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{{Short description|County in New York, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Oneida, New York}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Oneida County
 | state                = New York
 | type                 = [[List of counties in New York|County]]
 | flag                 = Flag of Oneida County, New York.svg
 | seal                 = Seal_of_Oneida_County,_New_York.png
 | founded              = 1798
 | seat wl              = Utica
 | largest city wl      = Utica
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1258
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1212
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 45
 | area percentage      = 3.6
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 232125
 |pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Population%20Total&g=0400000US36%240500000&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29|access-date=January 2, 2022|title=US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for New York|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name="qf">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Oneida County, NY|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oneidacountynewyork/PST045224|access-date=July 11, 2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
 |pop_est_as_of      = 2024
 |population_est     = 228347 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi        = 188.4
 | web                  = ocgov.net/
 | ex image             = OneidaCoCourthouse-Beale.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Oneida County Courthouse
 | district             = 21st
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | named for            = [[Oneida people]]
 |district2=22nd
}}

'''Oneida County''' ({{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|n|aɪ|d|ə}} {{respell|oh|NYE|də}})<ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Oneida|accessdate=March 23, 2024}}</ref> is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. As of February 26, 2024, the population was 226,654.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Oneida County, New York|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oneidacountynewyork/PST120221|access-date=January 2, 2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Utica, New York|Utica]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The name is in honor of the [[Oneida tribe|Oneida]], one of the Five Nations of the [[Iroquois League]] or ''[[Haudenosaunee]]'', which had long occupied this territory at the time of European encounter and colonization. The federally recognized [[Oneida Indian Nation]] has had a reservation in the region since the late 18th century, after the [[American Revolutionary War]]. The county is part of the [[Mohawk Valley]] region of the state.

Oneida County is part of the [[Utica–Rome metropolitan area|Utica–Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}

When England established colonial counties in the [[Province of New York]] in 1683, the territory of present Oneida County was included in a very large, mostly undeveloped [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]]. This county included the northern part of present-day New York State as well as all of the present state of [[Vermont]] and, in theory, extended westward to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766, to create [[Cumberland County, New York|Cumberland County]], and further on March 16, 1770, by the creation of [[Gloucester County, New York|Gloucester County]], both containing territory now in Vermont.

On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. [[Tryon County, New York|Tryon County]] contained the western portion (and thus, since no western boundary was specified, theoretically still extended west to the Pacific). The eastern boundary of Tryon County was approximately five miles west of the present city of [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]] in the Mohawk River Valley, and the county included the western part of the [[Adirondack Mountains]] and the area west of the West Branch of the [[Delaware River]]. Tryon County was later divided to organize 37 distinct counties of New York State. The county was named for [[William Tryon]], colonial governor of New York.

During and after the Revolution, most of the Loyalists in Tryon County fled to [[Canada]]. In 1784, following the peace treaty that ended the [[American Revolutionary War]], Americans changed the name of Tryon County to [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]] to honor the general, [[Richard Montgomery]], who had captured several places in Canada and died attempting to capture the city of [[Quebec]]. They replaced the name of the British governor.

In 1789, Montgomery County was reduced by the splitting off of [[Ontario County, New York|Ontario County]] from Montgomery. The area taken from Montgomery County contained all of present-day [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]], [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus]], [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua]], [[Erie County, New York|Erie]], [[Genesee County, New York|Genesee]], [[Livingston County, New York|Livingston]], [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]], [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara]], [[Orleans County, New York|Orleans]], [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]], [[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming]], [[Yates County, New York|Yates]], and part of [[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler]] and [[Wayne County, New York|Wayne]] counties, as well as Ontario County.

After continued new settlement, in 1791 [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]] was one of three counties taken from Montgomery (the other two being [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego]], and [[Tioga County, New York|Tioga County]]). It was much larger than the present Herkimer County, however, and was reduced by a number of subsequent splits.

In 1794, Herkimer County was reduced in size by the creation of [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]]. This county was larger than the current Onondaga County, including the present [[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]], [[Cortland County, New York|Cortland]], and part of [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]] counties.

In 1798, Oneida County was created from another part of Herkimer County. This county was larger than the current Oneida County, as it included the present-day [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson]] (which extends along Lake Ontario), [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis]], and part of [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]] counties.

In 1805, [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson]] and [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis]] counties were split off from Oneida. In 1816, parts of Oneida and Onondaga counties were taken to form the new [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]].

