Waterboro, Maine
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Waterboro is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,214 at the 2000 census. The town of Waterboro includes the localities of North, South, and East Waterboro.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 148.6 km² (57.4 mi²). 143.8 km² (55.5 mi²) of it is land and 4.8 km² (1.8 mi²) of it (3.21%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,214 people, 2,211 households, and 1,704 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.2/km² (111.9/mi²). There were 2,828 housing units at an average density of 19.7/km² (50.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.66% White, 0.11% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 2,211 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,234, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $33,583 versus $21,904 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,813. About 3.4% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Schools
Waterboro is home to Massabesic High School and is part of Maine School Administrative District 57 (MSAD 57), a regional school district also encompassing five other towns: Alfred, Limerick, Lyman, Newfield, and Shapleigh.
