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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1680
|1840= 1894
|1850= 1990
|1860= 2011
|1870= 1844
|1880= 1901
|1890= 2089
|1900= 2192
|1910= 2136
|1920= 1995
|1930= 3508
|1940= 4336
|1950= 5806
|1960= 7766
|1970= 8367
|1980= 8728
|1990= 8050
|2000= 7760
|2010= 7351
|2020= 7521
|estyear=2021
|estimate=7469
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> {{decrease}}
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 7,760 people, 3,210 households, and 2,240 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|162.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,876 housing units at an average density of {{convert|81.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 3,210 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,450, and the median income for a family was $47,798. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $26,148 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,602.  About 4.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.