Editing Westmoreland, New York

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'''Westmoreland''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Oneida County, New York]], United States. The population was 6,138 at the 2010 census.

The '''Town of Westmoreland''' is in the west-central part of the county. The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]]) passes across the town. Westmoreland is west of [[Utica, New York|Utica]].

== History ==
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The town of Westmoreland was first settled in 1748, by James Dean, a missionary among the members of the [[Oneida tribe]]. The Town of Westmoreland was formed in 1792 from the [[Whitestown, New York|Town of Whitestown]]. In 1802, part of Westmoreland was used to establish the Towns of [[Vernon (town), New York|Vernon]] and [[Verona, New York|Verona]]. More of Westmoreland was lost in 1855 on the formation of the [[Kirkland, New York|Town of Kirkland]] to the south.

==Geography==
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|43.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|43.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.05%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 1542
|1810= 1135
|1820= 2791
|1830= 3303
|1840= 3105
|1850= 3292
|1860= 3166
|1870= 2952
|1880= 2744
|1890= 2313
|1900= 2192
|1910= 1995
|1920= 1984
|1930= 2170
|1940= 2235
|1950= 2811
|1960= 4084
|1970= 5093
|1980= 5458
|1990= 5737
|2000= 6213
|2010= 6138
|estyear=2016
|estimate=6086
|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 6,207 people, 2,234 households, and 1,717 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|143.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,323 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.29%  [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 2,234 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,768, and the median income for a family was $52,257. Males had a median income of $36,024 versus $24,955 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,452.  About 4.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in the Town of Westmoreland ==
*Bartlett &ndash; A [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] northwest of Westmoreland village and north of the Thruway.
*Dix (formerly "Republican") &ndash; A hamlet near the northern town line.
*Goodrich Corners &ndash; A hamlet near the western town line.
*Greenway Corners &ndash; A hamlet in the northwestern corner of the town.
*Hecla &ndash; A hamlet southwest of Westmoreland village. It was formerly "Hecla Works."
*[[Lairdsville, New York|Lairdsville]] &ndash; A hamlet by the southern town line on [[New York State Route 5|NY Route 5]].
*Lowell &ndash; A hamlet on [[New York State Route 26|NY Route 26]], north of the Thruway.
*Spencer Settlement &ndash; A hamlet on NY Route 26, north of Lowell.
*Westmoreland &ndash; The hamlet of Westmoreland, formerly called "Hampton", is located on [[New York State Route 233|NY Route 233]], south of the Thruway.

==Education==
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The Westmoreland Central School District is the only school system in the town. It comprises an elementary school (grades K-2), an upper elementary school (grades 3–6), and a junior-senior high school (grades 7-12). This school district houses an athletics program.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.town.westmoreland.ny.us Town of Westmoreland]

{{Oneida County, New York}}

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