According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), of which 4.8 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (8.85%) is water.
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,861 people, 760 households, and 561 families residing in the borough. The population density was 384.4 inhabitants per square mile (148.4/km2). There were 799 housing units at an average density of 165.0 per square mile (63.7/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.19% White, 0.05% African American, 0.21% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 760 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,469, and the median income for a family was $55,515. Males had a median income of $38,929 versus $25,556 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,732. About 5.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
