If you google Hilton, all the results you receive are about the hotel company, Hilton. Even if you search “Hilton New York,” you will only get results for the Hilton hotel in New York City! But in upstate New York, along the Southern coast of Lake Ontario, America’s most neglected Great Lake (it’s true, even Canada cares more about Lake Ontario, obvious as its major province “Ontario” is named after it), in the county of Monroe, the suburbs of the city of Rochester, NY (, not Rochester Minnesota), in the town of Parma (and almost Greece, not to be confused with the peninsula in southern Europe), is the village of Hilton. Now you must be somewhat confused because you are probably from Hilton since you are reading this and you know what it is, but there is still a lot of trivia to be found in the little village with the big heart.
- The village of Hilton is within the Town of Parma
- The approximate population of the Village of Hilton is 6000.
- The village of Hilton was incorporated in 1885.
- Over 60% of the Village was destroyed by fire in March 1965 and later rebuilt.
- The entire Hilton community celebrates its apple-growing heritage each fall with a two-day Apple Festival. Attractions include crafts, clowns, a large car show, and many different types of food.
- In mid-June, Hilton holds its annual Garage Sale weekend, with over 100 garage sales.
- In mid-July, Hilton holds its annual fireman's carnival with rides, food and excitement for all ages.
- Hilton hosts an annual Make-A-Difference-Day that incorporates students and community members in working throughout the community, including building raised gardens for its older population, running a blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross, and collecting electronics for proper recycling.
- Zarpentine Farms is home to a corn maze which is one of the largest in the country at 20 acres. This maze has thousands of guests from mid-September to the end of October.
- The village has a total of 1.7 square miles of land.
- The Olympic Speed Skater from Hilton is Cathy Turner.
- Ryan Callahan is a Hilton graduate who plays for the NHL and is a silver medal Olympian.
- There are 5 schools in the Hilton Central School District. The elementary schools are Quest, Village, and Northwood, the middle school is Merton Williams, and the high school is Hilton High School.
- The Village of Hilton’s motto is “The Little Village with the Big Heart.”
- Travel writer and vlogger Gareth Leonard was born and raised in Hilton.
- Hilton isn’t a shanty town-- Only about 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.*
- The racial makeup of the village was 96.70% White, 1.66% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.*
- The village was named for the Rev. Charles A. Hilton.
- Northwood, a Hilton elementary school, is actually located in the town of Greece.
*As of the census of 2000
Works Cited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton,_New_York
A piece of paper with a Hilton Trivia section I received in 8th grade during Cadet Connect was used as a source for this article.
https://hiltoneast.com/life-at-hilton-east/about-hilton-ny/
http://www.hiltonny.org/