Part of the census-designated place of Tainter Lake is located in the town.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,116 people, 845 households, and 632 families residing in the town.

There were 993 housing units at an average density of 30.1 per square mile (11.6/km2).

There were 845 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families.

19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.