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Hilton, New York

Hilton
Village
Motto: The Little Village with the Big Heart
Country United States
State New York
County Monroe
Township Parma
Elevation 285 ft (86.9 m)
Coordinates 43°17′24″N 77°47′33″W / 43.29000°N 77.79250°W / 43.29000; -77.79250Coordinates: 43°17′24″N 77°47′33″W / 43.29000°N 77.79250°W / 43.29000; -77.79250
Area 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
 - land 1.7 sq mi (4 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 5,886 (2010)
Incorporated 1885
Mayor Joe Lee (2010)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 14468
Area code 585
FIPS code 36-34847
Monroe County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Hilton highlighted.svg
Location in Monroe County and the state of New York.
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Location of New York in the United States
Website: http://www.hiltonny.org/

Hilton is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census. The community was named for the Rev. Charles A. Hilton.

The Village of Hilton is within the Town of Parma.

In 1805, Jonathon Underwood came from Vermont and was the first to settle in the area now known as Hilton. Originally known as Unionville, the village was incorporated in 1885 as North Parma. In 1896, the name was changed to Hilton to honor Reverend Charles Augustus Hilton, a former pastor of the village's Freewill Baptist Church. Over 60% of the central business district was destroyed by fire in March 1965 and later rebuilt.

The Chase Cobblestone Farmhouse and Curtis-Crumb Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hilton is located at 43°17′24″N 77°47′33″W / 43.29000°N 77.79250°W / 43.29000; -77.79250 (43.289873, -77.792444).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,856 people, 2,041 households, and 1,512 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,494.2 people per square mile (1,345.8/km²). There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of 1,269.7 per square mile (489.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.70% White, 1.66% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.


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