Editing Oriskany Falls, New York

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'''Oriskany Falls''' is a [[village (New York)|village]] in [[Oneida County, New York]], United States. The population was 732 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a [[waterfall]] on a nearby stream.  The village is largely in the southeast section of the town of [[Augusta, New York|Augusta]], but partly overlaps the town of [[Marshall, New York|Marshall]]. The community is at the intersection of routes [[New York State Route 12B|12B]] and [[New York State Route 26|26]], which share a brief [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] within the village and south to [[Bouckville, New York|Bouckville]].

== History ==
The community was first settled ''circa'' 1794. It was originally known as Cassety Hollow, and was incorporated as the village of Oriskany Falls in the 1880s.

[[File:Oriskany Falls, N.Y. LOC 2005626659.tif|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Oriskany Falls from 1891 with list of landmarks]]
In the mid and late 1900s, Mr. George Tucker owned a large portion of the town, which he donated to the people, including a church and the local store, "Tucker's Big M." The store, however, was sold in 2004 to the "Shur-Fine" corporation, who had a gas station put in and remodeled the storefront, and then again in 2006 to brothers-in-law Badal Singh and Sukhminder Singh, natives of India.

The [[First Congregational Free Church]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oriskany Falls is located at {{Coord|42|56|17|N|75|27|46|W|type:city}} (42.938088, -75.462893).<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 village has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The village is located on [[Oriskany Creek]] and is near the border of [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 628
|1880= 598
|1890= 625
|1900= 811
|1910= 892
|1920= 1014
|1930= 853
|1940= 930
|1950= 893
|1960= 972
|1970= 927
|1980= 802
|1990= 795
|2000= 698
|2010= 732
|2020= 658
|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 698 people, 292 households, and 178 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,423.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 334 housing units at an average density of {{convert|681.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], .57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], .29% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], .14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and .86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were .43% of the population.

There were 292 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,716, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $31,029 versus $23,906 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $17,215. About 11.6% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Waterville Central School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36065_oneida/DC20SD_C36065.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oneida County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2024-10-07}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36065_oneida/DC20SD_C36065_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://villageoriskanyfalls.digitaltowpath.org:10181/content official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050724080541/http://www.midyork.org/Waterville/augusta.htm Early history of Augusta and Oriskany Falls]

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