Cushing, Maine
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Cushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 67.6 km² (26.1 mi²). 50.2 km² (19.4 mi²) of it is land and 17.4 km² (6.7 mi²) of it (25.74%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,322 people, 541 households, and 383 families residing in the town. The population density was 26.3/km² (68.1/mi²). There were 778 housing units at an average density of 15.5/km² (40.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.47% White, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.
There were 541 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,598, and the median income for a family was $43,929. Males had a median income of $28,553 versus $22,455 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,264. About 7.6% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Fame
The Olson House in Cushing was used in Andrew Wyeth's 1948 painting, Christina's World, which was in turn used for Dahlia Gillespie's house in Silent Hill, and inspired the farmer's house in 'Days of Heaven'. The Olson House is now operated by the Farnsworth Museum of Rockland, Maine.
