Clinton, Oneida County, New York

Clinton is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. There were 1,952 people living in Clinton as of the 2000 census. It was named after George Clinton, the first governor of New York.

Village
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oneida
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,952
• Density	3,349.4/sq mi (1,293.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13323
FIPS code	36-16419
GNIS feature ID	0946885

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

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  Gazebo in the Clinton Village green

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  1885 Lithograph of Clinton with sights identified drawn by L.R. Burleigh

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  Kirkland Town Library in Clinton

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  Clinton Cider Mill, a local institution

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  Tony's, a restsurant in Clinton

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  Hamilton-Oneida Academy, Clinton, N.Y.

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  Houghton Seminary, Clinton, New York

Other websites

• Village of Clinton. NY Archived 2012-12-25 at Archive.today