 About 6.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.It is within the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District.The district formed on July 1, 1993 as a result of the merger of the Marcus and Meriden-Cleghorn school districts.