| Official Name: | Deerfield, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| 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: | Gregory Sacco (D) [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 85.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 85.32 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.28 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 33.05 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 32.94 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.11 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 4273 |
| Population Density Km2: | 49.80 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 128.98 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 309 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1014 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1744°N -75.1617°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13502 |
| Area Code: | 315 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-19928 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978891 |
| Website: | Town of Deerfield Home Page |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 4249 |
Deerfield is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 4,273 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Deerfield is on the eastern border of the county and northeast of the City of Utica.
Deerfield was formed from the Town of Schuyler in 1798.
In Walter D. Edmonds' 1936 novel "Drums Along the Mohawk" and the 1939 film of the same name, the story portrays settlers of the New York frontier in the 1700s. The main protagonists (played in the film by Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert) leave their luxurious home to build a small frontier farm in Deerfield in the Mohawk Valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town, which lies immediately north of the city of Utica, has a total area of 33.1sqmi, of which 32.9sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (0.39%) is water.
The eastern town line is the border of Herkimer County. The New York State Thruway and the Erie Canal pass south of the town. The Mohawk River once formed the southern border of the town but has since been annexed into Utica.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,906 people, 1,449 households, and 1,146 families residing in the town. The population density was 118.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,512 housing units at an average density of 45.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.75% White, 0.59% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 1,449 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,197, and the median income for a family was $53,631. Males had a median income of $37,540 versus $24,441 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,676. About 2.0% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.