Oneonta (town), New York
| Oneonta, New York | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Otsego County map with the Town of Oneonta in Red |
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| Coordinates: 42°28′20″N 75°4′28″W / 42.47222°N 75.07444°WCoordinates: 42°28′20″N 75°4′28″W / 42.47222°N 75.07444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Otsego |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.6 sq mi (87.1 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,229 |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (60/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13820 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-54892 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979310 |
Oneonta is a town in Otsego County, New York, USA. The population was 5,229 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Oneonta surrounds the City of Oneonta which has a population of 13,791. The meaning of the native word "oneonta" is City of the Hills.
The town was first settled before the American Revolution by Palatine Germans and Dutch settlers from the Hudson Valley. In 1779, the army of General Clinton passed through the area to join the Sullivan Expedition.
The Town of Oneonta was established in 1830 from parts of the Towns of Otego and Milford.
The community of Oneonta, developed from earlier "McDonaldville" and "Milfordville," in the town became a railroad center for such lines as the Delaware and Hudson. The world's largest locomotive roundhouse stood in Oneonta until a larger one was constructed in Germany. This community set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village in 1848.
The normal school, established in 1889, is now the State University of New York at Oneonta.
The Village of Oneonta became a city in 1908. This small city was an important manufacturing center in the early 20th Century.
The Linn Trailer Corp. was built in West End in 1929. Founded by H.H. Linn of nearby Morris, he was replaced in 1937 by Arthur Perkins of the Unadilla Trailer Co. of New Berlin, NY, who obtained several patents of his own relating to trailers and built front wheel drive vans until Great American Industries took over in 1948. Union problems closed their doors in 1952, delaying vital military contracts that Lyncoach Corp. was formed to complete, who later moved into the original Linn building until the 1970s when relocating to a branch factory in Troy, AL.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.1 km²), of which, 33.5 square miles (86.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.42%) is water.
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