Forestport, New York
| Forestport, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°28′22″N 75°10′4″W / 43.47278°N 75.16778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Parker Snead (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 78.90 sq mi (204.35 km2) |
| • Land | 76.89 sq mi (199.15 km2) |
| • Water | 2.01 sq mi (5.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,424 ft (434 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,535 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,541 |
| • Density | 20.04/sq mi (7.74/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13338 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-26627 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978964 |
Forestport is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,535 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Forestport is located in the northeast corner of Oneida County. The northern part of the town is in the Adirondack Park.
Forestport was created from the Town of Remsen in 1869.
At the end of the 19th century, many of the town's population were found to be involved in a conspiracy to divert funds set aside for canal repair for the Black River Canal. Sections of the Black River Canal were actually dynamited so as to profit from repair work, infamously known as the "Forestport Breaks".
The town population in 1920 was 862.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 79.0 square miles (205 km2), of which 77.2 square miles (200 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (2.25%) is water.
The east town line is the border of Herkimer County, and The north town line is the border of Lewis County. The Black River and Kayuta Lake define the west town line.
At the 2000 census, there were 1,692 people, 736 households and 479 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.9 per square mile (8.5/km²). There were 2,027 housing units at an average density of 26.3 per square mile (10.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.35% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population.
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