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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.9% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.02.
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of 2000, there were 2,273 people, 844 households, and 620 families living in the town. The population density was 48.5 inhabitants per square mile (18.7/km). There were 954 housing units at an average density of 20.4 per square mile (7.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.23%
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The median age in the town was 44.1 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 35.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 38,477, and the median income for a family was $ 41,994. Males had a median income of $ 27,917 versus $ 21,750 for females. The
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was 49.1 inhabitants per square mile (19.0/km). There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.8%
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settlement was started in Whitefield in 2017. It grew from three families in March 2017 to 13 families in August 2018.
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There were 844 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were
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There were 917 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were
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for the town was $ 16,456. About 8.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the
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of 2010, there were 2,300 people, 917 households, and 643 families living in the town. The
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Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.).
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Whitefield is included in the 932: 800:, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1102:Town of Whitefield official website 1068: 953: 834: 743:, and 1.1% from two or more races. 163:0.69 sq mi (1.79 km) 13: 1284: 1148:Municipalities and communities of 1023: 984:"Census of Population and Housing" 361: 14: 1503: 1095: 846: 43: 347: 1487:Towns in Lincoln County, Maine 1062: 1048: 947: 911: 766: 714: 330:New England City and Town Area 1: 876: 865:Sean and Jamie Oshima of the 1069:Dow, Mike (April 27, 2022). 954:Dow, Mike (April 27, 2022). 335: 21:Town in Maine, United States 7: 1035:United States Census Bureau 1010:United States Census Bureau 898:United States Census Bureau 342:United States Census Bureau 10: 1508: 941:Maine: A Guide 'Down East' 1420: 1375: 1337: 1314: 1296: 1282: 1181: 1162: 894:"US Gazetteer files 2010" 707: 692: 677: 662: 647: 632: 617: 602: 587: 572: 557: 542: 527: 512: 497: 482: 467: 452: 437: 422: 407: 392: 377: 370: 365: 360: 357: 275: 264: 254: 242: 230: 213: 196: 188: 180: 175: 167: 159: 151: 143: 138: 130: 118: 106: 96: 61: 42: 33: 26: 1316:Unorganized territories 820:there were 97.6 males. 192:52/sq mi (19.9/km) 171:108 ft (33 m) 1290: 1463:44.17000°N 69.62528°W 1288: 1151:Lincoln County, Maine 1107:Town information page 1031:"U.S. Census website" 1006:"U.S. Census website" 859:recipient during the 708:U.S. Decennial Census 353:Historical population 328:, Maine micropolitan 215: • Summer ( 81:44.21000°N 69.60417°W 1433:United States portal 1412:West Boothbay Harbor 1059:at amishamerica.com. 189: • Density 1468:44.17000; -69.62528 1459: /  354: 86:44.21000; -69.60417 77: /  1291: 1289:Lincoln County map 861:American Civil War 725:population density 352: 181: • Total 160: • Water 144: • Total 1442: 1441: 825:per capita income 712: 711: 340:According to the 314:George Whitefield 291: 290: 283:.townofwhitefield 152: • Land 53:and the state of 28:Whitefield, Maine 1499: 1474: 1473: 1471: 1470: 1469: 1464: 1460: 1457: 1456: 1455: 1452: 1434: 1427: 1287: 1174: 1167: 1157: 1152: 1142: 1135: 1128: 1119: 1118: 1089: 1088: 1086: 1084: 1066: 1060: 1052: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1027: 1021: 1020: 1018: 1016: 1002: 996: 995: 993: 991: 980: 974: 973: 971: 969: 951: 945: 944: 936: 930: 929: 927: 925: 915: 909: 908: 906: 904: 890: 835:Amish settlement 794:Pacific Islander 782:African American 733:African American 373: 368: 363: 355: 351: 287: 284: 282: 220: 92: 91: 89: 88: 87: 82: 78: 75: 74: 73: 70: 47: 24: 23: 1507: 1506: 1502: 1501: 1500: 1498: 1497: 1496: 1477: 1476: 1467: 1465: 1461: 1458: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1446: 1445: 1443: 1438: 1432: 1425: 1416: 1402:Isle of Springs 1378: 1371: 1347:Boothbay Harbor 1333: 1310: 1292: 1280: 1266:Westport Island 1201:Boothbay Harbor 1177: 1172: 1165: 1158: 1155: 1150: 1146: 1098: 1093: 1092: 1082: 1080: 1079:. 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Index

Town
Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine
Lincoln County
Maine
44°12′36″N 69°36′15″W / 44.21000°N 69.60417°W / 44.21000; -69.60417
Country
State
Maine
County
Lincoln
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code
Area code
207
FIPS code
GNIS
www.townofwhitefield.com
town
Lincoln County
Maine
2020 census
George Whitefield
folk-pop
Oshima Brothers
Augusta
New England City and Town Area

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