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This article describes the town as a whole. The U.S. Census provides additional demographic detail that describes the more densely populated central settlement, although the area and population reported there are included in the aggregate values for the town. ''See also: Richmond (CDP), Maine .'' GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 81.8 Km&2 (31.6 Mi&2 ). 78.7 km&2 (30.4 mi&2) of it is land and 3.0 km&2 (1.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.70% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 3,298 people, 1,290 households, and 900 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 41.9/km&2 (108.5/mi&2). There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of 18.7 persons/km&2 (48.5 persons/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.18% White, 0.42% African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.24% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,290 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were Married Couples living together, 11.1% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,654, and the median income for a family was $48,125. Males had a median income of $30,557 versus $25,844 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,896. 13.6% of the population and 14.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.7% are under the age of 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older. |
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