Hammond, Maine
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Hammond is a town in Aroostook County
, Maine
, United States
. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.
, the town has a total area of 39 square miles (101 km²), of which, 38.9 square miles (100.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.28%) is water.
of 2000, there were 98 people, 33 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The population density
was 2.5 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 2.0 per square mile (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.92% White and 4.08% Native American.
There were 33 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples
living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $30,750. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $11,957. There were no families and 4.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 36.4% of those over 64.
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 39 square miles (101 km²), of which, 38.9 square miles (100.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.28%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 98 people, 33 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 2.5 people per square mile (1.0/km²). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 2.0 per square mile (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.92% White and 4.08% Native American.
There were 33 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $30,750. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $11,957. There were no families and 4.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 36.4% of those over 64.