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.61% from

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, and 0.66% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population. There were 791 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,758, and the median income for a family was $48,207. Males had a median income of $32,984 versus $24,076 for females. The

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for the village was $20,257. About 3.9% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the

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, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Town and Village of Phelps

{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Rochester metropolitan area, New York Populated places established in 1793 Villages in Ontario County, New York 1793 establishments in New York (state)