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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 65.6 Km&2 (25.3 Mi&2 ). 65.3 km&2 (25.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.47% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 506 people, 204 households, and 135 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 7.7/km&2 (20.1/mi&2). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 3.7/km&2 (9.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.23% White , 0.00% African American , 0.99% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 1.78% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 204 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were Married Couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% 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 95.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,705, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $20,000 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,525. 21.0% of the population and 15.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 18.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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