Friendship, Maine
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Friendship is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census.
The Friendship Sloop, a gaff-rigged sailboat designed for lobstering and fishing, takes its name from this town.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 80.4 km² (31.0 mi²). 36.3 km² (14.0 mi²) of it is land and 44.1 km² (17.0 mi²) of it (54.82%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,204 people, 508 households, and 354 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.2/km² (85.9/mi²). There were 849 housing units at an average density of 23.4/km² (60.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.34% White, 0.25% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 508 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,348, and the median income for a family was $41,648. Males had a median income of $29,605 versus $19,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,409. About 8.3% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Pop Culture
The majority of the film Casper was set in Friendship, though the production crew chose the nearby resort town of Rockport for filming, citing it to be "more authentic".[1] In the film, the town of Friendship is home to a fictional Gothic mansion called Whipstaff Manor, which is haunted by four ghosts. The mansion, and, therefore, the town, also appear in the animated series The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper.
