Herkimer, New York

For the village within the town, see Herkimer (village), New York.

For the county in which the town is located, see Herkimer County, New York.

Town in New York, United States

Herkimer, New York

Town

North Main Street

Location of Herkimer within Herkimer County

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Coordinates: 43°1′34″N 74°59′25″W﻿ / ﻿43.02611°N 74.99028°W﻿ / 43.02611; -74.99028
Country| United States
State| New York
County| Herkimer
Government

• Mayor| Dominic J. Frank (R)

Town Council

* Daniel D. Staltieri (R)
* Randy A. Kast (R)
* Vito F. Carbone (R)
* Craig N. Gros (R)

Area

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• Total

| 32.23 sq mi (83.47 km2)
• Land| 31.66 sq mi (82.00 km2)
• Water| 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 9,566
Time zone| EST
• Summer (DST)| EDT
ZIP code|

13350

Area code| 315
FIPS code| 36-043-34132
Website| townofherkimer.org

Herkimer is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States, southeast of Utica. It is named after Nicholas Herkimer. The population was 9,566 at the 2020 census, down from 10,175 in 2010.[3][4]

The town contains a village also called Herkimer. Herkimer County Community College is located in Herkimer village.

## History

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Statue of Nicholas Herkimer in Myers Park

Herkimer was first settled c. 1722, in an area originally called "Stone Ridge", now the village of Herkimer. Early settlers were primarily German Palatines.

Johan Jost Herchheimer, a farmer who also engaged in trade and transport on the Mohawk River, settled in the German Flatts District of Albany County in 1725, on the south side of the Mohawk River, within the present-day town of German Flatts, incorporated in 1788. He owned 5,000 acres (20 km2) of the land, including a strategic portage around Little Falls on the Mohawk, where his eldest son Nicholas Herkimer established a farmstead. In 1788, the town of Herkimer, on the north side of the river, was incorporated and named after him.

Herkimer County Courthouse

During the French and Indian War, the Mohawk Valley was ravaged by raids of the French and their native allies. By 1770, Nicholas had established great wealth through farming and trade during the wars, and had also gained military experience as a captain of a militia. He would later fight in the Battle of Oriskany.

In 1906, the murder trial of Chester Gillette brought many spectators to the county courthouse in Herkimer village.

The Herkimer County shootings took place partially in Herkimer on March 13, 2013.

## Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83.5 km2). Land comprises 31.7 square miles (82.0 km2) of the town, and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) of the town (1.76%) are water.[3]

West Canada Creek empties into the Mohawk River by Herkimer village. On the opposite shore of the Mohawk River are the villages of Mohawk and Ilion.

The New York State Thruway and New York State Route 5 run through the southwestern part of the town. New York State Route 28 is a north–south highway that intersects NY-5 in Herkimer village.

## Demographics

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Herkimer Town Hall and Town Offices. 114 N. Prospect St. Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1820| 3,055| | —
1830| 2,486| | −18.6%
1840| 2,369| | −4.7%
1850| 2,601| | 9.8%
1860| 2,804| | 7.8%
1870| 2,949| | 5.2%
1880| 3,593| | 21.8%
1890| 4,666| | 29.9%
1900| 6,748| | 44.6%
1910| 8,797| | 30.4%
1920| 11,982| | 36.2%
1930| 12,327| | 2.9%
1940| 11,345| | −8.0%
1950| 11,235| | −1.0%
1960| 11,568| | 3.0%
1970| 11,451| | −1.0%
1980| 11,027| | −3.7%
1990| 10,401| | −5.7%
2000| 9,961| | −4.2%
2010| 10,175| | 2.1%
2020| 9,566| | −6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 9,962 people, 4,114 households, and 2,386 families residing in the town. The population density was 315.6 inhabitants per square mile (121.9/km2). There were 4,513 housing units at an average density of 143.0 per square mile (55.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.83% White, 0.97% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 4,114 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.2% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,763, and the median income for a family was $42,296. Males had a median income of $30,828 versus $20,845 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,211. About 7.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

## Communities and locations in the Town of Herkimer

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* Beacon Light Corners – A location near the western town line.
* East Herkimer – A hamlet east of Herkimer village on NY-5.
* Eatonville – A hamlet near the northeastern corner of the town.
* Hasenclever Hill – An elevation located north of Herkimer.
* Herkimer – The village of Herkimer is by the southern town line, on NY-5 by the Mohawk River.
* Kast Bridge – A hamlet north of Herkimer village on NY-28.
* Mirror Lake – A small lake north of Herkimer village.
* Oak Hill – An elevation located northwest of Herkimer. Located partially in the Town of Schuyler.
* Osborne Hill – An elevation located northwest of Herkimer. Located partially in the Town of Schuyler.
* Schrader Hill – An elevation located north of Herkimer; partially in the Town of Newport.
* Steuben Hill – An elevation located northwest of Herkimer.

