Oneida County
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Oneida County is a county located in New York State in the northeastern United States. It is significant as part of New York's regional geography and economy, containing communities and serving as a local government jurisdiction within the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Named after
- Oneida people
- Seat
- Utica
- Largest city
- Utica
- Total
- 1,258 sq mi (3,260 km )
- Land
- 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km )
- Water
- 45 sq mi (120 km ) 3.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 226,392
- Density
- 188.4/sq mi (72.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 21st , 22nd
Article
Oneida County (/oʊˈnaɪdə/ oh-NYE-də) is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of February 26, 2024, the population was 226,654. The county seat is Utica.
The county is named 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. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state. Oneida County is part of the Utica–Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.