Freedom, Maine
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Freedom is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 645 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.6 km² (22.2 mi²). 55.7 km² (21.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (3.19%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 645 people, 259 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.6/km² (30.0/mi²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 5.8/km² (14.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.59% White, 0.31% African American, 0.16% Native American, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.
There were 259 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,492. About 11.6% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
