Marcy is a

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Oneida County, New York Oneida County is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 232,125. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or ''Haudenos ...

, United States. The population was 8,982 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Governor William L. Marcy. It lies between the cities of

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and Utica. The

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passes through the southern part of the town. The town is home to the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, a four-year public research university in the southeastern part of town.

History

The first settlers arrived ''circa'' 1773. During the

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, the settlers, having been warned by a friendly Oneida Indian about an enemy raid, abandoned their farms until after the war. The town was resettled in 1792. The Town of Marcy was formed in 1832 from part of the Town of Deerfield, located to the east. In 1920, the population of Marcy was 1,919. The

Neck Canal of 1730 Neck "Canal" of 1730 is a historic navigation channel located at Marcy in Oneida County, New York. It comprised the extant remains of a "canal" dug in 1730 to improve navigation along the Mohawk River. It was a short, hand dug channel cut across ...

was listed on the

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in 1995.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.35%) is water. The

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defines the southern town line. The New York State Thruway (

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) passes through the southeastern corner of the town. The

(also known as the Barge Canal) passes through the south end of the town, running along River Road, with Lock 20 Canal Park just east of the Route 291 bridge lying on the canal. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located on 700 acres northwest of the intersection of the North-South Arterial (

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and

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) and NY 49.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 9,469 people, 2,003 households, and 1,526 families residing in the town. The

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was 287.2 people per square mile (110.9/km²). There were 2,073 housing units at an average density of 62.9 per square mile (24.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.42%

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, 22.20%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.60%

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, 0.04%

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, 6.55% from

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, and 1.91% from two or more races.

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of any race were 14.02% of the population. There were 2,003 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 13.2% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 44.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 242.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 276.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,180, and the median income for a family was $54,231. Males had a median income of $30,943 versus $25,044 for females. The

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for the town was $16,182. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Marcy

*Careys Corners – A hamlet in the southern part of the town by the Erie Canal. This no longer exists. It is now the offramp for NY 291 from the Utica-Rome Expressway. * Marcy – The hamlet of Marcy is in the southern section of the town. *

Marcy Correctional Facility Marcy Correctional Facility is a medium-security state prison for males in Marcy, Oneida County, New York. To some extent Marcy specializes in providing alcohol and drug treatment programs. All of Marcy is on one level; there are no stairs, maki ...

– A state prison located near Marcy. * Marcy Hill – An elevation located north of Utica. *Maynard – A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town. *

Mid-State Correctional Facility Mid-State Correctional Facility is located in the Town of Marcy, between the cities of Rome and Utica in New York State. From about 1912 through 1982 the state ran a state asylum on these grounds. That institution would grow to hold 3,000 pa ...

– A prison near Marcy. * Stittville – A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town. *Frederick R. Clark Energy Center of the

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Notable people

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (born October 22, 1948) is an American criminal who was a member of the Manson family, a cult led by Charles Manson. Though not involved in the Tate–LaBianca murders for which the Manson family is best known, ...

, former member of the Manson Family and attempted assassin of

Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...

, lives in Marcy. *

Rouse Simmons The ''Rouse Simmons'' was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago with a cargo of Christmas trees when it foundered off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, killing all on boar ...

, Wisconsin legislator and businessman, was born in Marcy.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1875,' Biographical Sketch of Rouse Simmons, pg. 326

References

External links

Town of Marcy, NY
{{authority control Utica–Rome metropolitan area Towns in Oneida County, New York 1832 establishments in New York (state)