Oneida County, New York

Oneida County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 235,469. The is. The name is in honor of the, an tribe that formerly occupied the region.

History
When counties were established in New York State in, the present Oneida County was part of. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of and, in theory, extending westward to the. This county was reduced in size on, by the creation of , and further on ,  by the creation of , both containing territory now in Vermont.

On, , what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces,, contained the western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of, and the county included the western part of the and the area west of the West Branch of the. The area then designated as Tryon County now includes 37 counties of New York State. The county was named for, colonial governor of New York.

In the years prior to, most of the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to. In, following the peace treaty that ended the , the name of Tryon County was changed to to honor the general, , who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of , replacing the name of the hated British governor.

In, the size of Montgomery County was reduced by the splitting off of from Montgomery. The actual area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, also including the present, , , , , , , , , , , , and part of and.

In, was one of three counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being , and ). This was much larger than the present county, however, and was reduced by a number of subsequent splits.

In, Herkimer County was reduced in size by the splitting off of. This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present, , and part of.

In, Oneida County was created from a part of Herkimer County. This county was larger than the current Oneida County, including the present, , and part of.

In, and   were split off from Oneida.

In, parts of Oneida and Onondaga Counties were taken to form the new.

In, founded a religious and  community, the , near Oneida. Its unconventional views on and relations between the es led to much controversy. The community lasted until.

Geography
Oneida County is in the central portion of New York State, east of, and west of. is on the corner of the county, and the  is on the northeast. Part of the is in the northern part of the county.

The bisects the county. and form part of the western boundary.

According to the, the county has a total area of 3,256 (1,257 ). 3,141 km² (1,213 sq mi) of it is land and 115 km² (44 sq mi) of it (3.53%) is water.

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Economy
Once, the main product of Oneida County was silverware, chiefly manufactured at Oneida Ltd.'s headquarters in. In January 2005, the company ceased manufacturing their product, closing its main plant and selling its assets. 

Currently the largest non-governmental, non-healthcare product of Oneida County is gambling. Turning Stone Casino Resort is an enterprise of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, and the largest private employer in Oneida County. 

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 235,469 people, 90,496 households, and 59,184 families residing in the county. The was 75/km² (194/sq mi). There were 102,803 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (85/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.21%, 5.74% , 0.23% , 1.16% , 0.02% , 1.11% from , and 1.52% from two or more races. or of any race were 3.20% of the population.

There were 90,496 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.10% were living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,909, and the median income for a family was $45,341. Males had a median income of $32,194 versus $24,295 for females. The for the county was $18,516. About 9.80% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the, including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

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