Searsmont, Maine

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Searsmont is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,174 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 101.5 km² (39.2 mi²). 97.9 km² (37.8 mi²) of it is land and 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it (3.60%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,174 people, 478 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.0/km² (31.1/mi²). There were 617 housing units at an average density of 6.3/km² (16.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.77% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 478 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,708, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $28,088 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,118. About 7.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.