Editing Pittsfield, New York (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 839
|1830= 1005
|1840= 1395
|1850= 1591
|1860= 1480
|1870= 1469
|1880= 1450
|1890= 1218
|1900= 1101
|1910= 917
|1920= 813
|1930= 727
|1940= 796
|1950= 850
|1960= 880
|1970= 968
|1980= 1067
|1990= 1116
|2000= 1295
|2010= 1366
|estyear=2016
|estimate=1300
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 1,295 people, 474 households, and 359 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|34.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 605 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The town's racial makeup was 98.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 474 households, out of which 36.5% had children under 18 living with them, 63.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.2% of all households comprised individuals, and 9.1% had someone 65 or older living alone. The average household size was 2.73, and the average family size was 3.03.

The town's population was spread out, with 27.3% under 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,078, and the median income for a family was $36,328. Males had a median income of $27,446 versus $21,912 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,347.  About 13.5% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.