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===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,041 people, 732 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|393.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 818 housing units at an average density of {{convert|157.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 732 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $60,388, and the median income for a family was $61,991. Males had a median income of $44,514 versus $24,050 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $23,957. About 1.0% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.