Poland, Maine
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Poland is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States with a population of 4,866 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.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 122.1 km² (47.2 mi²). 109.6 km² (42.3 mi²) of it is land and 12.6 km² (4.8 mi²) of it (10.28%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,866 people, 1,845 households, and 1,437 families residing in the town. The population density was 44.4/km² (115.0/mi²). There were 2,316 housing units at an average density of 21.1/km² (54.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.54% White, 0.33% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.02% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.
There were 1,845 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% 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 2.92.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% 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 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,824, and the median income for a family was $55,427. Males had a median income of $33,284 versus $23,926 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,346. About 1.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
