Ava, New York
| Ava, New York | |
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Ava Town Hall, January 2012
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 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°24′59″N 75°27′43″W / 43.41639°N 75.46194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | James Ossont (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2) |
| • Land | 37.7 sq mi (97.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 676 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (6.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13303 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-03309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978701 |
Ava is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 678 at the 2010 census..
The Town of Ava is in the north central part of the county. Ava is north of the City of Rome.
Ava was formed from Boonville on May 12, 1846. It was the second to last town to be created in the county, followed only by Forestport in 1869.
Ava was settled in 1798 by Ebenezer Harger, who two years prior moved to Whitestown from Connecticut. The next settlers were Zephaniah and Abner Wood. Isaac Knight arrived from Rhode Island in 1798 or 1799. Around 1800, Philo Harger, Benjamin Jones, Lemuel Wood, Justus Beardsley and Salmon Bates (who opened the town's first tavern in his house) arrived. Daniel Buck, a revolutionary war veteran arrived from Massachusetts in 1800. Other early settlers were Rickerson Kenyon, Joseph Hunt, Remember Kent, who built an early saw-mill, and Bates, Barnard, Fanning, Adams, Beck, Tiffany.
The first child born in Ava was Chauncey Harger in March 1801. The first saw-mill was built in 1801 by Philo Harger and Benjamin Jones.
The town is made up of land of:
Ava was created by the legislature on May 12, 1846. The first town meeting was held on May 26, 1846. The following positions were filled: Town supervisor, Town Clerk, Justices of the Peace (4), Assessors (3), Commissioner of Highways (3), Overseers of the Poor (2), Collector, Constables (4), Superintendent of Schools (1), Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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