Jonesport, Maine
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Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 260.7 km² (100.7 mi²). 73.8 km² (28.5 mi²) of it is land and 186.9 km² (72.2 mi²) of it (71.68%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,408 people, 597 households, and 397 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.1/km² (49.4/mi²). There were 877 housing units at an average density of 11.9/km² (30.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.80% White, 0.28% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
There were 597 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,224, and the median income for a family was $30,474. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $15,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,135. About 14.7% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