## References

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1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Herkimer town, Herkimer County, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
4. ^ US Census Bureau, QuickFacts, Herkimer town, New York https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/herkimertownherkimercountynewyork
5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

* Herkimer Home, State Historical Site – Little Falls, NY
* Herkimer, NY (Route 5)

## External links

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* Early history of Herkimer, New York
* Town of Herkimer official website
* Herkimer County Historical Society website

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Municipalities and communities of Herkimer County, New York, United States

County seat: Herkimer

City|

* Little Falls

Towns|

* Columbia
* Danube
* Fairfield
* Frankfort
* German Flatts
* Herkimer
* Litchfield
* Little Falls
* Manheim
* Newport
* Norway
* Ohio
* Russia
* Salisbury
* Schuyler
* Stark
* Warren
* Webb
* Winfield

Villages|

* Cold Brook
* Dolgeville‡
* Frankfort
* Herkimer
* Ilion
* Middleville
* Mohawk
* Newport
* Poland
* West Winfield

CDPs|

* Eagle Bay
* East Frankfort
* East Herkimer
* Old Forge
* Salisbury Center
* South Ilion
* Thendara

Other hamlets|

* Beaver River
* Big Moose
* Cedarville
* Columbia Center
* Crains Corners
* Cullen
* Dennison Corners
* Elizabethtown
* Getman Corners
* Jacksonburg
* Jordanville
* Kingdom
* McKeever
* Millers Mills
* Millers Mills Crossing
* Minnehaha
* Newville
* Nobleboro
* North Columbia
* North Wilmurt
* Orendorf Corners
* Salisbury
* Schuyler Corners
* South Columbia
* Spinnerville
* Starkville
* Van Hornesville
* Warren
* Wheelertown
* Youngs Crossing

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Hudson River watershed

Tributaries|

* Batavia Kill
* Batten Kill
* Birch Creek
* Black Meadow Creek
* Boreas River
* Bowery Creek
* Bowmans Creek
* Breakneck Brook
* Brimstone Creek
* Canajoharie Creek
* Caroga Creek
* Casperkill
* Catskill Creek
* Cayadutta Creek
* Cedar River
* Claverack Creek
* Clove Brook
* Cobleskill Creek
* Coeymans Creek
* Coxsackie Creek
* Cross River
* Croton River
* East Branch Croton River
* East Branch Sacandaga River
* East Canada Creek
* East Kill
* Eightmile Creek
* Esopus Creek
* Fall Kill
* Fishkill Creek
* Fonteyn Kill
* Fulmer Creek
* Hannacrois Creek
* Honnedaga Brook
* Hoosic River
* Indian River
* Jackson Creek
* Jan De Bakkers Kill
* Kaaterskill Creek
* Kayaderosseras
* Kinderhook Creek
* Kisco River
* Lake Creek
* Little Shawangunk Kill
* Maritje Kill
* Miami River
* Mill Creek
* Mohawk River
* Moodna Creek
* Moordener Kill
* Moyer Creek
* Muddy Kill
* Neepaulakating Creek
* Normans Kill
* Nowadaga Creek
* Ohisa Creek
* Onesquethaw Creek
* Opalescent River
* Oriskany Creek
* Otsquago Creek
* Otter Kill
* Papakating Creek
* Peekskill Hollow Creek
* Plattekill Creek
* Platter Kill
* Pocantico River
* Pochuck Creek
* Poesten Kill
* Potic Creek
* Quassaick Creek
* Roeliff Jansen Kill
* Rondout Creek
* Sacandaga River
* Sauquoit Creek
* Saw Kill
* Saw Mill River
* Sawyer Kill
* Schoharie Creek
* Schroon River
* Shawangunk Kill
* Sparkill Creek
* Sprout Creek
* Steele Creek
* Stockport Creek
* Stony Clove Creek
* Taghkanic Creek
* Tenmile Creek
* Tin Brook
* Titicus River
* Trout Brook
* Verkeerder Kill
* Vloman Kill
* Wallkill River
* Walloomsac River
* Wappinger Creek
* Wawayanda Creek
* West Branch Papakating Creek
* West Branch Sacandaga River
* West Canada Creek
* West Kill
* Wynants Kill

