Monmouth, Maine
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Monmouth is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,785 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.1 km² (39.0 mi²). 88.3 km² (34.1 mi²) of it is land and 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it (12.61%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,785 people, 1,435 households, and 1,077 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.8/km² (111.0/mi²). There were 1,801 housing units at an average density of 20.4/km² (52.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.49% White, 0.32% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 1,435 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,906, and the median income for a family was $47,616. Males had a median income of $32,034 versus $22,885 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,551. About 9.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.
