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County:

Somerset County

State:

Maine

FIPS Code:

23025

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

2,389,147

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

20.93

% Water:

4.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

40,597

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

45,049

11.0%

5.1%

5.9%

1990:

49,767

10.5%

5.8%

4.7%

2000:

50,888

2.3%

-0.2%

2.5%

2005:

51,667

1.5%

1.3%

0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

49,699

97.7%

0-to-19:

13,776

27.1%

Black:

117

0.2%

20-to-39:

12,593

24.7%

Hispanic:

234

0.5%

40-to-59:

14,917

29.3%

American Indian:

203

0.4%

60-plus:

9,602

18.9%

Other:

635

1.2%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

13.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,464

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.1%

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