Floyd, New York
| Floyd, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°13′31″N 75°19′54″W / 43.22528°N 75.33167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | John F. Buczek (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 34.8 sq mi (90.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,819 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13440 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-26385 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978962 |
Floyd is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,819 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The Town of Floyd is located east of the City of Rome and the former Griffiss Air Force Base.
The Erie Canal passes along the south part of the town.
The area was first settled around 1790. The Town of Floyd was founded in 1796 from the Town of Steuben. William Floyd, for whom the town is named, became a resident of Oneida County in 1794.
The population of Floyd was 663 in 1920.
The Camroden Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The town was briefly mentioned in the 1996 film "City Hall," where the two main characters were stuck in Floyd while waiting for snow to clear off the train tracks.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90 km2), of which, 34.6 square miles (90 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.46%) is water.
The Mohawk River defines the south town line.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,869 people, 1,394 households, and 1,091 families residing in the town. The population density was 111.8 people per square mile (43.2/km²). There were 1,483 housing units at an average density of 42.9 per square mile (16.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% White, 0.36% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.
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