Detroit, Maine

For the city in Michigan, see Detroit.

Detroit, Maine
—  Town  —
Detroit, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°45′13″N 69°19′19″W / 44.75361°N 69.32194°W / 44.75361; -69.32194
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Somerset
Area
– Total	20.4 sq mi (52.9 km2)
– Land	20.2 sq mi (52.4 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	197 ft (60 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	816
– Density	40.3/sq mi (15.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04929
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-17460
GNIS feature ID	0582441

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

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km²), of which, 20.2 square miles (52 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.78%) is water."

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 816 people, 328 households, and 226 families residing in the town. The population density was 40.3 people per square mile (15.6/km²). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 17.9 per square mile (6.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.77% White, 0.25% African American, 0.12% Native American, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 328 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,938, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $27,303 versus $20,119 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,937. About 9.4% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 44°47′33″N 69°17′48″W / 44.7925°N 69.29667°W / 44.7925; -69.29667