Wampsville

• Official Name — Wampsville, New York • Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New York • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Madison • Subdivision Type3 — Town • Subdivision Name3 — Lenox • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 2.67 • Area Land Km2 — 2.65 • Area Water Km2 — 0.02 • Area Total Sq Mi — 1.03 • Area Land Sq Mi — 1.02 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.01 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 573 • Population Density Km2 — 216.00 • Population Density Sq Mi — 559.57 • Time Zone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation M — 147 • Elevation Ft — 482 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Codes • Postal Code — 13163 (Wampsville) 13032 (Canastota) • Area Code — 315 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 36-78113 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0968750 • Website — www.wampsvillecny.org

The village was founded by Johann Myndert Wemple (1766–1837) and was formerly called "Wempsville". Wampsville was chosen as the seat of Madison County because neighboring Oneida, to the east, and Canastota to the west both wanted the distinction and could not reach a resolution. The county courthouse faces north so that it does not face either locality.

Wampsville is located in northern Madison County at (43.081507, −75.708041). It is in the southeast corner of the town of Lenox and is bordered to the east by the city of Oneida. New York State Route 5 passes through the village as Genesee Street, leading east 3 mi to Main Street in the southern part of Oneida and west 2 mi to the southern part of Canastota. The Erie Canal, now a state park, runs along the northern border of Wampsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 sqmi, all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 561 people, 204 households, and 147 families residing in the village. The population density was 554.3 PD/sqmi. There were 211 housing units at an average density of 208.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.08% White, 0.18% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population. There were 204 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.22. In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,063, and the median income for a family was $42,679. Males had a median income of $35,809 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,636. About 5.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

• Milton De Lano, former US Congressman • Pierce Downer, founder of Downers Grove, Illinois • Frederick Randolph Spencer, American portrait painter, lived and died here