Western is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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 1,951 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Western is an interior town of Oneida County, north of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
History
The town was first settled ''circa'' 1789. The Town of Western was formed in 1797 from the
Town of Steuben. In 1811, part of Western was used to form the newer
Town of Lee.
Town of Western, today
There is an active senior citizens group that meets monthly for activities. The Western Town Library offers programs for children and adults, and the historical society provides lectures and events for the entire community. There are currently two churches in Westernville, the United Methodist Church on Main Street and the First Presbyterian Church on Stokes-Westernville Road. North Western has one church, the United Methodist Church, located on Route 46.
The Town of Western has held the Heritage Days every year for the past 4 years. This year they will be held at the end of may versus the end of September.
This is the location of Gen.
William Floyd
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's second home, and is also where he is buried. Every year, Dr. Russell Marriot, in current residence of this home, helps hold a town ceremony in Gen. William Floyd's honor. Veronica Murphy can be contacted if anyone would like historical information on Westernville.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (6.11%) is water.
Delta Reservoir
Delta Reservoir, also known as Delta Lake, is a reservoir located in Oneida County, New York, United States. It was formed by the impoundment of the Mohawk River. Most of the lake is within the southwest part of the Town of Western, north of Rom ...
, also called Delta Lake, is mostly in the southwestern part of the town.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,029 people, 752 households, and 573 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 39.5 people per square mile (15.3/km
2). There were 833 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.3/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.54%
White
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, 0.20%
African American
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, 0.69%
Native American, 0.59%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, and 0.99% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 752 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were
married couples
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living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% 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 3.10.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,337, and the median income for a family was $46,629. Males had a median income of $32,171 versus $27,097 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $20,217. About 3.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities and locations in Western
*
Beartown – A
hamlet
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near the western town line, north of Delta Lake.
*
Buck Hill
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– An elevation located north of Westernville.
*Carmichael Hill – A hamlet near the eastern town line, located north of Big Brook.
*
Clark Hill – An elevation located northeast of Westernville.
*Big Brook – A hamlet near the eastern town boundary.
*
Delta Reservoir
Delta Reservoir, also known as Delta Lake, is a reservoir located in Oneida County, New York, United States. It was formed by the impoundment of the Mohawk River. Most of the lake is within the southwest part of the Town of Western, north of Rom ...
– A
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in the southwestern part of the town.
*
Delta Lake State Park – A
state park
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on the south side of Delta Lake.
*
Dopp Hill – An elevation located west of Gifford Hill.
*Dunbar – A hamlet near the northern town line on
NY 46.
*
Frenchville – A hamlet northeast of Westernville on Route 46.
*
Gifford Hill – An elevation located south of Westernville.
*
Haynes Hill – An elevation located east of West Branch.
*Hillside – A hamlet northwest of North Western on Route 46.
*
Meszler Hill – An elevation located north of Carmichael Hill.
*
North Western – A hamlet north of Frenchville on Route 46.
*
Quaker Hill – An elevation located northwest of Westernville.
*
Tripp Pinnacle
Tripp Pinnacle is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a ...
– An elevation located north of Westernville.
*
Westernville – A hamlet at the eastern end of Delta Lake on Route 46.
*Woods Valley – A ski resort in the southwestern part of the town.
Notable person
*
George Washington Gale
George Washington Gale (1789 – September 13, 1861) was a Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Presbyterian minister who founded the Oneida Institute of Science and Industry.
Early life
Gale was born in Stanford, New York, St ...
had a farm in the 1820s, where he tutored ministerial students in exchange for their labor. It was a forerunner of the
Oneida Institute of Science and Industry, in
Whitesboro, which Gale founded.
References
External links
Early history links for Western, NY Town of Western Historical Society
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Utica–Rome metropolitan area
Towns in Oneida County, New York