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Rochester
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, Rochester had a population of 219,773. As of 2004, the population given by the U.S. Census Bureau was 212,481, making this the third largest city in New York State. Rochester is also the county seat for Monroe County. The city of Rochester is at the center of a larger Metropolitan Area which encompasses and extends past Monroe County and includes Genesee County, Livingston County, Ontario County, Orleans County, and Wayne County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.1 square kilometers. In the city the population was spread out with 28.1 percent under the age of 18, 11.6 percent from 18 to 24, 32.2 percent from 25 to 44, 18.1 percent from 45 to 64, and 10.0 percent who were 65 years of age or older.
Currently Rochester is experiencing a loss of manufacturing and heavy industries, due mostly to large cutbacks at Kodak, but is also seeing a sudden boom of highly advanced, technological industries as its economy diversifies. Education is a primary industry in Rochester. The city also has 13 full-time recreation centers, 19 swimming programs, 3 artificial ice rinks, 66 softball and baseball fields, 47 tennis courts, 5 football fields, 7 soccer fields, and 43 outdoor basketball courts.
Rochester is home to a number of cultural institutions including Garth Fagan Dance, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, the Memorial Art Gallery, the Rochester Museum and Science Center, the Strong National Museum of Play, the Strasenburgh Planetarium, and numerous arts organizations. Rochester's Geva Theatre Center is the city's largest professional theatre.
As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of United States one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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