| Official Name: | Fenner, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Fenner |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | David R. Jones (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 80.53 |
| Area Land Km2: | 80.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1668 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 53.72 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 451 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1480 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9783°N -75.7811°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 13035 (Cazenovia) 13037 (Chittenango) 13032 (Canastota) |
| Area Code: | 315 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-053-25593 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978955 |
Fenner is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 1,668 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is in the north-central part of the county, east of Cazenovia Lake.
The area was settled around 1795. The town was formed in 1823 from Cazenovia and Smithfield. Fenner was named for a Governor Fenner of Rhode Island.[3]
The Fenner Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The center of Fenner is 5miles northeast of Cazenovia, 7miles southeast of Chittenango, and southwest of Oneida.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.1sqmi, of which 0.05sqmi, or 0.15%, are water.[1] The western half of the town is drained by Chittenango Creek, while the eastern half is mainly drained by Oneida Creek, both north-flowing stream. The entire town is within the watershed of Oneida Lake.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,680 people, 607 households, and 455 families residing in the town. The population density was 54sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 651 housing units at an average density of 20.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.87% White, 0.18% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.
There were 607 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,846, and the median income for a family was $46,447. Males had a median income of $31,726 versus $25,573 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,409. About 4.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Fenner is the location of a windmill power generating station, home to 20 wind turbines which create enough energy to power more than 10,000 homes annually.