Editing Annsville, New York

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'''Annsville''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Oneida County, New York]], United States. At the 2010 census the town population was 3,012. The town is named after Ann Bloomfield, wife of a founder.

The '''Town of Annsville''' is in the northwestern part of the county.

==History==
Annsville was settled in April 1793 when John W. Bloomfield moved from [[Burlington, New Jersey]] to what is now the hamlet of [[Taberg]], and erected a [[saw mill]] and a [[grist mill]].<ref name="Wager">Our County and Its People:A Descriptive Work on Oneida County, New York, Daniel Elbridge Wager, The Boston History Company, 1896</ref><ref name="Durant">History of Oneida County New York, Samuel W. Durant, Philadelphia, Everts & Gariss, 1878</ref>

===Land===
Annsville's territory is land first acquired by John and Nicholas Roosevelt in 1791 from the New York State Land Commission.  This [[Land patent|patent]] was for 530,000 acres situated in present [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]] and [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida]] counties.  Approximately 499,000 acres of the Roosevelt Tract became ''Scriba’s Patent'' in 1793 as partial payment of debts owed to the Scriba Bank by the Roosevelts. The land was divided into Townships at this time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scribahistoricalsociety.org/our-story/|title=SCRIBA: A GENEALOGIST'S HISTORY}}</ref> Annsville contains portions of towns 1,2,3, and 8.<ref name="Durant"/>

===Early settlers===

Early settlers of the northern part of the town include Benjamin, Jonathan, James, and Abraham Morton (brothers) who arrived from [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] in June 1803.  Daniel Miller arrived from [[Granville, Massachusetts]] in 1804.  Jonathan and Samuel Stanford arrived in 1805, and Peter Abbott, [[American Revolutionary War|revolutionary war]] veteran, from [[Windham, Vermont]] in 1806.

Also arriving in 1806 was Elias Brewster, who moved from the nearby town of [[Western, New York|Western]], having arrived there from [[Connecticut]] in 1790. Other settlers to the town were Adam P. Campbell, Nicholas Armstrong, and Dan Taft.<ref name="Wager"/><ref name="Durant"/>

===Commerce===
In addition to farming, much of the early economic activity was related to [[lumber]], made possible by the abundance of trees and the water power of streams to run saw mills.  Lumber and various lumber products were manufactured in large quantity.  [[Pig iron]] was produced by the Oneida Iron and Glass Manufacturing Company from around 1811.<ref name="Wager"/>

The railroad reached Annsville with the construction of the Watertown & Rome Railroad, later the [[Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad]], with a station near the hamlet of Taberg in the 1840s.<ref name="Durant"/>

===Civic formation===
The town was formed on April 12, 1823, from land taken from Lee, Florence, Camden and Vienna.  The town was named after Ann Bloomfield, wife of John W. Bloomfield.  The first town meeting was held on March 2, 1824.  The following positions were filled: [[town supervisor]], [[town clerk]], [[Tax assessment|assessor]]s (3), commissioners of highways (3), [[Overseer of the poor|overseers of the poor]] (2), [[Tax collector|collector]], commissioners of schools (3), inspectors of schools (3), [[constable]]s (3), [[poundmaster]]s (2).<ref name="Wager"/><ref name="Durant"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|60.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|60.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (0.48%) is water.

The northern town line is the border of [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]], directly northwest of the town of [[Taberg, New York|Taberg]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1481
|1840= 1765
|1850= 2688
|1860= 2837
|1870= 2716
|1880= 2554
|1890= 2068
|1900= 1744
|1910= 1449
|1920= 1353
|1930= 1242
|1940= 1217
|1950= 1333
|1960= 1635
|1970= 1917
|1980= 2389
|1990= 2786
|2000= 2956
|2010= 3012
|2020=2639
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,956 people, 1,061 households, and 790 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|49.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.75% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 1,061 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,804, and the median income for a family was $42,841. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,541 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,012.  About 8.7% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Annsville ==
*'''Blennes Corner''' &ndash; A location in the southwestern part of the town.
*'''Blossvale''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] near the southern town line, named after the Bloss family, who were early settlers of the area.  A former railway station was located here<ref name="Durant"/>
*'''[[Bowman Hill (Oneida County, New York)|Bowman Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation located northeast of Taberg.
*'''[[Corkin Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation located north of Pond Hill. Partially in the Town of [[Florence, New York|Florence]].
*'''[[Finn Hill (Oneida County, New York)|Finn Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation located north of Taberg.
*'''Glenmore''' &ndash;  A hamlet in the south central part of the town.
*'''McConnellsville''' &ndash; Home to Harden Furniture Co. one of the largest employers in town.
*'''[[Pond Hill (Oneida County, New York)|Pond Hill]]''' &ndash; The area surrounding "Mack Pond", west of Taberg on [[New York State Route 69|Route 69]].
*'''[[Taberg, New York|Taberg]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town on Route 69.

==State Forests==
The following [[New York State Forests]] are located wholly or partially in Annsville:
*Cobb Brook State Forest
*Fall Brook State Forest
*Fish Creek State Forest
*Furnace Creek State Forest

==Notable person==
*[[Calvin Kingsley]], (1812–1870), born in Annsville, became a [[bishop]] of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location=Chicago |  year = 1963}}</ref>

==Notable event==
On the night of April 14, 1907, a two [[Steam locomotive|engine]], sixty-car freight train derailed, killing one [[fireman (steam engine)|fireman]]. See [[Blossvale crash of 1907]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1907|magazine=Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |publisher=Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen |title=Incidents }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/onei-annsville.htm History of Annsville, NY]

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