▁average ▁household ▁size ▁was ▁ 2 . 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁average ▁family ▁size ▁was ▁ 2 . 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 4 4 . 3 ▁years . ▁ 2 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁residents ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ; ▁ 6 . 2 % ▁were ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ; ▁ 2 3 . 4 % ▁were ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁to ▁ 4 4 ; ▁ 2 4 . 2 % ▁were ▁from ▁ 4 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 ; ▁and ▁ 2 4 . 4 % ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older . ▁The ▁gender ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 4 8 . 1 % ▁male ▁and ▁ 5 1 . 9 % ▁female . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 4 8 ▁people , ▁ 2 6 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 4 8 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 , 2 1 6 . 6 ▁inhabitants ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 7 0 . 2 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 0 9 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 6 8 6 . 0 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 6 5 . 1 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 9