Hartland (town), Maine

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Hartland is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,816 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.8 square miles (110.9 km²), of which, 37.1 square miles (96.0 km²) of it is land and 5.8 square miles (14.9 km²) of it (13.45%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,816 people, 707 households, and 492 families residing in the town. The population density was 49.0 people per square mile (18.9/km²). There were 1,077 housing units at an average density of 29.1/sq mi (11.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.07% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 707 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,573, and the median income for a family was $35,400. Males had a median income of $26,522 versus $21,273 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,629. About 11.7% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.