Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Bergen is a village in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2000 census. The village lies on the eastern edge of the Town of Bergen. The village is north of the junction of Routes 19 and 33. The Bergen area was opened up in 1801 when a road was hacked through the thick "Northwoods" from LeRoy to Lake Ontario. Bergen was first settled in 1801 by Samuel Lincoln. In the same year George Letson, William Letson, Benajah Worden, Richard Abbey, Solomon Levi, Jesse Leach, James Letson, Gideon Elliott, and David Scott settled in town.