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Remsen is a
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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 1,929 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Henry Remsen, an early settler. The Town of Remsen contains a
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also named Remsen. The town is north of the
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of Utica.


History

Remsen was named for Henry Remsen II, the original proprietor of the township and the inheritor of the Remsenburgh patent, which embraced some in Oneida and Herkimer counties and was granted in 1766 (later regranted by the Legislature in 1787) to Remsen and four other New York merchants. Remsen, a
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merchant and owner of Henry Remsen Jr. & Co., was the descendant of some of the earliest Dutch settlers of
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. The town was first settled around 1792, when Barnabas Mitchell of
Meriden, Connecticut Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. In 2020, the population of the city was 60,850.New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
to settle in Remsen. In September 1795, five families from
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settled in the vicinity, marking the beginning of a substantial
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presence in the area. The Town of Remsen was formed in 1798 from part of the Town of Norway in
Herkimer County 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 af ...
,
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when Oneida County was formed. In 1869, part of Remsen was used to form the new Town of Forestport.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (4.04%) is water. The eastern town line is the border of
Herkimer County 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 af ...
. The Black River, widened into Kayuta Lake by a dam, defines the northern part of the town. Remsen is at the border of the
Adirondack Park The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,958 people, 745 households, and 517 families residing in the town. The
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was . There were 991 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.26%
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, 0.36%
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or
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, 0.15% Native American, 0.41%
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, and 0.82% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 0.15% of the population. There were 745 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were
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living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $34,968, and the median income for a family was $41,042. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $22,989 for females. The
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for the town was $16,394. About 8.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the
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, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.


Historic buildings

* Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church (1831)


Notable people

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, the first American woman to win a
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World Championship title, at the 2009 championships, and the first American to win an Olympic medal in the luge singles competition, winning bronze in the
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in
Sochi, Russia Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
. Major General Baron von Steuben is interred in Remsen at the
Steuben Memorial State Historic Site The Steuben Memorial State Historic Site is a historic location in the eastern part of Steuben, Oneida County, New York, that honors Baron von Steuben, the "Drillmaster of the American Revolution". The land in this part of Oneida County was par ...
which was listed on the
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in 1986.


Education

The town and village of Remsen is served by the Remsen Central School District. Timothy Jenny serves as Superintendent of the District which includes Remsen Elementary (PK-6th grades), and Remsen Junior-Senior High (7th-12th grades). As of 2018, the student population of Remsen Elementary is 244, and Remsen Junior-Senior High is 205. The mascot of both schools is the Remsen Rams. School colors are black and orange. Remsen Junior-Senior High Athletic program competes in Class D of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Athletics offered are cross country (boys and girls), soccer (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), volleyball (girls), cheerleading (co-ed), baseball (boys), softball (girls), track and field (boys and girls).


Communities and locations in the Town of Remsen

* Bailey Hills – An elevation located northwest of Ninety-six Corners. * Bardwell Mill – A location east of Hennedaga, south of Kayuta Lake. * Kayuta Lake – A lake partly in the northwestern part of the town. *
Hinckley Reservoir Hinckley Lake is located by Hinckley, New York. Originally dammed up to supply water to the Erie Canal, the lake provides municipal water supply to 130,000 people in the greater Utica, New York area, is a source of hydropower, and supports recrea ...
– A
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partly in the southeastern section of the town. *Hennedaga – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. * Ninety Five Hill – An elevation west-northwest of Ninety-six Corners. *Ninety-six Corners – A hamlet on Route 365 near the eastern town line. * Remsen – The Village of Remsen is in the southwestern part of the town.


External links


Town of Remsen, NY

Remsen Central School District

Spotlight on Remsen, Oneida County Historical Society


References

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