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The Town of Schroon is at the center of the south county border. HISTORY The Town of Schroon was formed in 1804 from part of the Town Of Crown Point . The town was partitioned to form the newer Town Of Minerva in 1817. GEOGRAPHY The south town line is the border of Warren County, New York . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 365.8 Km&2 (141.2 Mi&2 ). 345.0 km&2 (133.2 mi&2) of it is land and 20.8 km&2 (8.0 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.69% water. The Northway (Interstate Highway 87) passes through the center of the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,759 people, 737 households, and 473 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 5.1/km&2 (13.2/mi&2). There were 2,130 housing units at an average density of 6.2/km&2 (16.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.12% White , 0.85% African American , 0.40% Native American , 0.17% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.11% from Other Races , and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 737 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were Married Couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,054, and the median income for a family was $36,579. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $20,298 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,302. 11.0% of the population and 8.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 8.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Schroon Lake is the home of the main headquarters of the Word Of Life fellowship. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN SCHROON
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