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Boston Hollow , a deep ravine, is also in Ashford. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 102.3 Km&2 (39.5 Mi&2 ). 100.5 km&2 (38.8 mi&2) of it is land and 1.8 km&2 (0.7 mi&2) of it (1.80%) is water. ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,098 people, 1,578 households, and 1,084 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 40.8/km&2 (105.6/mi&2). There were 1,699 housing units at an average density of 16.9/km&2 (43.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.71% White , 1.00% African American , 0.27% Native American , 1.02% Asian , 0.44% from Other Races , and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.00% of the population. There were 1,578 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were Married Couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $61,693. Males had a median income of $42,117 versus $31,942 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $26,104. About 3.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. NOTABLE RESIDENTS, PAST AND PRESENT
EDUCATION Elementary and middle school-aged residents attend the Ashford School {Link without Title} . High school-aged residents attend E. O. Smith High School of the Regional School District 19 {Link without Title} . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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