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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 102.3 Km&2 (39.5 Mi&2 ). 100.6 km&2 (38.8 mi&2) of it is land and 1.6 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it (1.60%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,946 people, 719 households, and 545 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 19.3/km&2 (50.1/mi&2). There were 805 housing units at an average density of 8.0/km&2 (20.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.56% White , 0.05% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.05% from Other Races , and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 719 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were Married Couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.01. In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,357, and the median income for a family was $37,574. Males had a median income of $30,868 versus $20,385 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,285. About 8.9% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over. NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN OR RAISED IN ALBION
OTHER NOTABLE FACTS For many years, Albion was the northern terminus of the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad; a two-foot gauge railroad running north from the seaport of Wiscasset, Maine. The railroad reached Albion in November of 1895, with a goal of eventually extending as far north as Quebec City. While it did extend a few miles north of Albion, it fell far short of the original goal. After going through bankruptcy, several new owners and a couple of name changes to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad/Railway, the company finally succumbed to over the road transportation and the depression in 1933. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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