Together with [[Utica, New York|Utica]], Oneida county was the cultural centre of [[Welsh settlement in the Americas|Welsh settlement in New York state]]. By the mid-nineteenth century, the lexicorapher [[John Russell Bartlett]] noted that the area had a number of [[Welsh language]] newspapers and magazines, as well as Welsh churches. Indeed Bartlett noted in his ''Dictionary of Americanisms'' that "one may travel for miles and hear nothing but the Welsh language". By 1855, there were four thousand [[Welsh Americans|Welshmen]] in Oneida.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bartlett |first1=John Russell |title=Dictionary of Americanisms A Glossary of Words and Phrases, Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States · Volume 1 |date=1848 |publisher=Bartlett and Welford |isbn=1404705007 |page=xvii |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhVAAAAAYAAJ&dq=John+Russell+Bartlett+welsh&pg=PR17}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bryson |first1=Bill |title=Mother tongue: the story of the English language |date=2009 |publisher=Penguin |location=London |isbn=978-0141040080 |edition=Reissued}}</ref>

In 1848, [[John Humphrey Noyes]] founded a religious and [[Utopian]] community, the [[Oneida Community]], near Oneida. Its unconventional views on religion and relations between the sexes generated much controversy. The community lasted until 1881. The [[Oneida Silver Company]] was founded here to manufacture sterling silver, silverplate holloware and, later, stainless steel flatware.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1258|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1212|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|45|sqmi}} (3.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062322/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_36.txt|archive-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Oneida County is in the [[Central New York|central portion of New York State]], east of [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], and west of [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. [[Oneida Lake]] is on the [[Ordinal directions|northwestern]] corner of the county, and the [[Adirondack Park]] is on the northeast. Part of the [[Tug Hill Plateau]] is in the northern part of the county. Oneida County's highest point lies neither on the plateau nor in the Adirondack Park, but in the county's southern extremity. The peak's name is Tassel Hill. It is located slightly southeast of Hardscrabble Road (Tassel Hill Road), between the villages of Waterville and Cassville.

The [[Erie Canal]], completed in 1825, runs east–west along the Mohawk River through the county. It stimulated considerable trade and settlement. [[Oneida Lake]] and [[Oneida Creek]] form part of the western boundary.

In the early 21st century, Oneida is the only county in New York state documented as having [[Chronic wasting disease]] among its wild [[White-tailed deer]].<ref>[http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/recommendations.gmu Chronic Wasting Disease] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725044714/http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/recommendations.gmu |date=July 25, 2011 }}. Cwd-info.org. Retrieved on August 23, 2013.</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]] – north
* [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]] – east
* [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]] – southeast
* [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]] – southwest
* [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]] – west

===National protected area===
* [[Fort Stanwix National Monument]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 22047
|1810= 33792
|1820= 50997
|1830= 71326
|1840= 85310
|1850= 99566
|1860= 105202
|1870= 110008
|1880= 115475
|1890= 122922
|1900= 132800
|1910= 154157
|1920= 182833
|1930= 198763
|1940= 203636
|1950= 222855
|1960= 264401
|1970= 273037
|1980= 253466
|1990= 250836
|2000= 235469
|2010= 234878
|2020= 232125
|estyear=2024
|estimate=228347
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161259/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Oneida County, New York – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - New York - Table 15 - Persons by Race and Table 16 - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 34/29-34/70)|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80134unse_bw.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - New York - Table 3 - Race and Hispanic Origin|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-34-1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|pages=45–215}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Oneida County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US36065&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oneida County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US36065&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oneida County, New York|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US36065&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|241,431
|229,617
|208,600
|199,254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |180,984
|95.25%
|91.54%
|88.59%
|84.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.97%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,588
|12,638
|12,937
|13,682
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,989
|2.99%
|5.04%
|5.49%
|5.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.46%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|383
|462
|488
|499
|style='background: #ffffe6; |508
|0.15%
|0.18%
|0.21%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|841
|2,089
|2,701
|6,522
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,522
|0.33%
|0.83%
|1.15%
|2.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.53%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|50
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72
|x
|x
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|604
|226
|242
|244
|style='background: #ffffe6; |729
|0.24%
|0.09%
|0.10%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|2,906
|3,809
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,130
|x
|x
|1.23%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.93%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,619
|5,804
|7,545
|10,819
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,191
|1.03%
|2.31%
|3.20%
|4.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''253,466'''
|'''250,836'''
|'''235,469'''
|'''234,878'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''232,125 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 235,469 people, 90,496 households, and 59,184 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|194|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 102,803 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 90.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.74% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.52% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.20% of the population.

