Herkimer (village), New York
| Herkimer, New York | |
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| Village | |
Herkimer Municipal Hall, September 2009
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_Herkimer_NY.png) Location within Herkimer County |
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 Herkimer, New York
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| Coordinates: 43°1′34″N 74°59′25″W / 43.02611°N 74.99028°WCoordinates: 43°1′34″N 74°59′25″W / 43.02611°N 74.99028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anthony Brindisi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,743 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13350 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-34121 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0952621 |
| Website | village |
Herkimer is a village on the north side of the Mohawk River and the county seat of Herkimer County, New York, United States, about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Utica. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,743. This was part of the Burnetsfield Patent and the first European-American settlement this far west in the Mohawk Valley.
The village takes its name from the Herkimer family, Palatine German immigrants who settled in the area in 1723. The most notable family member was Nicholas Herkimer, a general of the Tryon County militia, who died from wounds received at the Battle of Oriskany in the American Revolutionary War.
The village is located within the Town of Herkimer and Herkimer County; together they are referred to as "The Herkimers". The citizens of the Village are served by three levels of government of the same name: the Village, the Town and the County of Herkimer. (Only the residents of the Village of Madison and New York County, also in New York, share a similar distinction.)
Herkimer County Community College, located in the northwest part of the village, was founded in 1966 by the Herkimer County Board of Supervisors.
The region had been part of the territory of the Iroquois Mohawk Native American tribe for centuries. Their villages were linked by winding paths through the wilderness and along the Mohawk River. By the early 18th century, they had two main villages in the Mohawk River valley, Teantontalago to the east, known by the English as the Lower Mohawk Castle, and Canajoharie to the west, known as the Upper Mohawk Castle. The English built Fort Hunter near the Lower Mohawk Castle.
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