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The Town of New Hartford contains a village, also named New Hartford . New Hartford is the largest Suburb of Utica, New York , which is located directly north of the town and village. HISTORY The name "New Hartford" was given to the small town by the Kellogg family that arrived from Hartford, CT, in 1772, becoming the very first settlers. The Town of New Hartford was settled in 1788 by Jedediah Sanger, who was 37 years old and deep in debt. All of his previously owned property had been destroyed by a fire. Sanger bought 1,000 acres of land, each acre for $.50. The first building, his home, went up in 1789. He and his family then set upon building a saw mill, and later a grist mill in 1790. This marked the beginning of the town of New Hartford. Amongst the town's great accomplishments are: the first ingrain loom, the first cut nails, maufactured by Johnathan Richardson. Johnathan Edwards, Jr., son of the great American theologain and writer, founded the Presbyterian Church in 1791, as the First Religious Society of Whitestown. The second cotton mill in New York state, the New Hartford Manufacturing Co. was incorporated on March 9th, 1810. As the town grew, it incorporated hotels, a blacksmith, a harness shop, a bakery, a drug store, and a draper each in his own building. For its early years, New Hartford had no governmental organization, and was one of the many communities within the . Recent history New Hartford's high school, New Hartford Senior High, was voted number 129 in the top schools in the country by Newsweek . Also, the schools, Advanced Placement European History (AP Euro) class 2003-2004 was voted the strongest in the world in the size range of 500-999 students. The school offers twelve other Advanced Placement courses, including AB Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, English Literature, English Language, Spanish, French, United States History, Psychology, Comparative Government, Biology, and Microeconomics. In addition to the Advanced Placement language courses, New Hartford also offers four or more years of language instruction in German, French, Spanish and Latin. Most importantly, Major League Baseball player Andy Van Slyke is a graduate of New Hartford Central High School. His jersey is on display in the lobby. 42% of New Hartford residents ages 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree. New Hartford has experienced heavy commercial growth in the past several years and now is considered the commercial center of the Utica-Rome area for shopping. The majority of growth has been on the west end of the town bordering Whitesboro and Kirkland . The south and east sides of town are largely suburban and are becoming increasingly populated. New Hartford's only Junior High School, Ralph W. Perry Junior High School, has had a very strong MathCounts team. They have taken the regional champion title for several years, and also participated in the state competiton. New Hartford's junior high also boasts three bands, two orchestras, jazz band, and several choir and chorale groups. The high school has a similar number of music groups, and New Hartford consistently sends students to the New York Conference All-State band, orchestra and choir groups, an honor which is determined by the student's auditions at the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Festival. New Hartford has three public elementary schools: Myles Elementary, Bradley Elementary (formerly Oxford Rd. Elementary), and Hughes Elementary. Which school a student attends is determined by the student's geographic location, not merit or other factors. The New Hartford Marching Spartans are a competitive member of the New York State Field Band Conference (NYSFBC) and recently won the state championship in 2003 at the Carrier Dome with their show "Tango Variations." GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 66.0 Km&2 (25.5 Mi&2 ). 65.7 km&2 (25.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.39% water. The east town line is the border of Herkimer County . New Hartford is widely believed to be the greatest, in almost every respect, of suburban communities in the Northeastern United States. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 21,172 people, 8,601 households, and 5,625 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 322.1/km&2 (834.1/mi&2). There were 9,084 housing units at an average density of 138.2/km&2 (357.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.03% White , 0.80% Black or African American , 0.10% Native American , 2.34% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.21% from Other Races , and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8,601 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were Married Couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,991, and the median income for a family was $60,843. Males had a median income of $40,046 versus $28,532 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $26,528. 5.0% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN NEW HARTFORD
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