Newfield, Maine

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Newfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,328 at the 2000 census. Newfield is the home of Willowbrook Museum Village.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 86.7 km² (33.5 mi²). 83.7 km² (32.3 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.44% water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,328 people, 496 households, and 370 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.9/km² (41.1/mi²). There were 939 housing units at an average density of 11.2/km² (29.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White, 0.08% African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 496 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,654, and the median income for a family was $41,563. Males had a median income of $30,403 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,280. About 8.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Coordinates: 43°38′53″N, 70°50′49″W