Demographics
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 2,058 people, 834 households,
and 517 families residing in the town. The
population density was 34.2/km˛ (88.5/mi˛).
There were 886 housing units at an average density
of 14.7/km˛ (38.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the
town was 97.28%
White, 0.49%
African American, 0.44%
Native American, 0.24%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.39% from
other races, and 1.12% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 834 households out of which 27.6% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2%
were
married couples living together, 7.4% had a
female householder with no husband present, and
37.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households
were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone
living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.31 and the average
family size was 2.86.
In the town the population was spread out with
21.1% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.0%
from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45
years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
84.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was
$42,054, and the median income for a family was
$51,364. Males had a median income of $39,018 versus
$28,550 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $20,329.
About 8.7% of families and 9.9% of the population
were below the
poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age
18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.
