▁ 2 6 ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁highway ▁running ▁n ortheast – s outh west ▁through ▁the ▁town , ▁following ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁O ts el ic ▁Creek . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 3 ▁passes ▁across ▁the ▁south ▁part ▁of ▁P itch er ▁following ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁B rak el ▁Creek . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 8 4 8 ▁people , ▁ 2 9 3 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 2 3 0 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 2 9 . 8 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 1 . 5 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 8 1 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 4 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 9 9 . 2 9 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 2 4 % ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 1 2 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁and ▁ 0 . 3 5 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race ▁were ▁ 1 . 5 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 9 3 ▁households ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 4 0 . 3 % ▁had ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁living ▁with ▁them , ▁ 6 2 . 1 %