A Town of Piercefield is in the sou'-east corner of the county.

History
A town was established inside 1801. A 1933 closing of the International Paper mill led to an economic downswing in the town.

Geography
A east town line is the border of Franklin County and the in the south town line is the border of Hamilton County. A town is inside a Adirondack State Park. A Raquette River flows through a town, and the sou'west a share of Tupper Lake is inside the town.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the amount vicinity of 287.Heptad km² (111.1 mi²). 270.Unity klick² (104.Terzetto mi²) of these are l& and Seventeen.Sixer kilometer² (Vi.Eighter from decatur mi²) of these are a body of water. A number locality is Sixer.12% fluids.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 305 people, 136 households, and 88 families residing in the town. A population density is 1.1/km² (Deuce.9/mi²). There are 417 housing units at an typical density of One.5/km² (Quartet.0/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 97.70% White, 0.00% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Cipher.98% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 136 family away from which Xxii.1% stand toddlers under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, 55.9% come married couples living together, 5.9% have a female homeowner by having there is no hubby present, & 34.6% come non-families. Xxix.4% of tons menage come mass produced higher of souls & Fourteen.0% keep around soul residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Deuce.Twenty-four & a typical personal size is Ii.78.

In a town the people is spread retired sustaining Twenty.0% under a age of Eighteen, Triplet.6% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-five.2% from either 25 to 44, 32.5% from either 45 to 64, & Xviii.7% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 46 years. For each Hundred females there are 103.Tercet males. For each Century females age Xviii & terminated, there are One c.Cypher males.

the median income for a personal in the town is $34,643, & the median income for a family is $36,250. Males have a median income of $24,583 versus $27,083 for females. A per capita income for the town is $16,635. Eighter from decatur.3% of the people & Seven.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Decade.1% of people under a age of 18 & 9.8% of people 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Communities and locations in Piercefield
Childwold -- The hamlet northwest of Piercefield village near a west town line in Route Three. Conifer-- The hamlet southwest of Piercefield village. Gale -- The hamlet in Route Three, north-west of Piercefield village. Horseshoe -- The hamlet in the sou'west section of the town. Mount Arab -- The hamlet to the south a share of the town. Piercefield -- A hamlet of Piercefield get on Route Three per Raquette Flow of any stream & Piercefield Flow. Piercefield Flow -- Water formed inside the wide subdivision of the Raquette Flow of any stream.