Oneida County Township Population

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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