Clinton, Oneida County, New York
Clinton is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. There were 1,683 people living in Clinton as of the 2020 census.[2] It was named after George Clinton, the first governor of New York.
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 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°2′56″N 75°22′49″W / 43.04889°N 75.38028°WCoordinates: 43°2′56″N 75°22′49″W / 43.04889°N 75.38028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,683 |
| • Density | 2,688.50/sq mi (1,038.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13323 |
| FIPS code | 36-16419 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0946885 |
| Website | Village website |
Important people that lived in Clinton
- Richard Nelson Bach Jr., captain and leading scorer of the EHL's Clinton Comets 1956 EHL hockey championship. Two time MVP and three time scoring champion. Voted into Hall of Fame on first vote in 1961.
- Clara Barton, founder of American Red Cross
- Grover Cleveland, lived in Clinton for a short time as a child
- Harriet McDoul Daniels
- Ulysses S. Grant III.
- Mark Hopkins
- Samuel Kirkland, a missionary among the Oneida, obtained a charter for Hamilton College in 1812.
- Mary Lyon
- Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Danish-born astronomer; working at Litchfield Observatory, Hamilton College, he discovered 48 asteroids.
- Elihu Root, born in Clinton and attended Hamilton College.
- Leland Stanford, student in Clinton.
Geography
The village has an area of 0.6 square miles, says the United States Census Bureau. The village is east of the Oriskany Creek.
Clinton, Oneida County, New York Media
Gazebo in the Clinton Village green
1885 lithograph of Clinton with sights identified drawn by L.R. Burleigh
Kirkland Town Library in Clinton
Clinton Cider Mill, a local institution
Tony's, a restaurant in Clinton
From "Village of Learning," The Yorker, Jan-Feb, 1966, held by Clinton Historical Society
Original building of the Clinton Grammar School; a second building was added later
Drawing of the main (male) building of the Clinton Liberal Institute, published in Historical Collections of the State of New York in 1842. At that date Clinton had not yet been incorporated, so it is described as being in the town of Kirkland.
Undated original at Clinton Historical Society
References
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Clinton village, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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