The town also contains the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, in the northeastern corner of the town. Notable people Frederick Ayer (1822–1918), industrialist born in Ledyard Dennis Blair (born 1947), Admiral, USN retired; Director National Intelligence Agency; lived in Ledyard Andy Dick (born 1965), actor/comedian, grew up in Ledyard Doc Hammer (born 1967), painter and co-creator of The Venture Bros., born in Ledyard Richard Arthur Hayward (born 1947), Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe for twenty-three years, worked in Ledyard Ron Jirsa (born 1959), men's college basketball coach born in Ledyard Lyn-Z (born 1977), bassist for Mindless Self Indulgence, grew up in Ledyard Casey Neistat (born 1981), filmmaker, grew up in Ledyard Jackalyne Pfannenstiel (1947–2017), US Assistant Secretary of the Navy, grew up in Ledyard Fuller Potter (1910–1990), abstract expressionist artist, lived most of his life in town Samuel Seabury (1729–1796), Second Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, born in Ledyard Gordon Waller (1945–2009), member of Peter & Gordon, lived in Ledyard Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 14,687 people, 5,286 households, and 4,101 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 5,486 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was: 88.23% White 3.51% Native American 2.70% Hispanic or Latino of any race 2.50% African American 2.19% Asian 0.07% Pacific Islander 0.84% from other races 2.66% from two or more races There were 5,286 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.12. The ages of Ledyard's population were spread out, with: 28.3% under 18 6.3% from 18 to 24 31.0% from 25 to 44 25.4% from 45 to 64 9.0% from 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,647, and the median income for a family was $69,214. Males had a median income of $46,582 versus $32,339 for females. The