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GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 153.1 Km&2 (59.1 Mi&2 ). 152.9 km&2 (59.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.15% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 867 people, 303 households, and 252 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 5.7/km&2 (14.7/mi&2). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 2.1/km&2 (5.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% White , 0.12% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.46% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 0.92% from two or more races. 0.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 303 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were Married Couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,171, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $29,545 versus $23,906 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,337. 8.5% of the population and 9.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 7.8% of those under the age of 18 and 16.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.