Oneida County | |
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![]() Oneida County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of New York | |
![]() New York's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 43°14′N 75°26′W / 43.24°N 75.44°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | 1798 |
Named for | Oneida people |
Seat | Utica |
Largest city | Utica |
Area | |
• Total | 1,258 sq mi (3,260 km2) |
• Land | 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2) |
• Water | 45 sq mi (120 km2) 3.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 226,654[1] |
• Density | 191.5/sq mi (73.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 22nd |
Website | ocgov |
Oneida County (/oʊˈnaɪdə/ oh-NYE-də)[2] is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of February 26, 2024, the population was 226,654.[3] The county seat is Utica.[4] The name is in honor of the Oneida, one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or Haudenosaunee, which had long occupied this territory at the time of European encounter and colonization. The federally recognized Oneida Indian Nation has had a reservation in the region since the late 18th century, after the American Revolutionary War.
Oneida County is part of the Utica–Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mohawk Valley region.