New Hartford (town), New York
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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.
The Town of New Hartford contains a village, also named New Hartford. New Hartford is the largest suburb of Utica, New York, which is located directly north of the town and village.
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[edit] History
The name "New Hartford" was given to the small town by the Kellogg family that arrived from Hartford, CT, in 1772, becoming the very first settlers.
The Town of New Hartford was settled in 1788 by Jedediah Sanger, who was 37 years old and deep in debt. All of his previously owned property had been destroyed by a fire. Sanger bought 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land, each acre for $.50. The first building, his home, went up in 1789. He and his family then set upon building a saw mill, and later a grist mill in 1790. This marked the beginning of the town of New Hartford.
Amongst the town's great accomplishments are: the first ingrain loom, the first cut nails, manufactured by Johnathan Richardson.
Johnathan Edwards, Jr., son of the great American theologain and writer, founded the Presbyterian Church in 1791, as the First Religious Society of Whitestown.
The second cotton mill in New York state, the New Hartford Manufacturing Co. was incorporated on March 9th, 1810. As the town grew, it incorporated hotels, a blacksmith, a harness shop, a bakery, a drug store, and a draper each in his own building.
For its early years, New Hartford had no governmental organization, and was one of the many communities within the Town of Whitestown. It was 42 years later until there was local government: the Town of New Hartford was formed from part of Whitestown in 1827.
[edit] Recent history
New Hartford's high school, New Hartford Senior High, was voted number 129 in the top schools in the country by Newsweek. [1] Also, the schools, Advanced Placement European History (AP Euro) class 2003-2004 was voted the strongest in the world in the size range of 500-999 students. The school offers twelve other Advanced Placement courses, including AB Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, English Literature, English Language, Spanish, French, United States History, Psychology, Comparative Government, Biology, and Microeconomics. In addition to the Advanced Placement language courses, New Hartford also offers four or more years of language instruction in German, French, Spanish and Latin.
In April 2006, the High School Mock Trial team reached the Regional finals in Elmira, NY. The team was the champion of Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties. They beat Notre Dame and Poland to reach the regionals. Coached by George Whitton, the team hopes to advance further in 2007 as all of its team members will return.
42% of New Hartford residents ages 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
New Hartford has experienced heavy commercial growth in the past several years and now is considered the commercial center of the Utica-Rome area for shopping. The majority of growth has been on the west end of the town bordering Whitesboro and Kirkland. The south and east sides of town are largely suburban and are becoming increasingly populated.
New Hartford's Junior High School, Ralph W. Perry Junior High School, has had a very strong MathCounts team. They have taken the regional champion title for several years, and also participated in the state competition. New Hartford's junior high also boasts three bands, two orchestras, jazz band, and several choir and chorale groups. The high school has a similar number of music groups, and New Hartford consistently sends students to the New York Conference All-State band, orchestra and choir groups, an honor which is determined by the student's auditions at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Festival.
Far and away the most historically successful aspect of New Hartford Central School's quasi-academic programs has been its Model UN team. From the late 1990's until 2002, this team was by far the most decorated MUN team in the Central New York region. New Hartford was the traditional host of the Upper Mohawk Valley MUN Conference (UMVMUN), held at Hamilton College.
New Hartford has three public elementary schools: Myles Elementary, Bradley Elementary (formerly Oxford Rd. Elementary), and Hughes Elementary. Which school a student attends is determined by the student's geographic location, not merit or other factors.
The 2006-2007 boys varsity basketball team captured the Section 3 Class A championship by defeating state-ranked #1 Jamesville-DeWitt in the semifinals and Cortland in the finals of the Class A Section 3 tournament at Manley Field House in Syracuse.
Boy's Soccer: 2004 Class A State Champions
Boy's Soccer and Football: 2004 Class A Academic State Champions
Girls Swimming: 1999-2000-2001-2002-2003-2004-2005-2006 Consecutive State Champions
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 66.0 km² (25.5 mi²). 65.7 km² (25.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.
The east town line is the border of Herkimer County. It is a very beautiful place.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 21,172 people, 8,601 households, and 5,625 families residing in the town. The population density was 322.1/km² (834.1/mi²). There were 9,084 housing units at an average density of 138.2/km² (357.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.03% White, 0.80% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.34% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.73% of the population.
There were 8,601 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,991, and the median income for a family was $60,843. Males had a median income of $40,046 versus $28,532 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,528. About 3.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Communities and locations in New Hartford
- Chadwicks -- A hamlet near the south town line.
- Clark Mills -- A hamlet near the northwest corner of the town.
- New Hartford -- The Village of New Hartford is in the western part of the town.
- Washington Mills -- A hamlet south of New Hartford village on Route 8.
