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Oneida County Township Population and
Acreage in 1865 and School District Statistics in 1869 Extracted
from the 1869 Oneida County Directory
Annsville- (Glenmore, Taberg, Taberg Station,
Connellsville Station, Bloossvale)
There are 19 school districts in this town,
employing 31 teachers. The whole number of pupils is 1,049; the average
attendance 398, and the amount expended for school purposes during the
year ending Sept. 30, 1868, was $3,559.75
Population - 2,685 Area - 36,190 acres
Augusta- (Augusta, Knox Corners, Oriskany
Falls)
There are 12 school districts, employing
13 teachers. The whole number of children of school age is 783; the
number attending school, 647; the average attendance, 265; and the amount
expended for school purposes during the year ending September 30th, 1868,
was $3,099.04 Population - 2,061 Area - 16,903 acres
Ava - (Ava Corners)
There are 9 school districts in this town,
employing 15 teachers. The number of pupils is 394; the average attendance
133, and the amount expended for school purposes during the year ending
Sept. 30, 1868, was $1,674.05 Population - 1,121
Area - 23,053 acres
Boonville- (Boonville, Hawkinsville, Alder Creek, Forest Port) There are 23 school districts in the town, employing 40 teachers. The number of pupils is 1491; the average attendance, 516; and the amount expended for school purposes during the year ending Sept. 30, 1868, was $5,407.62 Population - 4,228 Area - 43,378 acres
Bridgewater- (Bridgewater, North Bridgewater,
Babcock's Hill)
There are 8 school districts, employing 8
teachers. The whole number of children of school age is 425; the
number attending school, 312; the average attendance, 142; and the
amount expended for school purposes, $1,937.69 Population - 1.252
Area - 14,702 acres
Camden- (Camden, West Camden)
There are 13 school districts, employing
18 teachers. The number of children of scholars is 1,284; the average
attendance, 427; and the amount expended for school the past year, $4,826.88
Population - 3,533 Area - 31,382
Deerfield- (Deerfield Corners, North Gage)
There are 11 school districts, employing
11 teachers. The whole number of pupils is 745; the average attendance,
208; and the amount expended for school purposes during the year ending
September 30th, 1868, was $2,693.89 Population - 2,071
Area - 22,523 acres
Florence- (Florence, East Florence, Empeyville,
Florence Hill)
There are 17 school districts, employing
the same number of teachers. The whole number of scholars is 848;
the average attendance, 273; and the amount expended for school purposes
during the last year, was $3,224,42 Population - 2,467
Area - 32,612 acres
Floyd- (Floyd Corners)
The town contains 9 school districts, employing
the same number of teachers. The whole number of pupils is 353; the
average attendance, 111; and the amount expended for school purposes during
the year ending September 30th, 1868, was $1,554.16
Population - 1,227 Area - 20,549 acres
Kirkland- (Clinton, Kirkland, Clark Mills,
)
The town contains 15 school districts, employing
15 teachers. The whole number of children of school age is 1462;
the number attending school, 766; the average attendance, 361; and the
amount expended for school purposes during the year ending September 30th,
1868, was $4,401.08 Population - 4,044 Area - 19,759 acres
Lee- (Lee Center, Delta, Lee, West Branch,
Stokes)
There are 18 school districts in the town,
employing 27 teachers. The number of children of school age is 875; the
average attendance, 335; and the amount expended for school purposes during
the year ending September 30th, 1868, was $3,391.07
Population - 2,714 Area - 27,836 acres
Marcy- (Stittsville, Marcy)
There are 12 school districts, employing
12 teachers. The whole number of scholars is 577; the average attendance,
201; and the amount expended for school purposes during the last year was
$3,469.53 Population - 1,517 Area - 19,158 acres
Marshall- (Deansville, Hanover, Forge Hollow)
There are 10 school districts employing the
same number of teachers. The whole number of scholars is 404; the average
attendance, 190; and the amount expended for school purposes during the
year ending September 30th, 1868, was $2,739.35
Population - 2,141 Area - 19,415 acres
New Hartford- (New Hartford, Washington Mills,
New York Upper Mills, Willow Vale, Chadwicks)
There are 14 school districts in this town,
employing 15 teachers. The whole number of scholars is 1,396; the
average attendance 390; and the amount expended for school purposes during
the year ending September 30th, 1868 was $4, 692.96
Population - 3,654 Area - 17,308 acres
Paris- (East Sauquoit, West Sauquoit, Clayville,
Holman city, Cassville, Paris Hill)
Paris contains 15 school districts, employing
16 teachers. The number of children of school age is 1,198; the number
