Victor, New York
Victor, New York | |
|---|---|
| Motto: Live Work Visit Learn Invest Play | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′48″N 77°24′36″W / 42.98000°N 77.41000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ontario |
| Incorporated | 1812 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Jack Marren (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.93 sq mi (93.06 km2) |
| • Land | 35.92 sq mi (93.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 767 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,969 |
• Estimate (2021) | 15,957 |
| • Density | 411.30/sq mi (158.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP | 14564 |
| Area code | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-29640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0970103 |
| Website | http://www.victorny.org |
Victor is an incorporated town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 15,969 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is named after Claudius Victor Boughton, an American hero of the War of 1812.
The Town of Victor contains a village, also called Victor. The town is in the northwest corner of Ontario County and is southeast of Rochester. Victor is part of the Greater Rochester area; Victor's strategic location led to extensive suburban growth in the late 20th and early 21st century. Victor is the largest of Rochester's suburbs to be located outside of Monroe County, the home of more than two-thirds of the Greater Rochester population. The Village of Victor is 12 miles (19 km) from the head of Canandaigua Lake, the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes.