Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1850 | 1,318 | — |
| 1860 | 1,201 | −8.9% |
| 1870 | 1,279 | +6.5% |
| 1880 | 1,100 | −14.0% |
| 1890 | 982 | −10.7% |
| 1900 | 975 | −0.7% |
| 1910 | 818 | −16.1% |
| 1920 | 682 | −16.6% |
| 1930 | 717 | +5.1% |
| 1940 | 713 | −0.6% |
| 1950 | 1,032 | +44.7% |
| 1960 | 1,360 | +31.8% |
| 1970 | 1,681 | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 2,425 | +44.3% |
| 1990 | 3,189 | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 3,353 | +5.1% |
| 2001* | 3,435 | +2.4% |
| 2002* | 3,478 | +1.3% |
| 2003* | 3,515 | +1.1% |
| 2004* | 3,517 | +0.1% |
| 2005* | 3,537 | +0.6% |
| 2006* | 3,547 | +0.3% |
| 2007* | 3,559 | +0.3% |
| 2008* | 3,507 | −1.5% |
| 2009* | 3,525 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,413 | −3.2% |
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As of the census of 2000, there were 3,353 people, 1,166 households, and 959 families residing in the town. The population density was 94.6 inhabitants per square mile (36.5 /km2). There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of 33.7 per square mile (13.0 /km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.75% White, 0.30% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 1,166 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $80,993, and the median income for a family was $84,300. Males had a median income of $60,888 versus $39,494 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,232. About 2.7% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
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