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The Town of Maine is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Binghamton . Maine is home to the Greater Binghamton Airport , the Airport services Binghamton and the surrounding area. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 118.5 Km&2 (45.8 Mi&2 ). 118.5 km&2 (45.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it (0.07%) is water. The west town line is the border of Tioga County, New York . New York State Route 26 is a north-south highway in the town. New York State Route 38B crosses the southwest corner Maine. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 5,459 people, 2,036 households, and 1,531 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 46.1/km&2 (119.4/mi&2). There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of 18.4/km&2 (47.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White , 0.44% African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.53% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.07% from Other Races , and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 2,036 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were Married Couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.9% 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 2.68 and the average family size was 3.08. In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,656, and the median income for a family was $42,514. Males had a median income of $33,363 versus $21,875 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $17,773. About 4.5% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN MAINE
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