Lima (New York)

Livingston County

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Lima ( laɪmə, formerly Town of Charleston ) is a city in the U.S. state of New York in the United States of America.

The Town of Lima is located in Livingston County and is located south of Rochester.

Geographical location

According to the United States Census Bureau to Lima spreads over an area of 86.7 km ², of which 0.1 km ² is covered by water. The water content of the total area is thus 0.13%.

The northern part of the city forms the border of Monroe County, the eastern part is bordered by the Honeoye Creek.

History

The city of Lima was (before Livingston County) founded in 1780 as the "City of Charleston ". However, in order to avoid confusion with the New York city of Charleston, in 1808 renamed " Lima ". The name is inspired by Old Lyme, because there came a large part of the first inhabitants.

The Genesee Wesleyan Foundation (1830 ) and the Genesee College ( 1849) was one of the first educational institutions of the country, where girls and boys were taught together. In 1870 the College was, however, closed in favor of Syracuse University. 1924 Bible College ( Elim Bible Institute ) was also founded on the campus.

Vital statistics

According to the census of 2000 4.410 people live in Lima in 1,553 households. The population density is 53.3 persons / km ². The white population is most strongly represented with 74.5 %, followed by African-American and Asian populations each with 12.4% and 4.4%.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Henry J. Raymond, a journalist ( produced first edition of the New York Times)