Guilford (town), Maine

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Guilford is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,531 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²). 90.6 km² (35.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (1.99%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,531 people, 652 households, and 438 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.9/km² (43.8/mi²). There were 857 housing units at an average density of 9.5/km² (24.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.28% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 652 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $32,311. Males had a median income of $26,176 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,303. About 11.2% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

See also: Guilford (CDP), Maine