enrolled in the schools, 904; the average attendance, 341, and the amount
expended for school purposes for the year ending September 30th, 1868,
was $3,483.01 Population - 3,595 Area - 18,551 acres
Remsen- (Remsen, Forest Port)
There are 16 school districts, employing
24 teachers; number of children of school age, 726; average attendance,
212; amount expended for school purposes during the year ending September
20, 1868, $2,946.50 Population - 2,650 Area - 71,321 acres
Rome- (Rome, West Rome, Stanwix, Green's Corners,
Ridge Mills, North Rome)
The town contains 21 school districts, employing
32 teachers. The whole number of scholars is 3,091; the average attendance,
787; and the amount expended for school purposes during the year ending
September 30th, 1868, was $13,639.38
Population - 9,478 Area - 43,946 acres
Sangerfield- (Waterville, Sangerfield Center,
Stockwell)
There are 12 school districts, employing
14 teachers; number of children of school age, 870; the number attending
school, 584; average attendance, 253; amount expended for school purposes
during the year ending September 20, 1868, $3,933.24
Population - 2,357 Area - 19,463 acres
Steuben- (Steuben Corners, Steuben Station)
There are 13 school districts in this town,
employing 18 teachers. The whole number of children of school age
is 421; average attendance 146; and the amount expended for school purposes
during the year ending September 30th, 1868 was $2.048.54
Population - 1,416 Area - 25,783 acres
Trenton- (Trenton, South Trenton, Trenton
Falls, Holland Patent, Prospect, Stittsville)
There are 14 school districts in the town,
employing 21 teachers. The number of children of school age is 1,000;
average attendance 381; amount expended for school purposes during the
year ending September 30th, 1868 was $5,010.85
Population - 3,199 Area - 27,719 acres
Utica- (Utica)
The public schools are under the management
of a Board of Education, consisting of 6 members, tow of whom are chosen
each year and hold their office three years. The schools are graded
and include all departments, from the primary to the academic course.
The free academy, for the highest grade, is a find brick structure on Academy
street. There are 57 teachers employed. The whole number of pupils
attending school during he year ending September 30, 1868, was 3,836; the
average attendance, 2,242, and the amount expended for teachers' wages,
the same year, was $23,891.50; contingent expenses, $10,000. The
value fo school house and titles is $221,000, and the number of volumes
in the district library, 4,500 Population - (1813- 1,700; 1820- 2,972;
1840- 12,782; 1850- 17,565; and in 1865- 23,686) Area - 5,500
acres in the city
Vernon- (Vernon, Vernon Center, Oneida Castle,
Turkey Street)
The number of school districts is 12, employing
14 teachers. The number of children of school age is 865; the number
attending school 605; the average attendance 276, and the amount expended
for school purposes during the year ending Sept. 30th, 1868, was $4,569.09
Population - 2,931 Area - 23,648 acres
Verona- (Verona, Durhamville, Higginsville,
New London, Sconondoa, State Bridge, Dunbarton, Stacey's Basin, Verona
Springs, Verona Depot)
The number of school districts is 29, employing
31 teachers. There are 2,300 scholars, and the average attendance
is 759. The amount expended for school purposes during the year ending
September 30th, 1868, was $9.306.50 Population - 5,964
Area - 41,645 acres
Vienna- (Vienna, North Bay, MCConnellsville,
West Vienna, Elpis, Pine)
There are 20 school districts, employing
20 teachers. The whole number of scholars is 1,134; the average attendance
417; and the amount expended for school purposes the last year was $4,103.20
Population - 3,408 Area - 37,589 acres
Western- (Westernville, North Western, Hillside,
Big Brook, Delta)
There are 21 school districts in the town,
employing 30 teachers; number of children of school age 916; average
attendance 340; amount expended for school purposes during the year ending
September 30th, 1868 was $3,743.08 Population - 2,362
Area - 33,294 acres
Westmoreland- (Hampton, Lowell, Hecla Works,
Lairdsville, Spencer Settlement)
There are 17 school districts, employing
16 teachers. The number of children of school age is 995; the number
enrolled in the schools, 805; the average attendance 397; and the amount
expended for school purposes for the year ending September 30th, 1868,
was $4,114.43 Population - 2,978 Area - 25,514 acres
Whitestown- (Whitesboro, Oriskany, New York
Mills, Yorkville, Waterville, Coleman's Mills)
The town contains 13 school districts, employing
16 teachers. There are 1,487 scholars, with an averge attendance of 403.
The amount expended for school purposes during the year ending September
30th, 1868, was $4,125.54 Population - 3,984
Area - 15,697 acres