The Baker-Merrill House and DeRidder Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] The western town line is defined by the Hudson River with Saratoga County on the opposite bank.

The southern town line is the border of Rensselaer County.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.54% White, 0.53% African American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.84% from two or more races.

19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.