Steuben 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 1,110 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Baron von Steuben, a

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general who fought on the American side in the

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. The Town of Steuben is approximately 18 miles northwest of Utica.

History

The town is part of the land grant made to von Steuben after the

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. He maintained his summer residence in a log cabin in the town. His remains are buried in a state historic site east of Steuben village. Steuben was formed from part of the Town of Whitestown in 1792. In 1796, part of Steuben was used to form the newer Town of Floyd and Town of Rome. Steuben was reduced again in 1797 to form the Town of Western.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,172 people, 429 households, and 332 families residing in the town. The

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was 27.4 people per square mile (10.6/km²). There were 460 housing units at an average density of 10.8 per square mile (4.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55%

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, 0.51%

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, 0.34% Native American, 0.17%

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, 0.09%

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, and 0.34% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.43% of the population. There were 429 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $41,136, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $29,625 versus $21,635 for females. The

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for the town was $17,385. About 8.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations

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– An elevation located northwest of Steuben. * Bowen Hill – An elevation located north of Fink Hollow. * East Steuben – A

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in the northeastern part of the town. *Fink Hollow – A hamlet north of Steuben. * Maple Mountain – An elevation located northwest of Steuben. *Merrick Corner – A hamlet south of Steuben. *

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– An elevation located northwest of Steuben. * Penn Mountain – An elevation located west of East Stueben. *Sixty Corners – A location northeast of Steuben, near the Steuben historic site. * Steuben – The hamlet of Steuben, formerly "Steuben Corners" is on NY 274. * Steuben Memorial State Historic Site – A historic site near the eastern town line. *Steuben Valley – A hamlet at the southern town line and southeast of Steuben.

References

External links

Town of Steuben, NY

Steuben historic site
{{authority control Utica–Rome metropolitan area Towns in Oneida County, New York