New York Mills, New York
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New York Mills is a village in Oneida County
, New York
, USA
. The population was 3,327 at the 2010 census.
The Village of New York Mills is partly in the Town of Whitestown
and partly in the Town of New Hartford
. It is a western suburb
of the City of Utica
.
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976.
New York Mills: The Evolution of a Village (ISBN 0-9660363-8-7) by James S. Pula and Eugene E. Dziedzic provide a detailed history on the village in their book:
Annual Bell Festival
Every year New York Mills holds its annual Bell Fest. This is where the whole community gets together and celebrates yet another great year in New York Mills history with food, fun, and fireworks as the traditional ending.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
The village is south of the Mohawk River
. Some of the surrounding towns and cities near New York Mills include Whitesboro, Utica, Yorkville, and New Hartford.
of 2000, there were 3,191 people, 1,550 households, and 806 families residing in the village. The population density
was 2,807.6 people per square mile (1,080.7/km2). There were 1,633 housing units at an average density of 1,436.8 per square mile (553.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.21% White, 0.38% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races
, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 1,550 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples
living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.0% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,993, and the median income for a family was $39,779. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $29,844 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $19,793. About 8.6% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Oneida County, New York
Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA
United States
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. The population was 3,327 at the 2010 census.
The Village of New York Mills is partly in the Town of Whitestown
Whitestown, New York
Whitestown is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 18,635 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from Judge Hugh White, an early settler.The Town of Whitestown is immediately west of Utica, New York...
and partly in the Town of New Hartford
New Hartford (town), New York
.New Hartford is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 21,172. The name of New Hartford was provided by a settler family from Hartford, Connecticut....
. It is a western suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of the City of Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
.
History
There were three mills which gave the village its name. They dated from around 1808 and closed in the 1950s. The Middle Mill Historic DistrictMiddle Mill Historic District
Middle Mill Historic District is a national historic district located at New York Mills in Oneida County, New York. The district includes 31 contributing structures and one contributing site. It consists of a grouping of structures clustered in the vicinity of a large mill complex known as Mill...
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976.
New York Mills: The Evolution of a Village (ISBN 0-9660363-8-7) by James S. Pula and Eugene E. Dziedzic provide a detailed history on the village in their book:
Local communities can often provide a microcosm for examining the larger experience of American history and culture. Such is the case with this newly published history of New York Mills. This history traces the evolution of the village through successive periods beginning with the original English, Scottish and Welsh settlers and the establishment of their religious, cultural and social patterns, to the arrival of French-Canadian workers in the 1870s and 1880s, followed by Polish, Italian and Syro-Lebanese immigrants between 1890 and 1920. As the culture of the village changed, so did its focus, from distributing work to employees who worked at home to the development of modern factories, through serious labor unrest and World War I, the Depression and the eventual closing of the textile mills in the 1950s. The book chronicles how the village and its people adapted to these environmental changes, survived and prospered, while at the same time making significant contributions to American society beyond what would be expected from a small village.
Annual Bell Festival
Every year New York Mills holds its annual Bell Fest. This is where the whole community gets together and celebrates yet another great year in New York Mills history with food, fun, and fireworks as the traditional ending.
The role of alcohol in village life
Being a village of predominantly working class people, the consumption of alcohol played a major role in the fabric of social life in New York Mills. For many years, there were at least 8 taverns or bars within the village boundaries; a disproportionately large number for a village its size.Notable people from New York Mills
- Lewis A. BrighamLewis A. BrighamLewis Alexander Brigham was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881.Brigham was born in New York Mills, New York, on January 2, 1831...
, represented New Jersey's 7th congressional districtNew Jersey's 7th congressional districtNew Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Leonard Lance.In the 2008 election, Mike Ferguson did not seek another term. Linda Stender won the Democratic nomination unopposed, while Republican primary voters chose State Senator Leonard Lance in a field of...
in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1879 to 1881 - Robin CurtisRobin CurtisRobin Curtis is an American actress, most notable for playing Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the Star Trek films.-Film & television work:...
, actress - Ed FurgolEd FurgolEdward Joseph Furgol was an American professional golfer.When he was twelve years of age, Furgol injured his left elbow when he fell off a set of parallel bars. The elbow never healed correctly and Furgol was left with a crooked arm as a result...
, winner of 1954 US OpenU.S. Open (golf)The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
at Baltusrol, champion golfer who overcame an unbending left arm from a broken elbow at age 12 - Marty FurgolMarty FurgolMartin A. Furgol was an American professional golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s. He played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team. He was born in New York Mills, New York and died in Florida...
, PGAPGA TourThe PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
golfer (unrelated to Ed Furgol) - Henry Rinaldo PorterHenry Rinaldo PorterHenry Rinaldo Porter was an Acting Assistant Surgeon in the 7th U.S. Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Big Horn....
, acting assistant surgeon in the Battle of the Little Big Horn - Charles Doolittle WalcottCharles Doolittle WalcottCharles Doolittle Walcott was an American invertebrate paleontologist. He became known for his discovery in 1909 of well-preserved fossils in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada.-Early life:...
, paleontologist - Frederic C. WalcottFrederic C. WalcottFrederic Collin Walcott was a United States Senator from Connecticut. Born in New York Mills, Oneida County, New York, he attended the public schools of Utica, New York and graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1886, from Phillips Academy in 1887 and from Yale University in 1891, where he was a...
, United States Senator representing ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
from 1929 to 1935 - Matt HamillMatt HamillMatthew S. Hamill is a retired American wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York...
, deaf, light heavyweight mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter. - Charles A. Hoffman, 11th Grade English teacher, crooner, song writer, mentor and role model.
Geography
New York Mills is located at 43.102569°N 75.292105°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
The village is south of the Mohawk River
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in the Capital District, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy...
. Some of the surrounding towns and cities near New York Mills include Whitesboro, Utica, Yorkville, and New Hartford.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 3,191 people, 1,550 households, and 806 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,807.6 people per square mile (1,080.7/km2). There were 1,633 housing units at an average density of 1,436.8 per square mile (553.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.21% White, 0.38% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.
There were 1,550 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.0% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,993, and the median income for a family was $39,779. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $29,844 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $19,793. About 8.6% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- New York Mills Union Free School website
- so ya think ya know New York Mills
- New York Mills at EpodunkEPodunkePodunk is a website that profiles communities in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. It provides geocoded information that includes local museums, attractions, parks, colleges, libraries, cemeteries and other features, as well as local history and trivia...