Oneonta (New York)
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| Oneonta | |||
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 Market Street in Oneonta |
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| Location in New York | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1842 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Otsego County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 27 ′ N , 75 ° 4 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,901 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,230.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.3 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.3 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 348 m | ||
| Postal code : | 13820 | ||
| Area code : | +1 607 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-54881 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979309 | ||
| Website : | www.oneonta.ny.us | ||
Oneonta is a city in Otsego County in the US state of New York . It has about 14,000 inhabitants.
geography
Oneonta's geographic coordinates are 42 ° 27 ' N , 75 ° 4' W (42.456003, -75.062302). According to the United States Census Bureau , Oneonta has a total area of 11.3 km 2 , just land.
The city is in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains between Binghamton and Albany . It lies on the north bank of the Susquehanna River , which flows westwards here and which is also followed by Interstate 88 . New York State Route 7 , New York State Route 23, and New York State Route 28 run through the metropolitan area .
Facilities
There are two colleges located in Oneonta: Hartwick College and a University College of State University .
The site is also home to the National Soccer Museum , which will house the National Soccer Hall of Fame as the hall of fame for US football, as well as the archive of the North American Soccer League and copies of the World Cups of the Women's World Cup , in which the US national team has won the title three times to date, were exhibited.
sons and daughters of the town
- Sherman Mills Fairchild (1896–1971), camera and aircraft designer, industrialist
- Jason Raize (1975-2004), musical performer
- Jerry Jeff Walker (* 1942), country musician and songwriter
- Carleton Watkins (1829-1916), photographer
- Henry E. Huntington (1850-1927), multi-entrepreneur
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.