As of the
census of 2000, there were 971 people, 387 households, and 275 families residing in the town. The 2003 census estimate for the town was 1,044 residents. The population density was . There were 577 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.22%
White, 0.10%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian, 0.10%
Pacific Islander, and 2.47% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population. There were 387 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were
married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,458, and the median income for a family was $45,385. Males had a median income of $31,484 versus $22,566 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $19,172. About 3.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. == Lempster wind farm ==