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The Town of Tupper Lake is located in the southwest corner of the county. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake . HISTORY In 1850 the Pomeroy Lumber Company began a logging operation in the area. A clearing left by clear-cutting the forest by Raquette Pond became the site of the Village of Tupper Lake. In the 1890s a large number of buildings were erected, but in 1899 a fire burned 169 of them to the ground. As the lumber business swelled, the village became a rail center. The town was organized in 1890 from the Town Of Waverly and was the last town organized in the county. In an effort to avoid confusion with other "Altamonts" around the state and to strengthen ties with the Village of Tupper Lake, town councilors turned the "Town of Altamont" into the Town of Tupper Lake. The name change took place on July 16, 2004. GEOGRAPHY The town is inside the Adirondack State Park . The south town line is the border of Hamilton County, New York and the west town line is the border of St. Lawrence County, New York . Tupper Lake is a name of a Lake in the southwest part of the town, which crosses the county line into St. Lawrence County . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 337.0 Km&2 (130.1 Mi&2 ). 304.6 km&2 (117.6 mi&2) of it is land and 32.3 km&2 (12.5 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 9.60% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 6,137 people, 2,429 households, and 1,530 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 20.1/km&2 (52.2/mi&2). There were 3,118 housing units at an average density of 10.2/km&2 (26.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White , 1.27% African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.08% from Other Races , and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,429 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were Married Couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,636, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $30,951 versus $25,938 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,696. 13.4% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 11.8% of those under the age of 18 and 14.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN ALTAMONT
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