Trenton, New York
| Trenton, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′19″N 75°11′26″W / 43.25528°N 75.19056°WCoordinates: 43°15′19″N 75°11′26″W / 43.25528°N 75.19056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Joseph E. Smith(R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 43.7 sq mi (113.2 km2) |
| • Land | 43.3 sq mi (112.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,498 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (40/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-75280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979556 |
Trenton is a town in Oneida County, New York, in the United States. The population was 4,498 at the 2010 census.
The first settlement was developed in 1793 by Gerrit Boon in Barneveldt, as an agent of the Holland Land Company. Boon went back to Holland after a few years. His successor was Adam Gerard Mappa a Dutch typesetter. At the end of his life Mappa's friend Francis Adrian Vanderkemp moved to Barneveld.
The town was formed in 1797 from the Town of Schuyler (in Herkimer County, New York). The name may have been selected because some local soldiers fought at the Battle of Trenton. The town includes areas form the Holland and Servis Patents.
The Wethersfield Stone Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.7 square miles (113 km2), of which, 43.3 square miles (112 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.89%) is water.
The West Canada Creek forms the eastern town line, the border of Herkimer County.
The town lent its name to the "Trenton Group," a limestone bed that extends to Minnesota.
The Wethersfield Stone Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
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