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HISTORY , Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village'']] ''Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village:'' "Hands to work, hearts to God." In 1793 , the ''Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village'' was established in New Gloucester. It is the last of formerly nineteen religious "societies," stretching from Maine to Kentucky , to be operated by the Shakers themselves. Several other villages, now disbanded by the Church , are managed as Museums for the preservation and study of the Shaker legacy. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 123.7 Km&2 (47.8 Mi&2 ). 122.0 km&2 (47.1 mi&2) of it is land and 1.8 km&2 (0.7 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.42% water. DEMOGRAPHICS ]] As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,803 people, 1,761 households, and 1,313 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 39.4/km&2 (102.0/mi&2). There were 1,889 housing units at an average density of 15.5/km&2 (40.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.17% White , 0.23% African American , 0.06% Native American , 0.40% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 0.12% from Other Races , and 0.92% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,761 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were Married Couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08. In the town the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $49,599, and the median income for a family was $57,727. Males had a median income of $35,699 versus $26,358 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $19,527. 5.4% of the population and 4.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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