| Boonville | |
| Nickname: | New Hartford of the North |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Coordinates: | 43.4844°N -75.3311°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oneida |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | David Stocklosa (R) [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | c.1795 |
| Established Title1: | Created |
| Established Date1: | 1805 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 187.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 185.99 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.98 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 72.58 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 71.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.76 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 4555 |
| Population Est: | 4536 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.39 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 63.16 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-065-07366 |
Boonville is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The town is in the northeastern section of the county. The population was 4,555 at the 2010 census. The town includes a village, also called Boonville. The town and village are named after Gerrit Boon, an agent of the Holland Land Company. As of 2024, the village's mayor is Judith Dellerba.
The town was first settled . The Town of Boonville was created in 1805 from the Town of Leyden.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 72.6 square miles (188.0 km2), of which 71.9 square miles (186.2 km2) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.8 km2) (0.95%) is water.
The northern town line is the border of Lewis County, and the eastern town boundary is the Black River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,572 people, 1,781 households, and 1,209 families residing in the town. The population density was 63.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,138 housing units at an average density of 29.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 99.21% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 1,781 households, of which 31.3% had children under 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size 2.98.
In the town, the population was 24.5% under 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% age 65 or older. The median age was 39. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household was $36,744, and the median for a family $40,845. Males had a median income of $30,992 versus $21,362 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,704. About 8.2% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under 18 and 9.9% of those 65 or over.
Boonville is a snowmobile tourist destination and has revitalized the Snow Festivals. Consequently, it has accepted the nickname "The Snow Capital of the East." In 2008 more than 6,000 people traveled to the Oneida County Fairgrounds in Boonville to watch vintage and professional snowmobile races on a half-mile oval ice track. In 2013 over 44,000 people visited the fairgrounds to attend the annual Woodsmen's Field Days, setting a record for attendance.
The fairgrounds in Boonville are also home of Oneida County Fair and the Woodsman Field Days.
The former Black River Canal was constructed to connect to the Erie Canal.
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boonville has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Seasonal climate vary greatly as winters are freezing and very snowy and summers are warm. Precipitation occurs at about the same amount for each month and is greater than areas to the south. However, precipitation in the winter comes with significant snowfall due to the lake effect.[4]