Irondequoit, New York

Irondequoit /ᵻˈrɒndəkɔɪt/ is a town (and census-designated place) in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 51,692. Irondequoit is a major suburb of the city of Rochester, lying just north and east of the city limits. The name is of Native American origin.

History

In 1687 Marquis de Denonville led an army of French soldiers and Huron warriors on a punitive expedition against the Iroquois through Irondequoit Bay, beginning the long enmity between the Iroquois and the French.

After the American Revolution, this area was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The Town of Irondequoit was founded in 1839 when it separated from the Town of Brighton.

During the last part of the 19th century the north edge of the town was developed as a tourist and vacation area for the City of Rochester residents, and was once known as the "Coney Island of Western New York."

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.8 sq mi (44 km²), of which, 15.2 sq mi (39 km²) of it is land and 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²) of it (9.69%) is water.