Back Рига (Нью-Йорк) CE Riga (New York) German Riga (Nueva York) Spanish Riga (New York) Basque Riga (New York) French ריגה (ניו יורק) HE Riga, New York HT Riga (New York) Italian 라이가 Korean Riga (New York) NB
Riga | |
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| Motto: the first pioneers of Monroe County | |
 Location in Monroe County and the state of New York. | |
.svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′10″N 77°53′02″W / 43.06944°N 77.88389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Monroe |
| Established | April 8, 1808[1] |
| Government | |
| • Town supervisor | Robert E. Ottley (R) First elected 2009
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| Area | |
• Total | 35.23 sq mi (91.24 km2) |
| • Land | 34.96 sq mi (90.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,586 |
| • Density | 160.95/sq mi (62.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14428 |
| Area code | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-055-61808 |
| Website | https://www.townofriga.com/ |
Riga is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,586 at the 2020 census.[3] The town is 18.5 miles (29.8 km) southwest of the city of Rochester, on the western border of the county. It is situated near New York I-490. Locally, the town's name is pronounced RYE-ga, instead of REE-ga like the capital of Latvia.[4]
- ^ Hanford, Franklin (1911). On the origin of the names of places in Monroe County, New York (PDF). Scottsville, New York: Isaac Van Hooser. p. 11. OCLC 866011722. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Census". U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ Okrent, Arika (June 10, 2013). "20 towns named for other towns but pronounced differently". theweek.