Charlotte, Maine

Charlotte, