Cherryfield, Maine
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Cherryfield is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States on the Narraguagus River. The population was 1,157 at the 2000 census. The town bills itself as the "Blueberry capital of the world". Roughly 75 acres on both sides of the river are a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 114.6 km² (44.2 mi²). 113.3 km² (43.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (1.18%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,157 people, 493 households, and 317 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.2/km² (26.5/mi²). There were 644 housing units at an average density of 5.7/km² (14.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.09% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.
There were 493 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,486, and the median income for a family was $31,016. Males had a median income of $26,058 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,111. About 15.8% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.