21.7% were of [[Italian people|Italian]], 13.1% [[Irish people|Irish]], 12.1% [[Germans|German]], 9.9% [[Polish people|Polish]], 8.5% [[English people|English]] and 5.6% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to self-identification of ethnic background in [[Census 2000]]. 90.6% spoke [[English language|English]], 2.7% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 1.3% [[Italian language|Italian]], 1.2% [[Serbo-Croatian]] and 1.1% [[Polish language|Polish]] as their first language.

There were 90,496 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.60% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,909, and the median income for a family was $45,341. Males had a median income of $32,194 versus $24,295 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,516. About 9.80% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.90% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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{{PresRow|1876|Republican|14,019|12,844|147|New York}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|13,384|10,078|40|New York}}
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{{PresRow|1864|Republican|12,048|10,916|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|12,508|9,011|0|New York}}
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A board of supervisors governed Oneida County until 1962, when the county charter was changed to create a [[county executive]] and a 29-seat county legislature. The entire county elects the county executive. On January 1, 2014, the Oneida County Legislature was reduced to 23 seats. All 23 members are elected from single-member districts. Currently, there are 17 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 6 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ '''Oneida County Executives'''
! Name
! Party
! Term
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Charles T. Lanigan
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1966
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Harry S. Daniels
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1967 (interim)<br />January 1, 1968 – December 31, 1973
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| William E. Bryant
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| January 1, 1974 – April 21, 1979
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| Antoinette Hyer
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| April 22, 1979 – May 2, 1979 (acting)
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| Seymour Greene
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| May 3, 1979 – June 1979 (interim)
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| Michael Nasser
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| June 1979 – December 31, 1979 (interim)
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Sherwood Boehlert|Sherwood L. Boehlert]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1980 – December 31, 1982
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| John D. Plumley
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1983 – January 13, 1991
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Raymond Meier|Raymond A. Meier]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 14, 1991 – December 31, 1991 (interim)<br />January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1996
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Ralph J. Eannace Jr.]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 1997 – May 2003
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [[Joseph Griffo|Joseph A. Griffo]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| May 2003 – December 31, 2003 (interim)<br />January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2006
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| Anthony J. Picente Jr.
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| January 1, 2007 – present
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ '''Oneida County Board of Legislators'''
|-
! District
! Legislator
! Title
! Party
! Residence
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://www.ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_1_with_grid_2014.pdf 1]
| Keith Schiebel
|
| Republican
| [[Vernon, New York|Vernon]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://www.ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_2_with_grid_2014.pdf 2]
| Colin Idzi
|
| Republican
| [[Oriskany Falls, New York|Oriskany Falls]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_3_with_grid_2015.pdf 3]
| Norman Leach
|
| Republican
| [[Camden (village), New York|Camden]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_4_with_grid_2015.pdf 4]
| Cynthia Rogers-Witt
|
| Republican
| [[Rome, New York|Rome]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_5_with_grid_2015.pdf 5]
| Michael B. Waterman
|
| Republican
| Camden
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://www.ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_6_with_grid_2014.pdf 6]
| Steven R. Boucher
|
| Republican
| [[Remsen (village), New York|Remsen]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_7_with_grid_2015.pdf 7]
| Gerald J. Fiorini
| Chairman
| Republican
| Rome
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_7_with_grid_2015.pdf 8]
| Richard A. Flisnik
|
| Republican
| [[Marcy, New York|Marcy]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_9_with_grid_2015.pdf 9]
| David Buck
| 
| Republican
| [[Deerfield, New York|Deerfield]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_10_with_grid_2015.pdf 10]
| George E. Joseph
| Majority Leader
| Republican
| [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_11_with_grid_2015.pdf 11]
| Robert Koenig
|
| Republican
| [[Oriskany, New York|Oriskany]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_12_with_grid_2015.pdf 12]
| Kenneth White
|
| Republican
| Rome
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_13_with_grid_2014.pdf 13]
| Christopher L. Newton
|
| Republican
| [[Whitesboro, New York|Whitesboro]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_14_with_grid_2014.pdf 14]
| Chad Davis
|
| Democratic
| [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_15_with_grid_2014.pdf 15]
| Caroline Gable Reale
| 
| Democratic
| [[New Hartford, New York|New Hartford]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_16_with_grid_2014.pdf 16]
| Mary Austin Pratt
|
| Republican
| New Hartford
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_17_with_grid_2015.pdf 17]
| Stephen DiMaggio
|
| Republican
| [[Ava, New York|Ava]]
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_18_with_grid_2014.pdf 18]
| Jeffery E. Daniels
|
| Republican
| [[Utica, New York|Utica]]
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_19_with_grid_2014.pdf 19]
|Timothy Julian
| Minority Leader
| Democratic
| Utica
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_20_with_grid_2014.pdf 20]
| Evon M. Ervin
|
| Democratic
| Utica
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_21_with_grid_2014.pdf 21]
| Tony Myers
|
| Republican
| Utica
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_22_with_grid_2014.pdf 22]
| Maria McNiel
|
| Democratic
| Utica
|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
| [http://ocgov.net/sites/default/files/election/Legislative_Districts_March_2015/Legislative_District_23_with_grid_2014.pdf 23]
| Anthony C. Leone
|
| Democratic
| Utica
|}

