[1] The town is located in the northwestern corner of the county and is northwest of Plattsburgh.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 727 people, 270 households, and 201 families residing in the town.

There were 348 housing units at an average density of 5.2 per square mile (2.0/km2).

There were 270 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families.

19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.