A Town of Colton is an interior town, centrally in the county.

History
A number one land patents were issued inside 1776. Colton was organized inside 1843 from part of the Town of Parishville.

Geography
A Raquette River flows through the west part of the town. A town is in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the aggregate locality of 660.Triad km² (254.9 mi²). 627.Nought klick² (242.Single mi²) of these are l& and 33.Threesome kilometre² (Dozen.Eighter from decatur mi²) of these are water supply. A amount metropolitan area is Pentad.04% fluids.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 1,453 people, 604 households, and 405 families residing in the town. A population density is 2.3/km² (Half a dozen.0/mi²). There are Unity,163 housing units at an typical density of 1.9/km² (Quadruplet.8/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 99.17% White, 0.00% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Cypher.89% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 604 home away from which Twenty-five.2% develop youngsters under a age of Xviii swallow the children, 55.6% come married couples living together, 6.1% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no hubby present, & 32.8% come non-families. Twenty-six.0% of a lot family come processed higher of souls & Ten.3% own somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.Xl & a typical personal size is Ii.Xc.

In a town the people is spread retired using Twenty-two.Sixer% under a age of Eighteen, 6.3% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxiv.8% from either 25 to 44, Xxx.0% from either 45 to 64, & Sixteen.2% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 42 years. For each Century females there are 102.Quaternary males. For each C females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 101.Eighter males.

the median income for a menage in the town is $38,875, & the median income for a personal is $44,637. Males have a median income of $35,000 versus $22,443 for females. A per capita income for the town is $20,528. Fourteen.7% of the people & X.5% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a number people, Xxii.5% of people under a age of 18 & 6.5% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Communities and locations in Colton
Colton -- A hamlet of Coltin is located on Route 56 & a Raquette Flow of any stream. A community, in the north-west a share of the town, is the location of the 1st personal injury settlement. Higley Flow State Park -- A state park near South Colton. Irish Class action settlement -- The hamlet in the south-east a portion of the town. South Colton -- The hamlet south of Coltin village on Route 56. Wildwood -- The hamlet east of Colton village.