Columbia Falls, Maine
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Columbia Falls is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 63.9 km² (24.7 mi²). 63.5 km² (24.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.57%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 599 people, 251 households, and 168 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.4/km² (24.4/mi²). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 4.9/km² (12.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.83% White, 0.83% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 251 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,864, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $28,021 versus $19,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,723. About 12.9% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.1% of those under age 18 and 29.1% of those age 65 or over.