Lakes|

* Alcove Reservoir
* Ashokan Reservoir
* Basic Creek Reservoir
* Beacon Reservoir
* Bog Brook Reservoir
* Cedar Lake
* Chadwick Lake
* Chub Lake
* Cross River Reservoir
* Croton Falls Reservoir
* Dyken Pond
* East Branch Reservoir
* East Caroga Lake
* Fall Lake
* Franklinton Vlaie
* Garnet Lake
* Glenmere Lake
* Great Sacandaga Lake
* Great Vlaie
* Henderson Lake
* Honnedaga Lake
* Indian Lake
* Lizard Pond
* Lake Maratanza
* Muscoot Reservoir
* Lake Neepaulin
* New Croton Reservoir
* Notch Lake
* Piseco Lake
* Lake Pleasant
* Queechy Lake
* Rondout Reservoir
* Sacandaga Lake
* Saratoga Lake
* Sturgeon Pool
* Surprise Lake
* Sylvan Lake
* Lake Tear of the Clouds
* Thompson Pond
* Titicus Reservoir
* Trout Lake
* West Caroga Lake
* Whaley Lake
* Winnisook Lake

Towns|

| New York|

* Albany
* Amsterdam
* Beacon
* Bedford
* Beekman
* Bennington
* Bethlehem
* Blooming Grove
* Briarcliff Manor
* Carmel
* Catskill
* Clifton Park
* Cohoes
* Colonie
* Cortlandt
* East Fishkill
* East Greenbush
* Fishkill
* Glenville
* Gloversville
* Greenburgh
* Guilderland
* Halfmoon
* Herkimer
* Haverstraw
* Hyde Park
* Kingston
* Kirkland
* LaGrange
* Lloyd
* Malta
* Middletown
* Milton
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Moreau
* Mount Pleasant
* New Castle
* New Hartford
* New Paltz
* New Windsor
* New York City
* Newburgh
* Niskayuna
* North Adams
* Nyack
* Ossining
* Peekskill
* Plattekill
* Poughkeepsie
* Queensbury
* Rome
* Rotterdam
* Saugerties
* Schenectady
* Shawangunk
* Sleepy Hollow
* Somers
* Southeast
* Troy
* Utica
* Wallkill
* Wappinger
* Warwick
* West Point
* Whitestown
* Wilton
* Yonkers
* Yorktown

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New Jersey|

* Alpine
* Bayonne
* Cliffside Park
* Edgewater
* Englewood Cliffs
* Fort Lee
* Hoboken
* Jersey City
* North Bergen
* Sparta
* Tenafly
* Weehawken
* West New York

Landmarks|

* Adirondack Mountains
* Adirondack Park
* Ashokan Bridge
* Blenheim Bridge
* Buskirk Bridge
* Catskill Mountains
* Champlain Canal
* Cohoes Falls
* Copeland Bridge
* Delaware and Hudson Canal
* Eagleville Bridge
* East River
* Erie Canal
* George Washington Bridge
* Harlem River
* Helderberg Escarpment
* Holland Tunnel
* Hudson Highlands State Park
* Kaaterskill Clove
* Kaaterskill Falls
* Kill Van Kull
* Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge
* Lincoln Tunnel
* Mid-Hudson Bridge
* Newburgh–Beacon Bridge
* Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)
* The Palisades
* Perrine's Bridge
* Plotter Kill Preserve
* Pollepel Island
* Popolopen
* Rexleigh Bridge
* Rip Van Winkle Bridge
* Salisbury Center Bridge
* Schoharie Bridge
* Shushan Bridge
* Statue of Liberty
* Taconic Mountains
* Verkeerder Kill Falls
* Walkway over the Hudson
* Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
* West Canada Lake Wilderness Area

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