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The Friendship Sloop , a gaff-rigged sailboat designed for lobstering and fishing, takes its name from this town. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 80.4 Km&2 (31.0 Mi&2 ). 36.3 km&2 (14.0 mi&2) of it is land and 44.1 km&2 (17.0 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 54.82% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,204 people, 508 households, and 354 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 33.2/km&2 (85.9/mi&2). There were 849 housing units at an average density of 23.4/km&2 (60.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.34% White , 0.00% African American , 0.00% Native American , 0.00% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.25% from Other Races , and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 508 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were Married Couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.76. In the town the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,348, and the median income for a family was $41,648. Males had a median income of $29,605 versus $19,000 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $20,409. 11.0% of the population and 8.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 16.7% of those under the age of 18 and 11.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. POP CULTURE Thw town of Friendship was featured in the 1995 movie '' Casper '', starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci in the live-action movie version of the cartoon classic. |
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