Oneida County also leans Republican in major statewide and national elections. The last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Oneida County was [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1996 United States presidential election in New York|1996]], by plurality. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in his [[1964 United States presidential election in New York|1964]] landslide. In [[2008 United States presidential election in New York|2008]], Republican [[John McCain]] won the county by 6,000 votes out of 90,000 cast. He won all municipalities in the county except the city of [[Utica, New York|Utica]] and the town of [[Kirkland, New York|Kirkland]]. In [[2012 United States presidential election in New York|2012]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] won the county by even fewer votes, by around 4,000 plus votes. Republican [[Donald Trump]] returned the county to its reliably red roots, posting strong victories in [[2016 United States presidential election in New York|2016]], [[2020 United States presidential election in New York|2020]], and [[2024 United States presidential election in New York|2024]].

==Economy==
The main product of Oneida County was once silverware, chiefly manufactured at Oneida Ltd.'s headquarters in [[Sherrill, New York|Sherrill]]. In January 2005, the company ceased manufacturing their product, closing its main plant and selling its assets. The factory, under new ownership, continues to produce American-made silverware under the [[Liberty Tabletop]] brand.

Currently{{as of?|date=April 2025}} the largest non-governmental, non-healthcare product of Oneida County is gambling. Turning Stone Casino Resort is an enterprise of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York, and the largest private employer in Oneida County.<ref>http://www.uticaod.com/news/specialreports/oneidas/2005_02_06.htm {{dead link|date=April 2025|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

==Education==
; Tertiary
* [[Hamilton College (New York)|Hamilton College]]
* [[Mohawk Valley Community College]]
* [[Oneida Institute]] (defunct)
* [[State University of New York Polytechnic Institute]]
* [[Utica University]]

; Public school districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36065_oneida/DC20SD_C36065.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oneida County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 20, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36065_oneida/DC20SD_C36065_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Adirondack Central School District]]
* [[Brookfield Central School District]]
* [[Camden Central School District]]
* [[Central Square Central School District]]
* [[Clinton Central School District]]
* [[Holland Patent Central School District]]
* [[Madison Central School District]]
* [[Mount Markham Central School District]]
* [[New Hartford Central School District]]
* [[New York Mills Union Free School District]]
* [[Oneida City School District]]
* [[Oriskany Central School District]]
* [[Poland Central School District]]
* [[Remsen Central School District]]
* [[Rome City School District (New York)|Rome City School District]]
* [[Sauquoit Valley Central School District]]
* [[Sherrill City School District]]
* [[Stockbridge Valley Central School District]]
* [[Utica City School District]]
* [[Waterville Central School District]]
* [[Town of Webb Union Free School District]]
* [[West Canada Valley Central School District]]
* [[Westmoreland Central School District]]
* [[Whitesboro Central School District]]
{{div col end}}

; State-operated schools
* [[New York State School for the Deaf]]

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Rome, New York|Rome]]
* [[Sherrill, New York|Sherrill]]
* [[Utica, New York|Utica]] (county seat)

