| Official Name: | Piercefield, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York Adirondack Park |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | St. Lawrence |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 287.66 |
| Area Land Km2: | 269.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 17.90 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 111.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 104.16 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 6.91 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 282 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2.84 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 500 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1640 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2322°N -74.5764°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-57716 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979364 |
Piercefield is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 310 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Piercefield is in the southeastern corner of the county and is southeast of Canton.
The area of Piercefield town was first settled as in the early 1800s. The town was organized from part of Hopkinton town in 1900. The 1933 closing of the International Paper factory led to an economic downturn in the town.
Residents of the area included Abbot Augustus Low who resided in an area known as Horseshoe.
The Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station and Childwold Memorial Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 111.1sqmi, of which 104.3sqmi is land and 6.8sqmi (6.12%) is water.
The eastern town line is the border of Franklin County and the southern town line is the boundary of Hamilton County.
The town is within the Adirondack Park.
The Raquette River flows through the town, and the southwestern part of Tupper Lake is inside the town.
At 2,688 feet of elevation, Mount Matumbla is the highest point in St. Lawrence County. The mountain is located Northeast of the hamlet of Piercefield. "Matumbla" is assumed to either be derived from the aboriginal name or to be an anglicization of the name "Montagne Bleue" (Blue Mountain) given by the original French settlers.[2] New York State Route 3 is a highway connecting the northern and southern sections of the town. New York State Route 421 is a short highway in the southeastern part of Piercefield.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 305 people, 136 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 417 housing units at an average density of 4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 97.70% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 136 households, out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,643, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,635. About 7.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.8% of those 65 or over.