As of the
census of 2000, there were 5,985 people, 2,331 households, and 1,662 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 2,804 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.28%
White, 0.20%
Black or
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 0.10%
Pacific Islander, 0.30% from
other races, and 0.77% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 2,331 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were
married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. Of all households, 23.4% were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,199, and the median income for a family was $41,732. Males had a median income of $32,227 versus $25,146 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,003. About 7.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over. == Communities and locations ==