Milford (CDP), New Hampshire

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Milford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire that contains only the most populated portions of the town of Milford, New Hampshire. The population was 8,293 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Milford is located at 42°50′5″N, 71°39′23″W (42.83486, -71.656453)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.9 km² (5.7 mi²). 14.8 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.52%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,293 people, 3,379 households, and 2,098 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 559.8/km² (1,450.3/mi²). There were 3,463 housing units at an average density of 233.8/km² (605.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.49% White, 0.99% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 3,379 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% 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 3.05.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,716, and the median income for a family was $57,933. Males had a median income of $40,412 versus $27,126 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,025. About 3.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.