Ohio, New York

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Ohio is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 922 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the state of Ohio.

The Town of Ohio is in the northwest part of the county and northeast of Utica.

Part of Ohio is within the Adirondack State Park.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Communities and locations in Ohio
5 External links

[edit] History

The Town of Ohio was established as the "Town of West Brunswick" in 1823 from part of the Town of Norway. The name changed to "Ohio" in 1836. Ohio was increased by some of the now defunct "Town of Wilmurt," which itself had been partly formed with territory from Ohio and the Town of Russia in 1836. Willmurt was once the largest town in New York.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 800.2 km² (309.0 mi²). 783.7 km² (302.6 mi²) of it is land and 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²) of it (2.07%) is water.

The eastern town line is the border of Hamilton County, and the western town line is the border of Oneida County.

The Hinkleyville Reservoir, formed by a dam on the West Canada Creek is mostly in the town.

New York State Route 8 is a north-south highway in Ohio. New York State Route 365, passes along the north side of the Hinkleyville Reservoir before intersecting NY-8.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 922 people, 349 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 1.2/km² (3.0/mi²). There were 974 housing units at an average density of 1.2/km² (3.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.96% White, 0.54% African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 349 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,813, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $22,153 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,641. About 18.7% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 30.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locations in Ohio

Atwell -- A hamlet in the center of the town, located at the south end of North Lake.
Bull Hill -- A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town on County Road 129.
Forest Lodge -- A location at the east end of Honnedaga Lake.
Grant -- A hamlet near the south town line on County Road 184, south of the Hinckley Reservoir.
Gray -- A hamlet on the south town line.
Herkimer Landing -- A location at the sotheast end of Honnedaga Lake.
Hinkleyville Reservoir -- A reservoir on the south town line.
Honnedaga -- An historic location in the town.
Honnedaga Lake -- A lake in the northern part of Ohio.
McIntosh Bridge -- An historic location in the town.
Limekiln Lake -- A lake partly in Ohio in the northwest corner.
Nobleboro -- A hamlet on Route 8 near the Hamilton County border on NY-8.
North Lake -- A lake near the north town line, northwest of South Lake.
North Wilmurt -- A hamlet in the west-central part of the town.
Northwood -- A hamlet on the west town line north of the Hinckleyville Reservoir.
Ohio -- The hamlet of Ohio on NY-8 in the south-central part of the town. It was formerly called "Ohio City" and "Dutch Settlement."
Pardeeville Corners -- A hamlet southeast of Grant on County Road 184.
South Lake -- A lake southwest of Honnedaga Lake.
Wheelertown -- A hamlet near the Oneida County boundary.
Wilmurt Corners -- A hamlet in the eastern part of the town, south of Route 8, located on County Road 69.
Woodin Corners -- A location near the south town line.