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Ohio, New York

Ohio
Town
Location within Herkimer County
Location within Herkimer County
Ohio is located in New York
Ohio
Ohio
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 43°25′31″N 74°56′39″W / 43.42528°N 74.94417°W / 43.42528; -74.94417Coordinates: 43°25′31″N 74°56′39″W / 43.42528°N 74.94417°W / 43.42528; -74.94417
Country United States
State New York
County Herkimer
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Town Supervisor Scott Bagetis (R)
 • Town Council
Area
 • Total 309.0 sq mi (800.2 km2)
 • Land 302.6 sq mi (783.7 km2)
 • Water 6.4 sq mi (16.6 km2)
Elevation 2,119 ft (646 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,002
 • Density 3.2/sq mi (1.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 13324
Area code(s) 315
FIPS code 36-54507
GNIS feature ID 0979302
Website http://ohiony.us

Ohio is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the state of Ohio. The town is in the northwest part of the county and northeast of Utica. Part of Ohio is within the Adirondack Park.

The town of Ohio was established as the town of West Brunswick in 1823 from part of the town of Norway. The name changed to Ohio in 1836. Ohio was increased by some of the now-defunct town of Wilmurt, which itself had been partly formed with territory from Ohio and the town of Russia in 1836. Willmurt was once the largest town in New York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 309.0 square miles (800 km2), of which, 302.6 square miles (784 km2) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (17 km2) of it (2.07%) is water.

The eastern town line is the border of Hamilton County, and the western town line is the border of Oneida County.

Hinckley Reservoir, formed by a dam on the West Canada Creek, is mostly in the town.

New York State Route 8 is a north-south highway in Ohio. New York State Route 365, passes along the north side of the Hinckley Lake before intersecting NY-8.

As of the census of 2000, there were 922 people, 349 households, and 255 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.0 people per square mile (1.2/km²). There were 974 housing units at an average density of 3.2 per square mile (1.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.96% White, 0.54% African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.


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