Verona, New York
| Verona, New York | |
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| Town | |
_highlighted.svg) Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°9′0″N 75°37′16″W / 43.15000°N 75.62111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Owen E. Waller (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 69.7 sq mi (180.5 km2) |
| • Land | 69.3 sq mi (179.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,293 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13478 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-77178 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979581 |
Verona is a town in southwestern Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,293 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Verona, Italy.
Verona is located 8 miles (13 km) south of the City of Rome, NY.
Part of extensive territory of the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois League, the town was first settled by European Americans in 1792 after the American Revolutionary War. The Town of Verona was established from the Town of Westmoreland in 1802.
In 1993, the Oneida Nation purchased land in the town. On this site it built and opened a casino and bingo hall. By 1997, this facility was developed as a full-scale resort called Turning Stone Resort & Casino.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 69.7 square miles (181 km2), of which, 69.3 square miles (179 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.59%) is water.
The western part of the town borders Oneida Lake and Madison County, New York. The New York State Thruway and the Erie Canal cross the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,425 people, 2,399 households, and 1,813 families residing in the town. The population density was 92.7 people per square mile (35.8/km²). There were 2,665 housing units at an average density of 38.5 per square mile (14.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.71% White, 0.37% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
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