Limerick, Maine

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Seal of Limerick, ME

Limerick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,240 at the 2000 census. The town was founded by a lawyer named James Sullivan of Biddeford in 1772, who named the town after his father's birthplace in Ireland.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 73.1 km² (28.2 mi²). 70.3 km² (27.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (3.90%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Town Center in c. 1920

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,240 people, 850 households, and 607 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.9/km² (82.5/mi²). There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of 18.2/km² (47.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.21% White, 0.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 850 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

Main Street in c. 1920

In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,845, and the median income for a family was $44,917. Males had a median income of $32,829 versus $24,036 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,844. About 7.5% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.