Pittsford, New York
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 564 ft (171.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 43°05′23″N 77°31′0″W / 43.08972°N 77.51667°WCoordinates: 43°05′23″N 77°31′0″W / 43.08972°N 77.51667°W |
| Area | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| - land | 23.2 sq mi (60 km2) |
| - water | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2), 0.85% |
| Population | 29,405 (2010) |
| Density | 1,268/sq mi (489.57754/km2) |
| Incorporated | 1827 |
| Town Supervisor |
William A. Smith, Jr. (R) elected 2013
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| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 14534 |
| Area code | 585 |
 Location in Monroe County and the state of New York.
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| Website: http://www.townofpittsford.org/ | |
Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 29,405 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Pittsford (formerly part of the town of Northfield) was settled in 1796 and incorporated in 1827. It was named by Colonel Caleb Hopkins, War of 1812 hero and subsequently Pittsford Town Supervisor, for the town of his birth, Pittsford, Vermont.
The Erie Canal passes through the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.6 km²), of which, 23.2 square miles (60.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.81%) is water.
The Town of Pittsford is located in the southeastern portion of Monroe County approximately eight miles from the city of Rochester, New York. The Town of Mendon lies to the south, the Town of Perinton to the east, the Towns of Henrietta and Brighton to the west, and the Towns of Brighton and Penfield to the north.
The town is situated within the region subject to the Marquis de Denonville's expedition of 1600 French soldiers, 400 Canadian colonials, and 983 Native American allies in 1687, for the purpose of punishing the Seneca tribe, the foremost nation of the Iroquois Indian Confederacy, for their connection with the English and their interference in the lucrative French fur trade.
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