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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 132.3 Km&2 (51.1 Mi&2 ). 80.6 km&2 (31.1 mi&2) of it is land and 51.8 km&2 (20.0 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 39.12% water. Brooksville is bounded on the west by Penobscot Bay , on the north and east by the Bagaduce River (a tidal estuary), and on the sourth by Eggemoggin Reach. It is nearly an island, with just two slim land bridges to the rest of the mainland. It has 53.75 miles of shoreline. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 911 people, 412 households, and 278 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 11.3/km&2 (29.3/mi&2). There were 791 housing units at an average density of 9.8/km&2 (25.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.68% White , 0.00% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.44% Asian , 0.22% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 412 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were Married Couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.65. In the town the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,458, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $26,923 versus $24,750 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $23,565. 9.7% of the population and 7.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 13.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. HISTORY
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