Demographics
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 1,467 people, 600 households,
and 400 families residing in the town. The
population density was 40.8/km˛ (105.7/mi˛).
There were 630 housing units at an average density
of 17.5/km˛ (45.4/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
town was 96.80%
White, 0.14%
African American, 0.82%
Native American, 0.14%
Asian, 0.41% from
other races, and 1.70% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 600 households out of which 29.2% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3%
were
married couples living together, 8.0% had a
female householder with no husband present, and
33.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households
were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.45 and the average
family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with
22.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5%
from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39
years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was
$40,039, and the median income for a family was
$47,212. Males had a median income of $35,511 versus
$26,711 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $19,107.
About 4.7% of families and 6.7% of the population
were below the
poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age
18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
