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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 103.6 Km&2 (40.0 Mi&2 ). 98.8 km&2 (38.1 mi&2) of it is land and 4.8 km&2 (1.9 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 4.62% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 14,687 people, 5,286 households, and 4,101 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 148.7/km&2 (385.1/mi&2). There were 5,486 housing units at an average density of 55.5/km&2 (143.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.23% White , 2.50% African American , 3.51% Native American , 2.19% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.84% from Other Races , and 2.66% from two or more races. 2.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,286 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were Married Couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.12. In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,647, and the median income for a family was $69,214. Males had a median income of $46,582 versus $32,339 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $24,953. 4.0% of the population and 2.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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