Charleston, Maine
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Charleston is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,397 at the 2000 census. It is located at (45.0927, -69.0418) GR1, near the intersection of Charleston Rd and South Stagecoach Rd-Atkinson Rd, between Penobscot County roads 15 (Bangor Rd) and 221, halfway between Schoodic Lake and Sebasticook Lake.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 104.2 km² (40.2 mi²). 104.1 km² (40.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.05%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,397 people, 431 households, and 334 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.4/km² (34.7/mi²). There were 470 housing units at an average density of 4.5/km² (11.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.28% White, 0.72% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.21% of the population.
There were 431 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,053, and the median income for a family was $39,625. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,735 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,832. About 6.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
