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Wells is a town located in York County, Maine . As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 9,400. Wells Beach is a popular summer destination. HISTORY , Wells Beach, Maine]] In 1622 , the Plymouth Company in England awarded to Sir Ferdinando Gorges , Lord Proprietor of Maine, territory which included the ''Plantation of Wells.'' His young cousin, Thomas Gorges, acting as deputy and agent, in 1641 granted settlers from Exeter, New Hampshire the right to populate the land from northeast of the Ogunquit River to southwest of the Kennebunk River . With the death of the elder Gorges, the Massachusetts Bay Company laid claim to all of Maine. In 1653 Wells was incorporated, the third town in Maine to do so, and named for Wells, England . The Pennacook Indians had called it ''Webhannet'', which means "at the clear stream," a reference to the Webhannet River. After 1675 , inhabitants were beleaguered through the French And Indian Wars , with devastating attacks in 1692 and 1703 . Native American hostility, encouraged by the French , would end with the Battle Of Louisburg . Wells originally included what is now Kennebunk until it was set off in 1820 , the year Maine separated from Massachusetts . It also included Ogunquit , which by act of legislature in 1913 became a village within Wells, and then in 1980 a town. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 150.6 Km&2 (58.2 Mi&2 ). 149.3 km&2 (57.6 mi&2) of it is land and 1.3 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.88% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 9,400 people, 4,004 households, and 2,690 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 63.0/km&2 (163.1/mi&2). There were 7,794 housing units at an average density of 52.2/km&2 (135.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.18% White , 0.23% African American , 0.20% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.14% from Other Races , and 0.76% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,004 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were Married Couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $46,314, and the median income for a family was $53,644. Males had a median income of $39,682 versus $28,463 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $23,130. 5.4% of the population and 3.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. REFERENCES
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