Durham, Maine
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Durham is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, USA with a population of 3381 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
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[edit] History
Durham was incorporated in 1789, and later added land annexed from Danville in 1821 and 1823.
[edit] Notable Residents
- Frank Sandford's religious sect known as "The Kingdom" began at the Shiloh colony in Durham in 1896.
- Author Stephen King was raised in Durham.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 100.4 km² (38.8 mi²). 98.7 km² (38.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.68%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,381 people, 1,226 households, and 980 families residing in the town. The population density was 34.3/km² (88.7/mi²). There were 1,257 housing units at an average density of 12.7/km² (33.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.96% White, 0.12% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 1,226 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 12.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $53,846, and the median income for a family was $55,028. Males had a median income of $35,174 versus $28,342 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,883. About 5.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
Durham is in Maine's 2nd US Congressional District, Maine Senate District 15, and Maine House of Representatives District 105.
