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The Town of Persia is in the northwest part of the county. HISTORY The town was first settled around 1812. The Town of Persia was founded in 1835 from the Town Of Perrysburg . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 54.4 Km&2 (21.0 Mi&2 ). 54.2 km&2 (20.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water. The northern border of the town is formed by the Cattaraugus Creek with Erie County, New York on the opposite bank. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,512 people, 961 households, and 602 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 46.3/km&2 (120.0/mi&2). There were 1,071 housing units at an average density of 19.8/km&2 (51.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.74% White , 0.28% African American , 2.51% Native American , 0.36% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.04% from Other Races , and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 961 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were Married Couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,675, and the median income for a family was $39,650. Males had a median income of $29,838 versus $26,304 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,590. 13.1% of the population and 10.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.6% of those under the age of 18 and 11.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN PERSIA
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