urchase . ▁The ▁Town ▁of ▁Iron de qu oit ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁when ▁it ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁north ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁and ▁vac ation ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁residents , ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" C oney ▁Island ▁of ▁Western ▁New ▁York ." ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Iron de qu oit ▁experienced ▁significant ▁population ▁growth , ▁with ▁returning ▁veter ans ▁looking ▁for ▁housing . ▁Iron de qu oit ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁sub urb ▁in ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁to ▁see ▁substantial ▁migration ▁of ▁residents ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁with ▁the ▁population ▁growing ▁from ▁ 2 3 , 3 7 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 5 5 , 3 3 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁a ▁remarkable ▁ 1 3 6 % ▁increase . ▁Iron de qu oit ▁remained ▁the ▁most - pop ulated ▁sub urb ▁in ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sur pass ed ▁by ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Greece , ▁a ▁community ▁with ▁three - times ▁the ▁land ▁mass ▁of ▁Iron de qu oit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Iron de qu oit ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁history ▁by ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁totally ▁volunt ary ▁des eg reg ation