Steuben, New York

Not to be confused with Steuben County, New York.

Steuben, New York
Town
Location in Oneida County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 75°14′57″W / 43.33778°N 75.24917°W / 43.33778; -75.24917
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oneida
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Council	Members' List • Troy Finn (R) • Bruce Holck (R) • Janet Broadbent (D)
Area
• Total	42.7 sq mi (110.6 km²)
• Land	42.7 sq mi (110.6 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	1,519 ft (463 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,100
• Density	26/sq mi (9.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13354
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-71212
GNIS feature ID	0979525

Steuben is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Baron von Steuben.

The Town of Steuben is approximately 18 miles northwest of Utica, New York.

History

The town is part of the land grant made to von Steuben after the American Revolution. He maintained his summer residence in a log cabin in the town. His remains are buried in a state historic site east of Steuben village.

Steuben was formed from part of the Town of Whitestown in 1792. In 1796, part of Steuben was used to form the newer Town of Floyd and Town of Rome. Steuben was reduced again in 1797 to form the Town of Western.

The population of Steuben in 1920 was 786.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.7 square miles (111 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1800	552		—
1810	1,105		100.2%
1820	1,461		32.2%
1830	2,091		43.1%
1840	1,993		−4.7%
1850	1,754		−12.0%
1860	1,554		−11.4%
1870	1,264		−18.7%
1880	1,223		−3.2%
1890	1,005		−17.8%
1900	902		−10.2%
1910	785		−13.0%
1920	786		0.1%
1930	690		−12.2%
1940	581		−15.8%
1950	540		−7.1%
1960	586		8.5%
1970	735		25.4%
1980	897		22.0%
1990	1,006		12.2%
2000	1,172		16.5%
2010	1,100		−6.1%
Est. 2014	1,115	^[1]	1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,172 people, 429 households, and 332 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.4 people per square mile (10.6/km²). There were 460 housing units at an average density of 10.8 per square mile (4.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.51% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 429 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,136, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $29,625 versus $21,635 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,385. About 8.4% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations

East Steuben – A hamlet in the northeast part of the town.
Fink Hollow – A hamlet north of Steuben.
Merrick Corner – A hamlet south of Steuben.
Sixty Corners – A location northeast of Steuben, near the Steuben historic site.
Steuben – The hamlet of Steuben, formerly "Steuben Corners" is on NY 274.
Steuben Memorial State Historic Site – A historic site near the east town line.
Steuben Valley – A hamlet at the south town line and Southeast of Steuben.

References

↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Coordinates: 43°19′12″N 75°16′59″W / 43.32000°N 75.28306°W / 43.32000; -75.28306

Municipalities and communities of Oneida County, New York, United States

County seat: Utica

Cities	Rome Sherrill Utica

Towns	Annsville Augusta Ava Boonville Bridgewater Camden Deerfield Florence Floyd Forestport Kirkland Lee Marcy Marshall New Hartford Paris Remsen Sangerfield Steuben Trenton Vernon Verona Vienna Western Westmoreland Whitestown

Villages	Barneveld Boonville Camden Clayville Clinton Holland Patent New Hartford New York Mills Oneida Castle Oriskany Oriskany Falls Remsen Sylvan Beach Vernon Waterville Whitesboro Yorkville

CDPs	Chadwicks Clark Mills Durhamville Verona Washington Mills Westmoreland

Hamlets	Bridgewater Cassville Deansboro Jewell Lower South Bay North Bay Point Rock Prospect Sauquoit Taberg Verona Mills Westernville

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