The gender makeup of the town was 47.6% male and 52.4% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,834 people, 1,068 households, and 760 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.58% White, 2.05% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population. There were 1,068 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,944, and the median income for a family was $42,574. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $23,384 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,520. About 5.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over. Education Hanover has a public library, a branch of the Jefferson County Public Library. In popular culture Woody Boyd, the fictional bartender in the TV series Cheers, was said to be born and raised in Hanover. Woody Harrelson, who played the character, was born in Midland, Texas and grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. By coincidence, he graduated in 1983 from Hanover College. In the 2018 film Green Book, Hanover is a stop along the performance tour of jazz musician Don Shirley. The film was set in the 1960s, and this was one of the places where the African-American man encountered segregation.