Webster | |
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Motto: Where Life Is Worth Living | |
Country | United States |
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State | New York |
County | Monroe |
Elevation | 442 ft (134.7 m) |
Coordinates | 43°12′32″N 77°27′34″W / 43.20889°N 77.45944°WCoordinates: 43°12′32″N 77°27′34″W / 43.20889°N 77.45944°W |
Area | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
- land | 34.0 sq mi (88 km2) |
- water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2), 4.23% |
Population | 42,641 (2010) |
Density | 1,271/sq mi (490.7358435/km2) |
Established | 1840 |
Town Supervisor | Ronald W. Nesbitt (R; 2006-present)
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Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 14580 |
Area code | 585 |
Location in Monroe County and the state of New York.
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Location of New York in the United States
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Webster is a town in the northeast corner of Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after orator and statesman Daniel Webster. The population was 42,641 at the 2010 census. The town's motto is "Where Life Is Worth Living." The town contains a village also named Webster.
The town of Webster is bordered on the north by Lake Ontario, on the east by Wayne County, on the west by Irondequoit Bay and the town of Irondequoit, and on the south by the town of Penfield.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 34.0 square miles (88.2 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2) (4.09%) is water.
Webster Park covers 550 acres of the town's land along the Lake Ontario waterfront.
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 37,926 people, 14,750 households, and 10,679 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,114.2 people per square mile (430.2/km2). There were 15,218 housing units at an average density of 447.1 per square mile (172.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.99% White, 1.10% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.95% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.