Boonville 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 February 26, 2024, the population was 226,654. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or '' ...

, United States. The town is in the northeastern section of the county. The population was 4,555 at the 2010

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. The town includes a

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, also called Boonville. The town and village are named after Gerrit Boon, an agent of the

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. As of 2024, the village's mayor is Judith Dellerba.

History

The town was first settled . The Town of Boonville was created in 1805 from the Town of Leyden.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 72.6 square miles (188.0 km²), of which 71.9 square miles (186.2 km²) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.8 km²) (0.95%) is water. The northern town line is the border of Lewis County, and the eastern town boundary is the Black River.

Demographics

As of the

of 2000, there were 4,572 people, 1,781 households, and 1,209 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.21%

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, 0.07%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02%

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, and 0.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 1,781 households, of which 31.3% had children under 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size 2.98. In the town, the population was 24.5% under 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% age 65 or older. The median age was 39. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household was $36,744, and the median for a family $40,845. Males had a median income of $30,992 versus $21,362 for females. The

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for the town was $16,704. About 8.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 13.1% of those under 18 and 9.9% of those 65 or over.

Recreation

Boonville is a

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tourist destination and has revitalized the Snow Festivals. Consequently, it has accepted the nickname "The Snow Capital of the East." In 2008 more than 6,000 people traveled to the Oneida County Fairgrounds in Boonville to watch vintage and professional snowmobile races on a half-mile oval ice track. In 2013 over 44,000 people visited the fairgrounds to attend the annual Woodsmen's Field Days, setting a record for attendance. The fairgrounds in Boonville are also home of Oneida County Fair and the Woodsman Field Days. The former

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was constructed to connect to the

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Communities and locations in the Town of Boonville

*Alder Creek - A

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at the junction of state routes 12 and 28. *Alder Creek Station - A location in the southeastern part of the town, west of Alder Creek. * Boonville - The Village of Boonville is on NY 12 at 12D. * Hawkinsville - A hamlet east of Boonville village, near the Black River. *Hurlbutville - A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town. * Jackson Hill - An elevation located south of Boonville. * Park Hill - An elevation located east of Boonville. *

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- A waterfall located within Pixley Falls State Park. *

Pixley Falls State Park Pixley Falls State Park is a New York state park in the town of Boonville in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is on New York State Route 46, north of Rome and southwest of Boonville, near the community of Hurlbutville. Facili ...

- Located on NY 46 several miles south of the Village of Boonville and adjacent to Hurlbutville. *Potato Hill - An elevation located southeast of Boonville. * Sperry Hill - An elevation located east of Boonville.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Boonville has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Seasonal climate vary greatly as winters are freezing and very snowy and summers are warm. Precipitation occurs at about the same amount for each month and is greater than areas to the south. However, precipitation in the winter comes with significant snowfall due to the lake effect.

Education

The majority of the town, including the portion with the village, is in the Adirondack Central School District. A small portion of the town is in the Remsen Central School District.
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Residents

* Colonel Charles Wheelock, colonel during the Civil War who helped organize and led the 97th New York Infantry Regiment

References

External links

Boonville Area Chamber of Commerce

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Town of Boonville, NY Website
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