New Hartford is a

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 22,166. The name of New Hartford was provided by a settler family from

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. The Town of New Hartford contains a

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named New Hartford. New Hartford is the largest suburb of Utica, which is located directly north of the town and village.

History

New Hartford was settled in March 1788 when

Jedediah Sanger Jedediah Sanger (February 28, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was the founder of the town of New Hartford, New York, United States. He was a native of Sherborn, Massachusetts, and the ninth child of Richard and Deborah Sanger, a prominent colonial New ...

, who was bankrupted in 1784 by a fire at his farm in

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moved to the area.History of Oneida County New York, Samuel W. Durant, Philadelphia, Everts & Gariss, 1878

Sanger Land Purchase

Common history

According to the earliest recorded history (''Annals and Recollections of Oneida County, Jones, 1851''), Sanger bought of land at a price of fifty cents an acre. This land, thought to be separated into two equal parts by the

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, was part of the Town of Whitestown at the time. Within a year, Sanger sold the area east of the creek to Joseph Higbee, the areas' second resident, for one dollar per acre. A subsequent survey found this area was .Annals and recollections of Oneida County, Jones Pomroy, Rome, NY 1851

Possible inaccuracy

This narrative of a 1000-acre purchase by Sanger for $500 and the ensuing resale to Higbee of half the land for $500 (a 100% profit) is repeated in ''The History of Oneida County, New York by Samuel W. Durant, 1878'' which used the ''Jones' Annals'' of 1851 as a primary reference. The story was expressed in an address at the 1888 New Hartford

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by Henry Hurlburt, again citing ''Jones' Annals'' as his source.Transactions of the Oneida Historical Society at Utica, New Hartford Centennial, 1889 It is again repeated in ''Our County and Its People: A Descriptive Work on Oneida County, New York, Wager, 1896''. However, a footnote in ''Transactions of the Oneida Historical Society at Utica, New Hartford Centennial, 1889'', which documented the 1888 centennial, questions the validity of the story through research of property deed records. The footnote cites one deed for the sale of four 492 acre lots from John G. Leake to Sanger in November 1790 for approximately $1.16 per acre (US dollars were not the currency in use at the time), and another deed shows the sale of one of the four lots to Higbee in December 1791 for approximately $1.06 per acre. Also listed is a deed conveying to Sanger from George Washington and George Clinton for $1.27 per acre in 1790. From the recorded deeds, the land Sanger sold to Hibgee was sold for slightly less than the price originally paid by Sanger. In spite of the research done in 1889, the original story is popularly told. This version can be found at the Town of New Hartford website and is attributed to the New Hartford Historical Society: "Sanger traveled to Philadelphia and purchased of land at $.50 per acre on credit from George Washington and George Clinton. The following year he shrewdly sold a little over half the land on the east side of the Sauquoit Creek to Joseph Higbee (Higby) at $1.00 per acre."

Other land

Present-day New Hartford covers over in area, considerably more than that contained in Sanger's original purchases. Sanger's purchase had been part of the Coxe

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, land purchased directly from the colonial government of New York. Other portions of New Hartford is made up of land from the following Patents:History of the Lumber Industry of America, Volume 2 By James Elliott Defebaugh, 1907, The American Lumberman *Bayard Patent, deeded on June 12, 1771, to William Bayard, Alexander Ellis, and fifty-three others *Sadaqueda (Sauquoit) Patent, deeded on June 25, 1736, to Fredrick Morris, Lendert Gasenvoort and others *Cosby's Manor, deeded on January 2, 1734, to Joseph Worrell and 10 others *Coxe Patent, deeded on May 30, 1770, to William Coxe, Daniel Coxe, Rebecca Coxe, John Tabor Kempe and his wife Grace (Coxe). Daniel, William, and Rebecca were the children of Daniel Coxe, Jr. and grandchildren of

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Kempe was Attorney General of New York at the time and remained loyal to England during the Revolution. As a

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, his property was confiscated after the war and the Coxe patent was divided with General

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, General

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, and Colonel Marinus Willett owning large parts of the patent.Our County and Its People:A Descriptive Work on Oneida County, New York, Daniel Elbridge Wager, The Boston History Company, 1896

Early settlers

In 1789, Sanger relocated his family to the settlement and erected a sawmill. A gristmill was added in 1790. Both mills utilized the water of the Sauquoit for power. Another early settler was General Oliver Collins (1762-1838),

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native, Revolutionary War

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and father of future

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. Collins settled a farm in the area then known as Middle Settlement in 1789 and resided there until his death. Shortly after arriving, he was commissioned

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in the local

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and rose to the rank of

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at the time of the

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. Eli Butler arrived from

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, also in 1789. John French (1766-1839) arrived from

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in 1792 and settled another farm, as did Colonel Nathan Seward (1758-1815) of Connecticut, also a Revolutionary War veteran. Other settlers included Nathan Seward, Ashbel Beach, Amos Ives, Solomon Blodget, Salmon Butler, Joel Blair, Agift Hill, Stephen Bushnell, Joseph Jennings. Captain David Risley, Revolutionary War veteran and brother Allen Risley, and Truman and Webster Kellogg settled in the area that is now the hamlet of Washington Mills. There were two families named Olmstead, and a Seymour, Hurlburt, Kilborn, and Montague. More settlers from Connecticut were Henry Blackstone, Zenas Gibbs, Ashbel Tylor, and Nehemiah Ensworth (from

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), all arriving in 1791. The first child born to the settlers was Uriel H. Kellogg.

