Editing Forestport, New York

{{For|the hamlet in the town|Forestport (hamlet), New York}}
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'''Forestport''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Oneida County, New York]], United States. The population was 1,477 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The Town of Forestport is located in the northeastern corner of Oneida County. The northern part of the town is in the [[Adirondack Park]].

== History ==
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Forestport was created from the [[Remsen, New York|Town of Remsen]] in 1869.

At the end of the 19th century, many of the town's population were found to be involved in a conspiracy to divert funds set aside for [[canal]] repair for the [[Black River Canal]]. Sections of the Black River Canal were pick axed so as to profit from repair work, infamously known as the "Forestport Breaks".

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|79.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|77.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}} (2.25%) is water.

The eastern town line is the border of [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]], and the northern town boundary is the border of [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]]. The [[Black River (New York)|Black River]] and Kayuta Lake define the western town line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1275
|1880= 1358
|1890= 1519
|1900= 1562
|1910= 1100
|1920= 862
|1930= 796
|1940= 730
|1950= 723
|1960= 821
|1970= 1173
|1980= 1380
|1990= 1556
|2000= 1692
|2010= 1535
|2020= 1477
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|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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At the 2000 [[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> there were 1,692 people, 736 households and 479 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|21.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,027 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.06% of the population.

There were 736 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84.

22.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The [[median household income]] was $34,455 and the median family income was $39,352. Males had a median income of $30,119 compared with $25,060 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,494. About 7.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Forestport == 
*'''Anos Siding''' &ndash; a location in the northeastern part of the town.
*'''[[Forestport (hamlet), New York|Forestport]]''' - the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Forestport is located on the banks of the Black River off [[New York State Route 28|NY 28]] in the southwestern part of the town.
*'''[[Forestport Reservoir]]''' &ndash; A reservoir located by the hamlet of Forestport.
*'''Forestport Station''' &ndash; a hamlet east of Forestport.
*'''Holiday House''' &ndash; a location on NY 28 north of Woodgate.
*'''[[Long Lake (Oneida County, New York)|Long Lake]]''' &ndash; a [[lake]] in the northeastern part of the town north of Woodgate.
*'''[[Meyers Hill (New York)|Meyers Hill]]''' &ndash; An elevation located northeast of Woodhull.
*'''Nichols Mills''' &ndash; a location in the northeastern part of the town.
*'''[[Otter Lake, New York|Otter Lake]]''' &ndash; a hamlet located on NY 28 in the northeastern corner of the town.
*'''[[Otter Lake (Oneida County, New York)|Otter Lake]]''' &ndash; a lake located in the northeastern corner of the town by the hamlet of Otter Lake.
*'''[[Round Lake (Oneida County, New York)|Round Lake]]''' &ndash; A lake located southeast of Long Lake.
*'''[[White Lake, Oneida County, New York|White Lake]]''' &ndash; a lake and hamlet south of Long Lake and adjacent to Route 28.
*'''[[Woodgate, New York|Woodgate]]''' - located seven miles north of the hamlet of Forestport on SR 28.
*'''Woodhull''' &ndash; a hamlet southwest of Forestport.

== See also ==
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* [[Forestport Tower]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/spring-2004-catalog/forestport.html The Forestport conspiracy]
* [http://www.forestport.com Forestport.com]

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