| Official Name: | Morehouse, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Anthony Fernandez (R) |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1835 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 504.45 |
| Area Land Km2: | 494.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 9.60 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 194.77 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 191.06 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 92 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.19 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 0.48 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 697 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2287 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4333°N -118°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-041-48340 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0979237 |
Morehouse is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 92 at the 2020 census.[2] The name is that of an early developer, Andrew K. Morehouse.
The town is in the Adirondack Park. It is in the southwestern corner of the county and is northeast of Utica.
Morehouse was formed from part of the town of Lake Pleasant in 1835. Morehouse ("Morehouseville") was created by land developer and entrepreneur Andrew King Morehouse (1805-1884); the post office there opened on April 9, 1834. (Morehouse owned 60000acres of wilderness in Hamilton, Herkimer and Saratoga counties, but ultimately ended up dying in a poorhouse.) Part of the town was later taken and added to the town of Long Lake. An additional part of Morehouse was taken for Long Lake in 1861. In 1901, the town of Inlet was formed from the northern end of Morehouse.
One of the most newsworthy events to occur in town was the crash landing of an American Airways Curtis Condor in December 1934 and daring rescue of the crew by locals on snowshoes in the southern end of town.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 194.7sqmi, of which 191.1sqmi is land and 3.6sqmi (1.86%) is water.
The western and southern town lines of Morehouse are the border of Herkimer County.
The West Canada Creek flows out the western town line, and other tributaries of that stream flow through the town. The Moose River marks the northern town line.
New York State Route 8, an east–west highway in the southern part of the town, is the only significant road in Morehouse, passing through the hamlets of Morehouseville and Hoffmeister.
As of the census[4] of 2020, there were 92 people and 21 households residing in the town. The population density was 0.48sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 280 housing units at an average density of 1.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.65% White, 0.00% Native American, 4.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.The median age was 59.5 years.
The median income for a household in the town was $58,125.