page_title: Herkimer (village), New York
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Herkimer (village), New York / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: A street clock stands at the corner of Main St and Albany St on a snowy day. Beautiful downtown Herkimer, NY
context_page_description: Herkimer is a village on the north side of the Mohawk River and the county seat of Herkimer County, New York, United States, about 15 miles southeast of Utica. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,743. It was part of the Burnetsfield Patent and the first European-American settlement this far west in the Mohawk Valley.
  The village takes its name from the Herkimer family, Palatine German immigrants who settled in the area in 1723. The most notable family member was Nicholas Herkimer, a general of the Tryon County militia, who died from wounds received at the Battle of Oriskany in the American Revolutionary War.
  The village is located within the town of Herkimer and Herkimer County; together they are referred to as "The Herkimers". The citizens of the village are served by three levels of government of the same name: the village, the town and the county of Herkimer.
  Herkimer County Community College, located in the northwest part of the village, was founded in 1966 by the Herkimer County Board of Supervisors.
context_section_description: The village of Herkimer is located at coordinates 43°1′34″N 74°59′25″W (43.026207, -74.990304), in central New York state, approximately halfway between Syracuse and Albany and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Utica. It is served by Exit 30 on the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90). New York State Route 5 (State Street) and New York State Route 28 (Don Reile Boulevard/South Caroline Street/Mohawk Street) intersect and combine for a short distance within the village. The village is in the southern part of the town of Herkimer and has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²), of which 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), or 4.27%, are water.
  Herkimer is at the confluence of the Mohawk River and its tributary, West Canada Creek.
caption: Downtown Herkimer
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