| Official Name: | Forestport, 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: | Harold Entwistle (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 204.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 199.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 78.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 76.89 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1477 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 434 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1424 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4728°N -75.1678°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 13338 |
| Area Code: | 315 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-26627 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978964 |
Forestport is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,477 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Forestport is located in the northeastern corner of Oneida County. The northern part of the town is in the Adirondack Park.
Forestport was created from the Town of Remsen in 1869.
At the end of the 19th century, many of the town's population were found to be involved in a conspiracy to divert funds set aside for canal repair for the Black River Canal. Sections of the Black River Canal were pick axed so as to profit from repair work, infamously known as the "Forestport Breaks".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 79sqmi, of which 77.2sqmi is land and 1.8sqmi (2.25%) is water.
The eastern town line is the border of Herkimer County, and the northern town boundary is the border of Lewis County. The Black River and Kayuta Lake define the western town line.
At the 2000 census,[2] there were 1,692 people, 736 households and 479 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.9 per square mile (8.5/km2). There were 2,027 housing units at an average density of 26.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.35% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population.
There were 736 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.84.
22.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.
The median household income was $34,455 and the median family income was $39,352. Males had a median income of $30,119 compared with $25,060 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,494. About 7.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.