Editing Florence, New York

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|official_name            = Florence, New York
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|leader_name              = Scott P. Outtrim ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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|population_total         = 1025
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'''Florence''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Oneida County, New York]], United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the city [[Florence]] in Italy.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n126 127]}}</ref>

The '''Town of Florence''' is in the northwestern corner of Oneida County and is northwest of the [[Rome, New York|City of Rome]].

== History ==

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Florence was created from part of the [[Camden (town), New York|Town of Camden]] in 1805.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|55.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|55.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.15%) is water.

The western town line is the border of [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]], and Oswego County and [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]] form the northern town line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1810= 396
|1820= 640
|1830= 964
|1840= 1259
|1850= 2587
|1860= 2802
|1870= 2299
|1880= 2073
|1890= 1489
|1900= 1207
|1910= 936
|1920= 701
|1930= 641
|1940= 620
|1950= 510
|1960= 583
|1970= 610
|1980= 688
|1990= 852
|2000= 1086
|2010= 1025
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1035
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|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>
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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 1,086 people, 369 households, and 285 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|19.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 369 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 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 $39,000. Males had a median income of $26,146 versus $21,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,571.  About 9.2% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Florence ==
*'''[[Corkin Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation located southeast of Thompson Corners. Partially in the Town of [[Annsville, New York|Annsville]].
*'''Empeyville''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] near the eastern town line.
*'''Florence''' &ndash; The hamlet of Florence is in the northern part of the town.
*'''Florence Hill''' &ndash; A hamlet southwest of Florence.
*'''Forty-six Corners''' &ndash; A location north of Empeyville.
*'''Hanifin Corners''' &ndash; A location north of Empeyville.
*'''Thompson Corners''' &ndash; A location south of Empeyville.
*'''[[Wickwire Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation located west of Thompson Corners.

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[[Category:Utica–Rome metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Oneida County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]