Herkimer, New York
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 Location of Herkimer within Herkimer County
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| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Population | 10,175 (2010) |
| Town Supervisor | Dominic J. Frank (R)
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| Timezone | EST |
| - summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP code | 13350 |
| Area code | 315 |
Herkimer is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States, southeast of Utica. It is named after Nicholas Herkimer. The population was 10,175 at the 2010 census.
The town contains a village also called Herkimer. Herkimer County Community College is located in Herkimer village.
Herkimer was first settled around 1722, in an area originally called Stone Ridge, now the Village of Herkimer. Early settlers were primarily Palatine Germans.
Johan Jost Herchheimer, a farmer who also engaged in trade and transport on the Mohawk River, settled in the German Flatts District of Albany County, New York in 1725, on the south side of the Mohawk River, within the present day township of German Flatts, incorporated in 1788. He owned 5,000 acres (20 km2) of the land, including a strategic portage around Little Falls, where his eldest son Nicholas Herkimer established a farmstead. In 1788, the town of Herkimer, on the north side of the river, was incorporated and named after him.
During the French and Indian War, the Mohawk Valley was ravaged by raids of the French and their native allies. By 1770, Nicholas had established great wealth through farming and trade during the wars, and had also gained military experience as a captain of a Militia. He would later fight in the Battle of Oriskany.
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