: ''For other places with this name, see
New Hartford (disambiguation)''.
New Hartford is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
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 1,847 at the
2010 census. The name was provided by early settlers from
New Hartford, Connecticut
New Hartford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 6,658 at the 2020 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the New Hartford Center census-designated place (CDP). The town is mainl ...
.
The Village of New Hartford is inside the
Town of New Hartford, near the border with
Utica.
History
The village was founded in 1789 by the construction of a
log cabin
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Eur ...
by the
Sanger family, who later constructed mills nearby. The village was a commercial success, until the opening of the
Erie Canal
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gave Utica a big advantage.
The village of New Hartford was incorporated in 1869.
The village Fire Department was started in 1901. The NHFD provides fire protection and advanced life support emergency medical service to the village and portions of the town of New Hartford. These communities are served by an active corps of 98 volunteer firefighters. Based on dispatch records, it is the busiest volunteer fire department in Oneida County.
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There are a few houses along Oxford Road that were used to hide slaves on the Underground Railroad.
St. Stephen's Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1996.
Geography
New Hartford is located at (43.069169, -75.28846).United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the census
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population density
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was 3,087.0 people per square mile (1,193.8/km2). There were 901 housing units at an average density of 1,474.8 per square mile (570.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White
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, 0.69% Black
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or African American
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, 0.21% Native American, 1.11% Asian
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, 0.27% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 857 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples
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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $43,563, and the median income for a family was $56,406. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $27,139 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $23,177. About 3.2% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Village of New Hartford
New Hartford Fire Department
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Villages in New York (state)
Utica–Rome metropolitan area
Villages in Oneida County, New York