▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 1 3 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁west ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁C att ar aug us ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁north ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁County . ▁ ▁Si xt own ▁Creek ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁stream ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 4 3 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Fair view . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁towns ▁and ▁areas ▁Center ville ▁is ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁H ume ▁and ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁R ush ford . ▁The ▁west ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁C att ar aug us ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁north ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁E agle ▁in ▁Wy oming ▁County . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 6 2 ▁people , ▁ 2 5 3 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 2 1 . 5 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 8 . 3 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 4 0 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 4 ▁per