Mendon, New York
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| Motto: Preserving, Protecting, Promoting | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°59′52″N 77°30′16″W / 42.99778°N 77.50444°WCoordinates: 42°59′52″N 77°30′16″W / 42.99778°N 77.50444°W |
| Area | 40.0 sq mi (103.6 km2) |
| - land | 39.8 sq mi (103 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.25% |
| Population | 9,245 (2015) |
| Density | 234/sq mi (90.3/km2) |
| Established | 1813 |
| Town Supervisor | John D. Moffitt (R) First elected 2009
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| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14506 |
| Area code | 585 |
 Location in Monroe County and the state of New York.
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| Website: http://www.townofmendon.org/ | |
Mendon is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States, and is the most affluent suburb of the city of Rochester. The population was 9,245 according to the demographic data released by the Census Bureau in December 2015.
The Town of Mendon is on the southern border of the county.
The Town of Mendon was organized in 1813 in Ontario County, New York and was annexed by Monroe County when the county was created in 1821. Mendon got its name from Caleb Taft, an early settler, who came from Mendon, Massachusetts.
The Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse, Cole Cobblestone Farmhouse, Gates-Livermore Cobblestone Farmhouse, Mendon Cobblestone Academy, Mendon Presbyterian Church, Miller–Horton–Barben Farm, Sheldon Cobblestone House, Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse, and Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The town is bordered on the north by the town of Pittsford, on the west by the towns of Henrietta and Rush, and on the south and east by Ontario County. Honeoye Creek enters across the south town line. The town is made up mostly of horse farms and family homes. The highest elevations in Monroe County are in Mendon, at 1028 feet above sea level.
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