Civic formation

Thirty-nine years after Sanger arrived, the Town of New Hartford was created on April 12, 1827, formed from the Town of Whitestown. Whitestown originally contained all of New York state west of Herkimer, and was subsequently split into many counties and towns with New Hartford being the last. The legislative act was entitled "An Act to Divide the Town of Whitestown, in the County of Oneida." The early settlers had adopted the name New Hartford for the settlement, and the name was retained for the town. The first town meeting was held on April 24, 1827, and the following positions were filled:

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, Assessors (3), Commissioner of Highways (3),

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(2), Collector, Commissioners of Common Schools (3), Inspectors of Schools (3). Seven years later, the town was enlarged, with a piece of the Town of Kirkland by legislative act on April 26, 1834. The legislature passed an act on November 22, 1855, transferring a small part of New Hartford, Westmoreland, and Whitestown to Kirkland, enabling the hamlet of Clark Mills to be contained entirely within Kirkland instead of being partly within four different towns.

Village of New Hartford

The Village of New Hartford was incorporated in 1870, from approximately of the town by a vote of 32 to 9. On December 21, 1871, the area of the village east of the Sauquoit Creek was reverted to the town.

Early manufacturing and commerce

Many manufacturing ventures started in New Hartford after its settlement and throughout the 19th century. *

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: Ingrain carpets were made on the first ingrain loom in the state by an Englishman named Butterfield. Ingrain carpets are a reversible, flat weave carpet popular from the 18th century to the early 20th century. This form of carpeting has no pile and the pattern is shown in opposing colors on both faces, making it possible to turn the carpet over when one side was worn or soiled. * Nails: The first cut nails made in the state were produced by Jonathan Richardson, who purchased wine and liquor casks and made cut nails from the iron hoops of the casks. *

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were established by Thomas and Ezekiel Williams, and another by Stephen Childs. *

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and

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: Factories were established for the production of paper,

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, and

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fabric. The earliest manufacturing operations were concentrated along the Sauquoit Creek and utilized

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as the primary power source. The power of the creek was the reason that New Hartford had such extensive manufacturing operations for a town of its size. Business in New Hartford exceeded that of Utica due to the water power of the creek. Most factories later transitioned to

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. Another boon to the economy of New Hartford was the

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, a

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connecting Utica to the western part of the state. The

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was formed in 1800 to improve the main road running west from Utica, NY and operate it as a toll road or turnpike. The original road ran north of New Hartford, but Jedediah Sanger purchased stock in the company and through his influence, the turnpike was routed through New Hartford. The turnpike traffic made New Hartford prosper, outstripping other towns in the area and rivaling neighboring Utica until the

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was constructed through Utica, removing most cross-state traffic from New Hartford. Utica then grew into a large city and New Hartford continues to this day to be a suburb.

Education

New Hartford is served by the New Hartford Central School District. In 2016, the border between the Utica City School District and New Hartford Central School District was identified by the non-profit EdBuild as the 12th most segregating school district borders in the United States.

Elementary schools

* Bradley Elementary School * E.R. Hughes Elementary School * Robert E. Myles Elementary School

Middle schools

* Ralph W. Perry Junior High School

High schools

* New Hartford Senior High School

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.39%) is water. The eastern town line is formed by the boundaries of the towns of Litchfield and Frankfort in

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. New Hartford has become the retail mecca of Oneida County, offering multiple strip malls and an enclosed mall within the town and village limits. The retail includes; The Orchard, Consumer Square, New Hartford Shopping Center, Sangertown Square Mall, with additional free standing shops.

Historic Places

The following is listed on the

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: * St. Stephen's Church

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 21,172 people, 8,601 households, and 5,625 families residing in the town. The

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was 834.1 people per square mile (322.1/km². There were 9,084 housing units at an average density of 357.9 per square mile 138.2/km². The racial makeup of the town was 96.03%

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, 0.80%

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, 0.10% Native American, 2.34%

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, 0.01%

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, 0.21% from

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, and 0.51% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 8,601 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were

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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,991, and the median income for a family was $60,843. Males had a median income of $40,046 versus $28,532 for females. The

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for the town was $26,528. About 3.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. 42% of New Hartford residents ages 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

Communities and locations in New Hartford

*Chadwicks – A

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near the southern town line. * New Hartford – A village in the eastern part of the town. * Washington Mills – A hamlet south of New Hartford village on

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. * New York Mills – A village north of New Hartford village approximately one-third within the town and the remainder within the town of Whitestown.

Notable people

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Printer and publisher, printer, elder of Presbyterian Church *

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. *

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, born December 21, 1960, in

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) raised in New Hartford, is a retired

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and former

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coach for the

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. He is currently the

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. *

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, raised in New Hartford, Class of 1982, served as NASA Chief Scientist and is Currently Director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado in Boulder. *

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and

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are guitarists in the jam band moe. * Henry Palmer, born in 1827. Palmer was a surgeon in the

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during the

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. * Frederick S. Martin, former US Congressman. * James Wilson Seaton, Wisconsin lawyer and legislator. *

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, lawyer, publisher, commentator and politician. * Mike Zalewski, professional hockey player in the NHL. *

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, actor. * Steven Zalewski, professional hockey player in the NHL. *

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, professional golfer, currently on the

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. *

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, Mayor of

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during the

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of 1871. *

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