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The town has two covered bridges. Bartlett's spectacular views of the White Mountains has long made tourism a principal business.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 195.0 km˛ (75.3 mi˛). 195.0 km˛ (75.3 mi˛) of it is land and 0.01% is water. Bartlett is drained by the Saco and Ellis rivers. The highest point in Bartlett is Mount Tremont, elevation 3,371 feet (1,027 meters) above sea level. Mount Parker, elevation 3,004 ft. (916 m.), is in the north, and Bear Mountain, elevation 3,200 ft. (975 m.), is on the southern boundary. Bartlett lies fully within the Saco River watershed.[1]
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,705 people, 1,206 households, and 745 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.9/km˛ (35.9/mi˛). There were 3,589 housing units at an average density of 18.4/km˛ (47.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town was 98.15% White, 0.15% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 1,206 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,107, and the median income for a family was $43,203. Males had a median income of $30,387 versus $25,721 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,631. About 6.2% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
