Editing Oneida, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Oneida, Tennessee
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Oneida-library-tn1.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = 
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = File:Scott County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Oneida Highlighted 4755860.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Oneida in Scott County, Tennessee.
| image_map1               = 
| mapsize1                 = 
| map_caption1             = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Scott County, Tennessee|Scott]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Mayor-Council
| leader_title             =  Mayor
| leader_name              = Lori Phillips-Jones 
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1880s<ref>[http://www.discoverscott.com/main/essentials/our-history/ Scott County: Our History].  Retrieved: June 28, 2015.</ref>
| established_title2       = First Charter
| established_date2        = 1905<ref name="tngenweb.org">{{cite web |url=https://www.tngenweb.org/scott/fnb_v18n3_early_history_of_oneida.htm |title=Scott Co, TN FNB Chronicles: Early History of the Town of Oneida |website=www.tngenweb.org |access-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref>
| established_title3       = Incorporated
| established_date3        = March 22, 1917<ref name="tngenweb.org">{{cite web |url=https://www.tngenweb.org/scott/fnb_v18n3_early_history_of_oneida.htm |title=Scott Co, TN FNB Chronicles: Early History of the Town of Oneida |website=www.tngenweb.org |access-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref>
| named_for                = [[Oneida, New York]]

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='47'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 24.69
| area_land_km2            = 24.31
| area_water_km2           = 0.38
| area_total_sq_mi         = 9.53
| area_land_sq_mi          = 9.38
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.15

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 3787
| population_density_km2   = 155.79
| population_density_sq_mi = 403.52

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m              = 
| elevation_ft             = 1444
| coordinates              = {{coord|36|30|2|N|84|31|0|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 37841
| area_code                = [[Area code 423|423]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 47-55860<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1329062<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1329062}}</ref>
| website                  = [http://www.townofoneida.com/ www.townofoneida.com]
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
}}
'''Oneida''' is a town in [[Scott County, Tennessee|Scott County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 3,787 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Oneida is known for its proximity to the [[Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area]].  The town is named for [[Oneida, New York]], the home of several railroad executives who helped develop the town in the late 19th century.<ref>[http://www.wbir.com/dontmiss/161195/207/Why-do-they-call-it-that-Oneida Why Do They Call It That?  Oneida].  ''WBIR.com'', March 11, 2011.  Retrieved: April 15, 2011.</ref>

==Geography==
Oneida is located at {{coord|36|30|2|N|84|31|0|W|type:city}} (36.500535, -84.516553).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|10.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|10.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (1.36%) is water.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Oneida, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 103

|Jan avg record high F = 64.6
|Feb avg record high F = 68.3
|Mar avg record high F = 75.7
|Apr avg record high F = 82.5
|May avg record high F = 86.4
|Jun avg record high F = 90.0
|Jul avg record high F = 92.2
|Aug avg record high F = 91.5
|Sep avg record high F = 89.6
|Oct avg record high F = 82.6
|Nov avg record high F = 73.8
|Dec avg record high F = 65.0
|year avg record high F = 93.4

|Jan high F = 45.0
|Feb high F = 49.2
|Mar high F = 58.0
|Apr high F = 68.4
|May high F = 75.9
|Jun high F = 82.3
|Jul high F = 85.4
|Aug high F = 84.6
|Sep high F = 79.6
|Oct high F = 69.3
|Nov high F = 58.0
|Dec high F = 48.6
|year high F = 67.0
|Jan mean F = 34.8
|Feb mean F = 38.2
|Mar mean F = 45.3
|Apr mean F = 54.9
|May mean F = 63.1
|Jun mean F = 70.8
|Jul mean F = 74.6
|Aug mean F = 73.3
|Sep mean F = 67.2
|Oct mean F = 55.5
|Nov mean F = 45.1
|Dec mean F = 38.2
|year mean F = 55.1
|Jan low F = 24.5
|Feb low F = 27.1
|Mar low F = 32.5
|Apr low F = 41.3
|May low F = 50.3
|Jun low F = 59.2
|Jul low F = 63.9
|Aug low F = 62.0
|Sep low F = 54.8
|Oct low F = 41.8
|Nov low F = 32.3
|Dec low F = 27.8
|year low F = 43.1

|Jan avg record low F = 4.1
|Feb avg record low F = 9.4
|Mar avg record low F = 16.0
|Apr avg record low F = 25.6
|May avg record low F = 34.6
|Jun avg record low F = 47.5
|Jul avg record low F = 54.5
|Aug avg record low F = 53.0
|Sep avg record low F = 40.1
|Oct avg record low F = 26.9
|Nov avg record low F = 18.0
|Dec avg record low F = 11.7
|year avg record low F = 1.1

|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = -11
|Mar record low F = -11
|Apr record low F = 16
|May record low F = 25
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 42
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 17
|Nov record low F = 1
|Dec record low F = −18
|year record low F = -26
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.15
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.06
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.70
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.25
|May precipitation inch = 4.89
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.80
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.63
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.51
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.97
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.32
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.81
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.03
|year precipitation inch = 58.12
|Jan snow inch = 2.2
|Feb snow inch = 1.5
|Mar snow inch = 0.8
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 1.0
|year snow inch = 5.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.4
|Feb precipitation days = 10.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 12.0
|Jun precipitation days = 12.0
|Jul precipitation days = 11.7
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.7
|Oct precipitation days = 8.6
|Nov precipitation days = 9.2
|Dec precipitation days = 12.3
|year precipitation days = 128.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.7
|Feb snow days = 1.0
|Mar snow days = 0.2
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.6
|year snow days = 2.5
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mrx
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00406829&format=pdf
| title = Station: Oneida, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 3, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 943
|1930= 1382
|1940= 1252
|1950= 1304
|1960= 2480
|1970= 2602
|1980= 3494
|1990= 3502
|2000= 3615
|2010= 3752
|2020= 3787
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Oneida racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4755860&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 27, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,568
| 94.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 10
| 0.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 9
| 0.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 28
| 0.74%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 113
| 2.98%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 59
| 1.56%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,787 people, 1,661 households, and 1,115 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,615 people, 1,588 households, and 986 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|355.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,715 housing units at an average density of {{convert|168.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.34% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.30% of the population.

There were 1,588 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,767, and the median income for a family was $29,786. Males had a median income of $23,571 versus $24,516 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,906. About 18.8% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
* [http://www.ihoneida.com/ The Independent Herald]
* Hive 105, [[WBNT-FM]]
* MBRTV Channel 5
* [http://www.scnoneida.net/ The Scott County News] The county's oldest newspaper, established in 1916.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Oneida, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.townofoneida.com Official website]

{{Scott County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Scott County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Coal towns in Tennessee]]