Editing Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York

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'''Mohawk''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Village|village]] in [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 2,731 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3647823| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mohawk village, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 5, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113941/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3647823| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The village was named after the adjacent [[Mohawk River]].

The village is at the northern border of the town of [[German Flatts, New York|German Flatts]] and adjacent to the [[Erie Canal]]. Mohawk is southeast of [[Utica, New York|Utica]].

== History ==
The area was settled by [[German Palatines|Palatine Germans]] after 1722. In 1725, the King of Great Britain and Governor Burnet granted Mohawk to the Palatine Germans in what was known as the Burnetsfield Patent.

George Washington was known to stop in Mohawk to have lunch at the Shoemaker Tavern on his way to and from [[Fort Stanwix]] in [[Rome, New York|Rome]].

Mohawk became known as "Bennetts Corners" after a hotel stand that was located here in 1826. In 1838, the village became 
known as "Mohawk".

The village was incorporated on April 16, 1844. The first president of the village, Frederick Bellinger, came into office on May 4 of that year.

The first mayor of Mohawk was James V. Casey, who was elected in 1960.<ref>[http://www.mohawkny.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905113735/http://www.mohawkny.org/ |date=September 5, 2010 }}</ref> The current mayor is Jim Baron.

Mohawk is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a [[municipal charter]], the other villages having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law.<ref name="villagehist">{{cite web |url=http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=72 |title=Local Government Handbook - Village Government: Historical Development |format=PDF |pages=PDF page 72 |year=2008 |edition=5th |publisher=New York State Department of State |access-date=June 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326101146/http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf#page=72 |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref>

The [[Herkimer County shootings]] took place partially in Mohawk on March 13, 2013.

==Geography==
Mohawk is located in the northern part of the town of German Flatts at {{coord|43|0|37|N|75|0|18|W|type:city}} (43.010194, -75.005022),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the south side of the [[Mohawk River]]. It is bordered to the west by the village of [[Ilion, New York|Ilion]] and to the northeast, across the river, by the village of [[Herkimer (village), New York|Herkimer]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Mohawk has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 2.94%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

[[New York State Route 5S]], an east-west highway, runs through the northern part of the village, leading east (downriver) {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Fort Plain, New York|Fort Plain]] and west (upriver) {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Utica, New York|Utica]]. [[New York State Route 28]] (Warren Street/Columbia Street) is a north-south highway through the village center, leading northeast {{convert|1.5|mi}} to [[Herkimer (village), New York|Herkimer]] and south {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Richfield Springs, New York|Richfield Springs]]. [[New York State Route 168]] (Hammond Street) has its western terminus in the village and leads southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Starkville, New York|Starkville]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1464
|1880= 1441
|1890= 1806
|1900= 2028
|1910= 2079
|1920= 2919
|1930= 2835
|1940= 2882
|1950= 3196
|1960= 3533
|1970= 3301
|1980= 2956
|1990= 2986
|2000= 2660
|2010= 2731
|2020= 2415
|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 2,660 people, 1,146 households, and 708 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|3,009.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,395.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.88% of the population.

There were 1,146 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,439, and the median income for a family was $39,185. Males had a median income of $29,915 versus $20,918 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,469. About 5.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Mohawk students get their education from the Central Valley Central School District, a merger between the Ilion and Mohawk Central School Districts that took effect early in 2013. The sports teams of Central Valley call themselves the Thunder, and their school colors are light blue, navy, yellow and white. Prior to this, Mohawk had called their teams the "Mohicans" after the [[Mohawk people|Mohawk Nation]] who occupied the [[Mohawk Valley]] before European settlement. Their school colors were orange, black, and white. The last graduating class of Mohawk Central School District was in 2013 and consisted of 54 students.

Under the merger, both schools in the former Mohawk district were retained: Harry M. Fisher Elementary School, which now serves the combined district's Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade students, and Gregory B. Jarvis High School, which is now Central Valley's middle school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Valley School District |url=https://www.cvalleycsd.org/ |website=Central Valley School District Home Page}}</ref>

==Media==
One radio station is licensed to Mohawk: [[WHMV-LP]] (97.5 FM), which also serves the neighboring villages of [[Ilion, New York|Ilion]] and [[Herkimer (village), New York|Herkimer]]. Mohawk is also served by television stations in the nearby Utica [[media market]], and by the ''[[Observer-Dispatch]],'' a newspaper based in Utica and the ''[[The Telegram (Herkimer)|Times Telegram]],'' a newspaper based in Herkimer.

== Notable people ==
*[[Gregory Jarvis]], engineer who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as Payload Specialist. The local middle school, Gregory B. Jarvis Middle School, is named after him.
*[[Carl Edgar Myers]], balloon inventor and aeronautical engineer scientist
*Mary Myers, the first female to solo fly a lighter-than-air passenger balloon
*[[Leigh and Leslie Keno]], antique appraisers, longtime contributors to ''[[Antiques Roadshow (American TV program)|Antiques Roadshow]]''.
*[[Francis E. Spinner]], Treasurer of the United States during and after the Civil War; celebrated for his distinctive signature and for being the first federal official to employ women.
*[[Robert E. Fistick]], Noted national journalist and newspaper publisher with the Gannett, Hearst, and Whitney publishing organizations, and later a deputy director at The Library of Congress.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://mohawk-ny.org/ Village of Mohawk official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991127140805/http://mohawk.k12.ny.us/  Mohawk Central School]

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[[Category:Villages in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Utica–Rome metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Palatine German settlement in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Villages in Herkimer County, New York]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Mohawk River]]