Whitestown
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Location of Whitestown in New York
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| Foundation : | 1788 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Oneida County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 8 ′ N , 75 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 18,667 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 263.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 70.8 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) of which 70.8 km 2 (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 146 m | ||
| Postal code : | 13492 | ||
| Area code : | +1 315 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-81754 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979638 | ||
Whitestown is a city in the US state of New York . Whitestown is located in Oneida County west of Utica on the New York State Thruway ( Interstate 90 ). The city has 18,667 inhabitants (as of 2010) and was named after Judge Hugh White, an early settler.
history
Settlement of the area began in 1784 and was the county's first permanent settlement. The city of Whitestown was founded in 1788 with an area of 49,000 km². Because many cities and counties were founded from Whitestown, it is also called the "mother of all cities".
The city of Paris and the city of Steuben were founded from Whitestown in 1792; the town of Cazenovia in 1793 and the town of Augusta in 1798, Utica in 1817 and the town of New Hartford in 1827.
geography
The city has an area of 70.4 km² , only 0.04% of which is water.
Whitestown is to the west of Utica and is bounded to the north by the Mohawk River .
The Oriskany Creek flows through the city northwards and flows into the Mohawk River.
Places and areas in Whitestown
- Coleman Mills : A place south of Oriskany and north of the Thruway.
- Dunham Manor : An area south of Whitesboro.
- Glenhaven : A landscape on the southern city limits.
- Herthum Heights : An area northwest of Whitesboro.
- New York Mills : A village south of Yorkville, bordering Utica.
- Oneida County Airport (UCA) : An airport in the northwest of the city.
- Oriskany : A village on the northern city limits.
- Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site : A historic theater of war north of the city ( National Historic Landmark )
- Sunset Manor : A landscape in northwest Whitesboro.
- Whitesboro : A village to the east of the city, south of the Thruway.
- Yorkville : A village on Route 5A , between Utica and Whitesboro.
- Walesville : A place in the southwest of the city.
- Whitestown : An area to the west of Whitesboro.