Phillips, Maine
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Phillips is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 990 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 132.3 km² (51.1 mi²). 131.9 km² (50.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.35%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 990 people, 407 households, and 275 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.5/km² (19.4/mi²). There were 626 housing units at an average density of 4.7/km² (12.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.79% White, 0.10% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.10% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 407 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,579, and the median income for a family was $32,284. Males had a median income of $26,413 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,840. About 9.3% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Businesses
There are a few businesses -- a grocery store, a hardwarestore, a Pizza/DVD rental store, and a giftshop (Mooseville). The town has a website with attractive photography at http://www.phillipsmaine.com.
