Western is a

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, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. The Town of Western is an interior town of Oneida County, north of

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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 no 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 those registered as a part of the Historical Society. There is currently one church in Westernville, 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 did hold the Heritage Days every year with the last in 2012. This is the location of Gen.

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's second home, and is also where he is buried. Veronica Murphy can be contacted if anyone would like historical information on Westernville.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (6.11%) is water. Delta Reservoir, also called Delta Lake, is mostly in the southwestern part of the town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,029 people, 752 households, and 573 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 833 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.54%

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, 0.20%

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, 0.69% Native American, 0.59% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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

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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

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for the town was $20,217. About 3.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the

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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

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near the western town line, north of Delta Lake. * Buck Hill – 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 – A

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in the southwestern part of the town. *

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– A

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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 – 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 had a farm in the 1820s, where he tutored ministerial students, including Theodore Weld and

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, 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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