Editing Lee, New York

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{{About|the town|the hamlet in the town|Lee (hamlet), New York}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name       = Lee, New York
| settlement_type     = [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|Town]]
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| leader_name         = John C. Urtz ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
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| leader_name1        = Sharon Mortis ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| 1 = • Kevin P. Gallagher ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
| 2 = • Harold E. Van Wagenen ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
| 3 = • Alan J. Trombley ([[United States Democratic Party|D]])
| 4 = • Patrick Hetherington ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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| population_total       = 6486
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'''Lee''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Oneida County, New York]], United States. The population was 6,486 at the 2010 census.

The '''Town of Lee''' is northwest of [[Rome, New York|Rome]].

== History ==
The Town of Lee was formed from the [[Western, New York|Town of Western]] in 1811. The town was named after [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] General [[Charles Lee (general)|Charles Lee]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n183 184]}}</ref>

About 1910, the Rome & Osceola Railroad was organized and the rails laid as far as Lee Center, with grading completed along much of the route, intended to carry timber from Tug Hill to a tie plant on a site which is now the Rite Aid warehouse on Rt 69 in Rome.

George W. Kingsbury, for whom (with his brother), the county of [[Kingsbury County, South Dakota|Kingsbury]], South Dakota, is named, was born in Lee on December 16, 1837.

West Lee was home to a large canning factory.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|45.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|45.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (0.83%) is water.

[[Delta Reservoir]], also called Delta Lake, is partly in the southeastern part of the town, created in 1911 as a feeder for the [[New York State Barge Canal]] by flooding the [[Delta, New York|Village of Delta]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 2186
|1830= 2514
|1840= 2936
|1850= 3025
|1860= 2796
|1870= 2656
|1880= 2360
|1890= 1845
|1900= 1671
|1910= 1379
|1920= 1134
|1930= 1300
|1940= 1482
|1950= 1856
|1960= 4302
|1970= 6095
|1980= 6892
|1990= 7115
|2000= 6875
|2010= 6486
|estyear=2016
|estimate=6426
|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 6,875 people, 2,563 households, and 1,970 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|152.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,699 housing units at an average density of {{convert|59.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.47% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 2,563 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,074, and the median income for a family was $51,676. Males had a median income of $34,811 versus $25,522 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,588.  About 5.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Lee ==
*'''Brookfield''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] neat the western town line.
*'''[[Delta Reservoir]]''' &ndash; A [[Reservoir (water)|reservoir]] at the southeastern border of the town.
*'''Elmer Hill''' &ndash; A location in the southeastern corner of the town.
*'''Hawkins Corner''' &ndash; A hamlet south of Lake Delta on Route 26.
*'''[[Lake Delta, New York|Lake Delta]]''' &ndash; A hamlet near the Delta Reservoir on Route 26.
*'''[[Lee (hamlet), New York|Lee]]''' &ndash; The hamlet of Lee is in the southwestern corner of the town on Route 69.
*'''[[Lee Center, New York|Lee Center]]''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Stokes Corner.
*'''[[Point Rock, New York|Point Rock]]''' &ndash; A location in the northwestern corner of the town.
*'''Stokes Corner''' &ndash; A hamlet north of Lake Delta on Route 26.
*'''[[West Branch, New York|West Branch]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northeastern corner of the town on Route 26.
*'''West Lee''' &ndash; A hamlet between Brookfield and Lee Center on Route 53.

==Schooling==
Students attend schools in one of three area districts: [[Rome, New York|Rome City]] School District, [[Camden, New York|Camden]] School District or Adirondack School District in [[Boonville, New York]].

On the present site of the Methodist Church, the first school in Lee was built and went by the name of Lee Center School – District 3, which later became District 1. The school remained open until Lee Center School merged with Rome District Schools in 1957. School remained open until June 1960;  The school building was used for storage by town highway department  for a period of time,  then  building was demolished.

On the corner of Streun Road and Point Rock road is another one of the first and main schoolhouses in Lee Center. Settlers called this the Stone Schoolhouse-District 5. This also held classes until the merge in 1957. Students then went to Lee Center school until it closed in June 1960.

On the corner of Lorena road and Sleepy Hollow road held another schoolhouse. The property lines show half of the building in Rome and the other in Lee center.<ref>"Town of Lee Schools." Town of Lee Schools. N.p., n.d. Web. May 9, 2016.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://townofleeny.org Town of Lee]

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