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Annsville, New York|Annsville]]
* [[Augusta, New York|Augusta]]
* [[Ava, New York|Ava]]
* [[Boonville (town), New York|Boonville]]
* [[Bridgewater (town), New York|Bridgewater]]
* [[Camden (town), New York|Camden]]
* [[Deerfield, New York|Deerfield]]
* [[Florence, New York|Florence]]
* [[Floyd, New York|Floyd]]
* [[Forestport, New York|Forestport]]
* [[Kirkland, New York|Kirkland]]
* [[Lee, New York|Lee]]
* [[Marcy, New York|Marcy]]
* [[Marshall, New York|Marshall]]
* [[New Hartford (town), New York|New Hartford]]
* [[Paris, New York|Paris]]
* [[Remsen (town), New York|Remsen]]
* [[Sangerfield, New York|Sangerfield]]
* [[Steuben, New York|Steuben]]
* [[Trenton, New York|Trenton]]
* [[Vernon (town), New York|Vernon]]
* [[Verona, New York|Verona]]
* [[Vienna, New York|Vienna]]
* [[Western, New York|Western]]
* [[Westmoreland, New York|Westmoreland]]
* [[Whitestown, New York|Whitestown]]
{{div col end}}

===Villages===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Boonville (village), New York|Boonville]]
* [[Camden (village), New York|Camden]]
* [[Clayville, New York|Clayville]]
* [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]]
* [[Holland Patent, New York|Holland Patent]]
* [[New Hartford (village), New York|New Hartford]]
* [[New York Mills, New York|New York Mills]]
* [[Oneida Castle, New York|Oneida Castle]]
* [[Oriskany, New York|Oriskany]]
* [[Oriskany Falls, New York|Oriskany Falls]]
* [[Remsen (village), New York|Remsen]]
* [[Sylvan Beach, New York|Sylvan Beach]]
* [[Vernon (village), New York|Vernon]]
* [[Waterville, New York|Waterville]]
* [[Whitesboro, New York|Whitesboro]]
* [[Yorkville, Oneida County, New York|Yorkville]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Barneveld, New York|Barneveld]]
* [[Bridgewater (CDP), New York|Bridgewater]]
* [[Chadwicks, New York|Chadwicks]]
* [[Clark Mills, New York|Clark Mills]]
* [[Durhamville, New York|Durhamville]]
* [[Hamilton College, New York (CDP)|Hamilton College]]
* [[Lake Delta, New York|Lake Delta]]
* [[Marcy, New York|Marcy]]
* [[North Bay, New York|North Bay]]
* [[Otter Lake, New York|Otter Lake]]
* [[Prospect, New York|Prospect]]
* [[Stittville, New York|Stittville]]
* [[Verona (CDP), New York|Verona]]
* [[Washington Mills, New York|Washington Mills]]
* [[Westernville, New York|Westernville]]
* [[Westmoreland (CDP), New York|Westmoreland]]
* [[White Lake, Oneida County, New York|White Lake]]
{{div col end}}

===Hamlets===
{{div col}}
* [[Blossvale, New York|Blossvale]]
* [[Cassville, New York|Cassville]]
* [[Deansboro, New York|Deansboro]]
* [[Jewell, New York|Jewell]]
* [[Lee Center, New York|Lee Center]]
* [[Lower South Bay, New York|Lower South Bay]]
* [[McConnellsville, New York|McConnellsville]]
* [[Point Rock, New York|Point Rock]]
* [[Sauquoit, New York|Sauquoit]]
* [[Taberg, New York|Taberg]]
* [[Vernon Center, New York|Vernon Center]]
* [[Verona Mills, New York|Verona Mills]]
{{div col end}}

==Notable locations==
* [[Fort Stanwix]]
* [[Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site]]
* [[Steuben Memorial State Historic Site]]

==See also==
{{Portal|New York (state)}}
* [[List of counties in New York]]
* [[List of New York State Historic Markers in Oneida County, New York]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Oneida County, New York]]
* [[Oneida, New York]], a city in Madison County
* [[Oneida Community]], a former religious community

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite Q|Q114149636|p=759-64|chapter=Chapter IX. Oneida County.
 |editor=Sullivan, James
 |editor2=Williams, Melvin E.
 |editor3=Conklin, Edwin P.
 |editor4=Fitzpatrick, Benedict
}}
* Koch, Daniel (2023). ''Land of the Oneidas: Central New York State and the Creation of America, From Prehistory to the Present.'' Albany: State University of New York Press.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Oneida County, New York}}
* [http://www.ocgov.net/ Oneida County, New York official site]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Oneida County
|North     = [[Lewis County, New York|Lewis County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]]
|Southeast = [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]]
|West      = [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]]
|Northwest =
}}

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