Boonville | |
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| Nickname: New Hartford of the North | |
_highlighted.svg) Location inOneida County and the state ofNew York. | |
| Coordinates:43°29′04″N75°19′52″W / 43.48444°N 75.33111°W /43.48444; -75.33111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Settled | c.1795 |
| Created | 1805 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | David Stocklosa (R)[1] |
| • Town Council | |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.58 sq mi (187.97 km2) |
| • Land | 71.81 sq mi (185.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.98 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,555 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 4,536 |
| • Density | 63.2/sq mi (24.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-065-07366 |
Boonville is atown inOneida County, New York, United States. The town is in the northeastern section of the county. The population was 4,555 at the 2010census. The town includes avillage, also calledBoonville. The town and village are named afterGerrit Boon, an agent of theHolland Land Company. As of 2024, the village's mayor is Judith Dellerba.
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The town was first settledc. 1795. The Town of Boonville was created in 1805 from theTown of Leyden.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, 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 ofLewis County, and the eastern town boundary is theBlack River.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 393 | — | |
| 1820 | 1,294 | 229.3% | |
| 1830 | 2,746 | 112.2% | |
| 1840 | 5,519 | 101.0% | |
| 1850 | 3,309 | −40.0% | |
| 1860 | 4,212 | 27.3% | |
| 1870 | 4,106 | −2.5% | |
| 1880 | 3,996 | −2.7% | |
| 1890 | 3,509 | −12.2% | |
| 1900 | 3,332 | −5.0% | |
| 1910 | 3,191 | −4.2% | |
| 1920 | 3,147 | −1.4% | |
| 1930 | 3,320 | 5.5% | |
| 1940 | 3,201 | −3.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,593 | 12.2% | |
| 1960 | 3,786 | 5.4% | |
| 1970 | 3,947 | 4.3% | |
| 1980 | 4,094 | 3.7% | |
| 1990 | 4,246 | 3.7% | |
| 2000 | 4,572 | 7.7% | |
| 2010 | 4,555 | −0.4% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 4,536 | [3] | −0.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of thecensus[5] of 2000, there were 4,572 people, 1,781 households, and 1,209 families residing in the town. The population density was 63.6 inhabitants per square mile (24.6/km2). There were 2,138 housing units at an average density of 29.7 per square mile (11.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.21%White, 0.07%Black orAfrican American, 0.15%Native American, 0.13%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, and 0.42% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino 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% weremarried couples 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. Theper capita income for the town was $16,704. About 8.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 13.1% of those under 18 and 9.9% of those 65 or over.
Boonville is asnowmobile 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.[citation needed] 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 formerBlack River Canal was constructed to connect to theErie Canal.
Thisclimatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Boonville has ahumid continental climate, 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.[6]
| Climate data for Boonville, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present: 1550ft (472m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) | 63 (17) | 77 (25) | 86 (30) | 89 (32) | 90 (32) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 90 (32) | 82 (28) | 74 (23) | 74 (23) | 94 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45 (7) | 45 (7) | 57 (14) | 73 (23) | 80 (27) | 84 (29) | 85 (29) | 84 (29) | 81 (27) | 73 (23) | 62 (17) | 50 (10) | 87 (31) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 24.6 (−4.1) | 27.2 (−2.7) | 35.5 (1.9) | 49.5 (9.7) | 63.0 (17.2) | 70.9 (21.6) | 74.9 (23.8) | 73.9 (23.3) | 66.8 (19.3) | 54.0 (12.2) | 41.3 (5.2) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 51.0 (10.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.4 (−8.7) | 18.3 (−7.6) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 39.9 (4.4) | 52.8 (11.6) | 61.3 (16.3) | 65.5 (18.6) | 64.4 (18.0) | 57.2 (14.0) | 45.3 (7.4) | 33.7 (0.9) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 42.0 (5.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.2 (−13.2) | 9.3 (−12.6) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 30.2 (−1.0) | 42.6 (5.9) | 51.6 (10.9) | 56.2 (13.4) | 55.0 (12.8) | 47.6 (8.7) | 36.6 (2.6) | 26.0 (−3.3) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 33.1 (0.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15 (−26) | −12 (−24) | −2 (−19) | 16 (−9) | 29 (−2) | 38 (3) | 45 (7) | 42 (6) | 33 (1) | 22 (−6) | 10 (−12) | −7 (−22) | −19 (−28) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) | −29 (−34) | −26 (−32) | −1 (−18) | 18 (−8) | 29 (−2) | 32 (0) | 35 (2) | 24 (−4) | 14 (−10) | −8 (−22) | −23 (−31) | −31 (−35) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.92 (125) | 3.97 (101) | 4.15 (105) | 4.56 (116) | 4.64 (118) | 5.27 (134) | 4.60 (117) | 4.69 (119) | 4.94 (125) | 6.11 (155) | 5.04 (128) | 5.27 (134) | 58.16 (1,477) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 39.7 (101) | 39.2 (100) | 26.7 (68) | 6.2 (16) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.4 (3.6) | 15.5 (39) | 35.1 (89) | 164 (417.11) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 19.6 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 181 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 16.8 | 15.9 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 16.6 | 75.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[8] | |||||||||||||
The majority of the town, including the portion with the village, is in theAdirondack Central School District. A small portion of the town is in theRemsen Central School District.[9]
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