A yahoo is a vile and savage creature, filthy and with unpleasant habits, resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of the narrator of Gulliver's Travels, who finds the calm and rational society of the Houyhnhnms far preferable.
... of the census of 2000, there are 5,641 people, 1,755 households, and 1,463 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,533.8/km² (3,985.3/mi²). ...