Darwin D. Martin, a Larkin Company executive, was born in Bouckville in 1865.

State Route 12B leads south from US 20 5 miles (8 km) to Hamilton and northeast from Madison village 18 miles (29 km) to New Hartford, near Utica.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,801 people, 1,129 households, and 779 families residing in the town.

There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of 32.4 per square mile (12.5/km2).

The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.