Demographics
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 1,358 people, 524 households,
and 353 families residing in the town. The
population density was 20.1/km˛ (52.0/mi˛).
There were 628 housing units at an average density
of 9.3/km˛ (24.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town
was 95.07%
White, 0.29%
African American, 0.66%
Native American, 0.74%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.44% from
other races, and 2.72% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
There were 524 households out of which 30.7% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8%
were
married couples living together, 12.2% had a
female householder with no husband present, and
32.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households
were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.52 and the average
family size was 2.99.
In the town the population was spread out with
25.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1%
from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38
years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was
$46,548, and the median income for a family was
$50,962. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus
$26,667 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $19,577.
About 6.5% of families and 10.4% of the population
were below the
poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age
18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
