Vienna, New York | |
|---|---|
 Location inOneida County and the state ofNew York. | |
| Coordinates:43°14′N75°44′W / 43.233°N 75.733°W /43.233; -75.733 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Jason Spellicy ([Independent [Ind]]) |
| • Town Council | Jason C. Lamb (R) Vacant (ind) Darrin Smith (R) Marybeth McEwen (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.08 sq mi (246.26 km2) |
| • Land | 61.45 sq mi (159.15 km2) |
| • Water | 33.63 sq mi (87.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,440 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 5,419 |
| • Density | 88.2/sq mi (34.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13308 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-77486 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979586 |
| Website | Town website |
Vienna/vaɪˈɛnə/ is atown inOneida County, New York, United States. The population was 5,440 at the 2010 census. The town is named after thecapital of Austria.
TheTown of Vienna is in the western part of the county.
Vienna was formed out of the town of Camden when it was divided in April 1807. The town's original name was "Orange" but shortly after the town's formation, it was renamed to "Bengal." Eight years later, in 1816, Bengal was renamed to its current name of Vienna.[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.8 square miles (246 km2), of which 61.5 square miles (159 km2) is land and 33.3 square miles (86 km2) (35.15%) is water.
The town bordersOneida Lake and the western town line is the border ofOswego County. TheErie Canal is on the southern border, near Sylvan Beach. Fish Creek defines part of the eastern town line and joins the Erie Canal near Sylvan Beach.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,307 | — | |
| 1830 | 1,766 | 35.1% | |
| 1840 | 2,530 | 43.3% | |
| 1850 | 3,436 | 35.8% | |
| 1860 | 3,460 | 0.7% | |
| 1870 | 3,180 | −8.1% | |
| 1880 | 2,834 | −10.9% | |
| 1890 | 2,220 | −21.7% | |
| 1900 | 2,218 | −0.1% | |
| 1910 | 1,904 | −14.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,544 | −18.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,554 | 0.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,645 | 5.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,196 | 33.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,896 | 31.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,979 | 37.4% | |
| 1980 | 5,197 | 30.6% | |
| 1990 | 5,564 | 7.1% | |
| 2000 | 5,819 | 4.6% | |
| 2010 | 5,440 | −6.5% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 5,419 | [2] | −0.4% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
As of thecensus[5] of 2000, there were 5,819 people, 2,192 households, and 1,565 families residing in the town. The population density was 94.7 inhabitants per square mile (36.6/km2). There were 3,037 housing units at an average density of 49.4 per square mile (19.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.47%White, 0.50%African American, 0.55%Native American, 0.53%Asian, 0.21% fromother races, and 0.74% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 2,192 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% weremarried couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $43,871. Males had a median income of $32,337 versus $25,293 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $17,195. About 6.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Jewell is ahamlet in the town of Vienna, on the northeastern corner ofOneida Lake, near the border ofOswego County. It lies on State Route 49, approximately 30 minutes from theCity of Syracuse to its west and 30 minutes to theCity of Utica on the east.
The first settler is said to have been Eliphalet Jewell, who owned land there in 1814. Silas Jewell may have come about the same time. After coming to Jewell, Silas moved to Constantia for about 5 years and then came back to Jewell about 1822. Jewell was known as "West Vienna" until 1921 when the name was changed to "Jewell," in honor of the Jewell family.
Jewell was once a major town on the east–west road which parallels the Oneida Lake shoreline. In the past it was a thriving community with a store, hotel, mills, boat-building and lumber industries. A small community Church stands in the center as a testament to a time ofwatermills, farms,maple sap houses, and an older way of living. Home to the once famousIdel Wild Land (1820) and in the late 1900s a beautiful French piece-and-piece log mansion, built in the tradition of the French Fort, constructed as a testament to this waterfront community's revival.
TheNew York, Ontario & Western railroad used to serve towns on the north side of Oneida Lake, including Jewell. It was removed in 1957, to be turned into a recreational trail for horse andsnowmobile riders. The trail is called theOswego Recreational Trail to the west, in Oswego County, but has no name in Jewell's Oneida County.
