Bingham (town), Maine
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Bingham is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States that was first settled in 1785 and is named after William Bingham, banker and poltician that at one time owned millions of acres of land in Maine.[1] The population was 989 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 90.6 km² (35.0 mi²). 89.6 km² (34.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.17%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 989 people, 420 households, and 267 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.0/km² (28.6/mi²). There were 619 housing units at an average density of 6.9/km² (17.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.39% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 420 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% 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 2.80.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,200, and the median income for a family was $31,538. Males had a median income of $25,990 versus $16,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,724. About 15.6% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
See also: Bingham (CDP), Maine
