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Rochester

Rochester, New York
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About Rochester

Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census. The Rochester metropolitan area in Western New York has an estimated 1.06 million residents and is the 54th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Throughout its history, Rochester has acquired several nicknames based on local industries; it has been known as "the Flour City" and "the Flower City" for its dual role in flour production and floriculture, and as the "World's Image Center" for its association with film, optics, and photography.

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Rochester in Kent has the house that inspired Miss Havisham's in Great Expectations, which was later lived in by Rod Hull.

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More facts about Rochester

  1. A friend gave Charles Dickens a flat-pack Swiss chalet as an 1864 Christmas present, and it is now in Rochester.

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Coordinates: 43.1656, -77.6114

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