Manheim is a

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Herkimer County, New York Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. Its county seat is Herkimer. The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named ...

, United States. The population was 3,334 at the 2010 census. The town name is derived from

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...

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, Germany. The town is in the southeastern part of the Herkimer County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Little Falls. The village of Dolgeville is in the northeastern corner of the town. Manheim is east of Utica. The

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forms the southern border of the town.

History

The town was first settled around 1756 by natives of German states. In 1780, during the

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and native allies attacked settlements in the town. Manheim was formed from the town of

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( Montgomery County) in 1797. In 1865, the population of Manheim was 1,831. The Snells Bush Church and Cemetery was added to the

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in 2004.

Geography

According to the

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, the town of Manheim has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.88%, are water. The eastern town line is the border of

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, marked by

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. The southern town line is marked by the

. New York State Route 5 is an east–west highway in the southern part of the town.

New York State Route 167 New York State Route 167 (NY 167) is a north–south state highway in the Mohawk Valley region of New York in the United States. It extends for from an intersection with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in the Otsego County village of ...

and

New York State Route 170A New York State Route 170 (NY 170) is a north–south state highway in Herkimer County, New York, in the United States. It runs from NY 169 in the city of Little Falls to NY 29 in the town of Fairfield. It has only one othe ...

are north–south highways. NY-170A is in the northwest part of Manheim, and NY-167 connects Little Falls to Dolgeville.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,171 people, 1,297 households, and 885 families residing in the town. The

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was 109.2 people per square mile (42.2/km²). There were 1,480 housing units at an average density of 51.0 per square mile (19.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.86%

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, 0.35%

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, 0.47% Native American, 0.38%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.06% from

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, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 1,297 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $39,032. Males had a median income of $28,424 versus $18,264 for females. The

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for the town was $15,429. About 9.0% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the

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, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Manheim

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– A small lake at the eastern town line. * Dolgeville – The village of Dolgeville is in the northeastern corner of the town on NY-167. *East Creek – A

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in the southeastern part of the town on NY-5 at County Road 42, by the Mohawk River. *Five Mile Dam – A location by the Mohawk River. *Garlock Corners – A location northwest of Manheim Center, on County Road 55. * Ingham Mills – A hamlet at the eastern town line, south of Dolgeville. Partially in Town of

Oppenheim Oppenheim () is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is a well-known wine center, being the home of the German Winegrowing Museum, and is particularly known for the wines from the Oppenheimer Krötenbru ...

. The community was founded in 1802 with the construction of grist and saw mills. *Ingham Mills Station – A hamlet southeast of Manheim Center on County Road 42. *

Kyser Lake Kyser Lake is a lake on the Herkimer County and Fulton County line, located south of Dolgeville, New York. East Canada Creek is the main inlet. Kyser Lake drains south via East Canada Creek which flows into the Mohawk River The Mohawk River is ...

– A small lake north of Ingham Mills. *Manheim Center – A hamlet in the south-central part of the town on NY-167. *Ransom Creek – A stream entering the northern end of Kyser Lake.

References

External links

Town of Manheim official website

Herkimer County Historical Society website
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