Conesus Lake, New York

Conesus Lake, New York
Conesus Lake is located in New York
Conesus Lake
Conesus Lake
Location within New York
Conesus Lake is located in the United States
Conesus Lake
Conesus Lake
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°46′32″N 77°42′49″W / 42.77556°N 77.71361°W / 42.77556; -77.71361
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLivingston
TownsConesus, Geneseo, Groveland, Livonia
Area
 • Total
9.41 sq mi (24.38 km2)
 • Land4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2)
 • Water5.05 sq mi (13.08 km2)
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,270
 • Density520.5/sq mi (200.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
Area code585
GNIS feature ID2584248[2]
FIPS code36-17622

Conesus Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Conesus Lake had a population of 2,270.[3] The community is located in the towns of Geneseo, Livonia, Groveland, and Conesus and covers Conesus Lake, the westernmost of New York's Finger Lakes, and nearly all of the lake's shoreline communities.[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 9.4 square miles (24 km2); 4.4 square miles (11 km2) of its area is land, and 5.1 square miles (13 km2) are water.[5] It is bordered to the north by the hamlet of Lakeville at the lake's outlet in the town of Livonia.

New York State Route 256 (West Lake Road) follows the western shore of the lake, and East Lake Road runs along the eastern side. The lake is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) long from north to south, with an east-west width of about 0.6 miles (1.0 km), while the CDP measures slightly over 8 miles (13 km) from north to south and about 1 mile (1.6 km) from east to west.

Geneseo, the Livingston county seat, is 5 miles (8 km) west of the center of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20202,270—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Conesus Lake had a population of 2,270. The median age was 54.6 years. 13.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.5 males age 18 and over.[7][8]

83.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 16.9% lived in rural areas.[9]

There were 1,199 households in Conesus Lake, of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.5% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[7]

There were 1,958 housing units, of which 38.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%.[7]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[8]
RaceNumberPercent
White2,12693.7%
Black or African American90.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native40.2%
Asian150.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander00.0%
Some other race60.3%
Two or more races1104.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)452.0%

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Conesus Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ Nice, Ed (April 30, 2023). "The Cleanest and Dirtiest Lakes In America Are In New York State". 94.3 Lite FM - Feel Good Variety While You Work. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: New York". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2026.