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The Town of Wells is in the Adirondack State Park and on the eastern border of the county. HISTORY The town was formed in 1805 while still part of Fulton County, New York . The town was subsequently reduced by the formation of other towns in Hamilton County. The Town of Gilman (named after settler John Gilman) was taken from Wells in 1838, but the much of that region was returned when Gilman was dissolved in 1860 . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 462.0 Km&2 (178.4 Mi&2 ). 459.0 km&2 (177.2 mi&2) of it is land and 3.0 km&2 (1.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.66% water. The eastern town line is the border with Warren County, New York . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 737 people, 322 households, and 205 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 1.6/km&2 (4.2/mi&2). There were 778 housing units at an average density of 1.7/km&2 (4.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.61% White , 0.54% African American , 0.81% Native American , 0.27% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.14% from Other Races , and 1.63% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 322 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were Married Couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.78. In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,107, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $34,821 versus $24,250 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $16,174. 15.7% of the population and 8.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 12.8% of those under the age of 18 and 12.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN WELLS
ADJACENT TOWNS AND AREAS The south border of Wells is formed by the Towns of Benson and Hope . The Town Of Arietta is at the west border, and the Town Of Lake Pleasant is the northwest border. The Town Of Indian Lake is the north border. The Towns of Stony Creek , Thurman , and Johnsburg in Warren County are to the east. EXTERNAL LINKS
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