The unincorporated communities of Centerville, West Prairie, and Wrights Corners are in the town.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,618 people, 623 households, and 459 families residing in the town.
There were 707 housing units at an average density of 13.9 per square mile (5.4/km2).
There were 623 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families.
22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.