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''The .'' GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 61.3 Km&2 (23.6 Mi&2 ). 60.7 km&2 (23.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.6 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.93% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,959 people, 1,298 households, and 820 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 48.8/km&2 (126.3/mi&2). There were 1,448 housing units at an average density of 23.9/km&2 (61.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.84% White , 0.24% Black or African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.88% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 1.05% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,298 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were Married Couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.80. In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,406, and the median income for a family was $33,776. Males had a median income of $38,214 versus $23,298 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $16,322. 15.9% of the population and 10.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 22.0% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINK |
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