The earliest settlement in the present village of Keene Center was in 1787. The town of Keene was created from splitting parts of the towns of Jay and Elizabethtown on March 19, 1808. This originally included current … See more

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 156.6 square miles (405.6 km ), of which 155.9 square miles (403.9 km ) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km ), or 0.43%, is water.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 1,063 people, 443 households, and 279 families residing in the town. The population density was 6.8 people per square mile (2.6/km ). There were 984 housing units at an average de… See more