man , ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁A . ▁B . ▁Ear le , ▁past or , ▁evangel ist , ▁author ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which , ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁( 0 . 0 6 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁south ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Sch en ect ady ▁County , ▁and ▁the ▁west ▁town ▁line ▁is ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Mont gom ery ▁County . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 6 7 ▁( Am sterdam ▁Road ) ▁is ▁an ▁east - west ▁highway ▁which ▁intersect s ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 4 7 , ▁a ▁north - s outh ▁highway , ▁north ▁of ▁West ▁Char l ton . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 , 9 5 4 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 4 2 9 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 , 2 0 4 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 2 0 . 5 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 6 . 5 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 4 6 4 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 4 4 . 6 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 7 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 9 8 .