As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,952 people, 791 households, and 529 families residing in the town. The
population density was 66.6 people per square mile (25.7/km). There were 1,259 housing units at an average density of 43.0 per square mile (16.6/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.67%
White, 1.95%
Native American, 0.15%
Asian, and 1.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population. There were 791 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were
married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,148, and the median income for a family was $39,783. Males had a median income of $30,655 versus $23,750 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,285. About 10.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==