Waterford, Maine
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Waterford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,455 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 137.6 km² (53.1 mi²). 130.7 km² (50.5 mi²) of it is land and 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²) of it (4.99%) is water. Waterford contains a number of small lakes such as Keoka Lake (also known as Thomas Pond) and Bear Pond.
 Blackguard neighborhood, Waterford, Maine |
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,455 people, 590 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.1/km² (28.8/mi²). There were 895 housing units at an average density of 6.8/km² (17.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% White, 0.27% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, and 0.76% from two or more races.
There were 590 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $25,560 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,416. About 9.5% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
