Editing Schuyler, New York

{{Short description|Town in Herkimer County, New York, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
: ''There is also a [[Schuyler County, New York]]''.
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|leader_name              = Anthony J. Lucenti ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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'''Schuyler''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Herkimer County, New York]], United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604365695| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Schuyler town, Herkimer County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 30, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213154451/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604365695| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is in the western part of Herkimer County and is east of [[Utica, New York|Utica]].

== History ==

{{unreferenced section|date=September 2021}}

The area was first settled ''circa'' 1765. The town of Schuyler was formed in 1792 from part of the town of [[Herkimer (town), New York|Herkimer]]. In 1797, part of Schuyler was taken to form the newer town of [[Trenton, New York|Trenton]]. Schuyler was further reduced in 1798 to form the town of [[Deerfield, New York|Deerfield]] ([[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]]) and in 1806 to form the town of [[Newport (town), New York|Newport]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Schuyler has a total area of {{convert|104.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|103.3|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.89%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The western town line is the border of [[Oneida County, New York|Oneida County]], and the southern town line is marked by the [[Mohawk River]].

The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]) and the [[Erie Canal]] pass across the southern part of the town, and the Schuyler Travel Plaza is on the westbound side of the Thruway within the town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1837
|1830= 2074
|1840= 1798
|1850= 1696
|1860= 1715
|1870= 1558
|1880= 1452
|1890= 1259
|1900= 1365
|1910= 1227
|1920= 1007
|1930= 1146
|1940= 1176
|1950= 1169
|1960= 1893
|1970= 2808
|1980= 2886
|1990= 3508
|2000= 3385
|2010= 3420
|estyear=2016
|estimate=3352
|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 3,385 people, 1,418 households, and 937 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|85.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,541 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 1,418 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,375, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $30,078 versus $22,407 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,205.  About 6.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Schuyler, New York ==
*'''Baker Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet north of West Schuyler
*'''Carey Corners''' &ndash; A location in the northeastern corner of the town
*'''East Schuyler''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeastern part of the town
*'''Johnson Corners''' &ndash; A location northwest of East Schuyler
*'''Minott Corners''' &ndash; A location near the eastern town line, north of Johnson Corners
*'''Sheaf Corners''' &ndash; A location northwest of Johnson Corners
*'''West Schuyler''' &ndash; A hamlet on Route 5 in the southwestern corner of the town
*'''Windfall''' &ndash; A location northeast of Baker Corners

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://townschuyler.digitaltowpath.org:10810/content Town of Schuyler official website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/schuyler.html  Early history of Schuyler, NY]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/herk-schuyler.htm Early history (1869) of Schuyler, NY]
*[https://herkimercountyhistory.org/ Herkimer County Historical Society]
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[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Utica–Rome metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Herkimer County, New York]]