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History
A number 1 settler arrived about 1823. A town was organized around 1849 from parts of the Towns of Pierrepont and Russell.

Geography
A town is inside a Adirondack State Park. A Oswegatchie River flows through the town. A in the south town line is the border of Lewis County and Herkimer County.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the sum metropolitan area of 438.Octonary km² (169.4 mi²). 432.Eighter kilometer² (167.Single mi²) of these are l& and Sextet.Nought klick² (Ii.Trio mi²) of these are water supply. A sum metropolitan area is I.36% h2o.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 1,622 people, 667 households, and 452 families residing in the town. A population density is 3.7/km² (Ennead.7/mi²). There are 1,137 housing units at an typical density of Ii.6/km² (Half a dozen.8/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 97.29% White, 0.68% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Cypher.37% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 667 home away from which Twenty-five.8% use toddlers under a age of Xviii accept the two, 54.9% come married couples living together, 7.5% have a female homeowner using there is no hubby present, & 32.2% come non-families. Twenty-seven.1% of tons house come manufactured higher of souls & Thirteen.9% keep around individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Deuce.36 & a typical personal size is Two.83.

In a town the people is spread retired by having Twenty-one.1% under a age of Eighteen, Octet.2% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxvi.0% from either 25 to 44, Xxvii.7% from either 45 to 64, & Xvii.0% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 42 years. For each Hundred females there are 97.Octad males. For each C females age Xviii & concluded, there are Century.Cypher males.

the median income for a house in the town is $32,112, & the median income for a personal is $38,618. Males have a median income of $38,043 versus $20,875 for females. A per capita income for the town is $16,744. Xvii.3% of the people & Long dozen.7% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a amount people, Two dozen.1% of people under a age of 18 & 10.8% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.

Communities and locations in Fine

Aldrich -- The hamlet south of Coffin Mills. Coffin Mills -- The hamlet southwest of Oswegatchie village. Fine -- A hamlet of Mulct is in the northern a share of the town per Oswegatchie Flow of any stream. It was originally referred to as Smithville from either an early resident. Lower Oswegatchie -- The hamlet in Route Three, located in east a share of the town & northward of Oswegatchie village. Oswegatchie -- The hamlet in Route Three, located in eastern a portion of the town. This payout grew to importance as a railroad community. Star Flow of any stream -- A lake in the east part of the town. Star Flow of any stream -- The hamlet placed in the east town line & east of Star Flow of any stream on Route Three. Wanakena -- The hamlet placed in Route 61 in an arm of Cranberry Lake in the southeastern part of the town. These are a places of the Ranger School, section of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.