Sylvania Profile

The population density is 62.5/km² (161.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.37% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The households are 34.0% children under the age of 18, 59.2% are married couples living together, 10.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% are non-families. 25.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 2.89.

In the town the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.7 males.