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The Town of Hopkinton is on the county's eastern border and is east of Potsdam . HISTORY The first settler arrived around 1802. The town was organized in (1814), Lawrence (1828) and Colton (1976), which towns were themselves partitioned as boundary adjustments were made. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 484.4 Km&2 (187.0 Mi&2 ). 480.2 km&2 (185.4 mi&2) of it is land and 4.2 km&2 (1.6 mi&2) of it (0.87%) is water. The east town line is the border of Franklin County . Most of the town, the south part, is inside the Adirondack Park . This part of New York was sometimes called the South Woods, and embraced the less developed areas of the Adirondack Mountains . The St. Regis River flows through the north part of the town. New York State Route 11B and New York State Route 72 intersect near Hopkinton village. New York State Route 458 intersects NY-11B west of Nicholville. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,020 people, 390 households, and 287 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 2.1/km&2 (5.5/mi&2). There were 639 housing units at an average density of 1.3/km&2 (3.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.82% White , 0.10% African American , 0.59% Native American , and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population. There were 390 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were Married Couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $34,205. Males had a median income of $32,125 versus $19,545 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $13,901. About 15.3% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. COMMUNITIES
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