Oneida Castle, New York
Oneida Castle, New York
tkanaˀalóhaleˀ | ||
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FIPS code 36-54848 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0959364 |
Oneida Castle (
The Village of Oneida Castle is in the northwestern corner of the
History
The village was formerly the site of a major fortified village, Kanonwalohale (written as "tkanaˀalóhaleˀ" modern Oneida Orthography), of the
Later European-American settlers named the Village of Oneida Castle for this last great village or "castle" of the Oneida people. In the colonial period, Europeans often referred to the major fortified Iroquois villages as "castles" because it was a familiar reference for them for such a settlement; other examples include
Geography
Oneida Castle is located at 43°4′42″N 75°38′0″W / 43.07833°N 75.63333°W (43.078335, -75.633383).[4] Oneida Castle is the approximate geographic center of New York State. There have been past attempts to move the state capitol here. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 262 | — | |
1880 | 239 | −8.8% | |
1890 | 317 | 32.6% | |
1900 | 291 | −8.2% | |
1910 | 393 | 35.1% | |
1920 | 466 | 18.6% | |
1930 | 490 | 5.2% | |
1940 | 556 | 13.5% | |
1950 | 596 | 7.2% | |
1960 | 754 | 26.5% | |
1970 | 788 | 4.5% | |
1980 | 751 | −4.7% | |
1990 | 671 | −10.7% | |
2000 | 627 | −6.6% | |
2010 | 625 | −0.3% | |
2020 | 586 | −6.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
At the
Of the 264 households 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 26.1% of households were one person and 11.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.
The age distribution was 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median household income was $40,789 and the median family income was $45,875. Males had a median income of $35,568 versus $26,964 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,056. About 5.5% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Dictionary, "Oneida Castle, NY", Link
- ^ "After the Battle: Hanyery and Joseph Brant | Oneida Indian Nation | First Allies". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.