Oneida County, New York

Oneida County
County
Oneida County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°14′N 75°26′W / 43.24°N 75.44°W / 43.24; -75.44
Country	United States
State	New York
Founded	1798
Named for	Oneida people
Seat	Utica
Largest city	Utica
Area
• Total	1,258 sq mi (3,260 km2)
• Land	1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2)
• Water	45 sq mi (120 km2)  3.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	226,654[1]
• Density	191.5/sq mi (73.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	22nd
Website	ocgov.net

Oneida County (/oʊˈnaɪdə/ oh-NYE-də)^[2] is a county in the state of New York, United States. As of February 26, 2024, the population was 226,654.^[3] The county seat is Utica.^[4] The name is 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.

Oneida County is part of the Utica–Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mohawk Valley region.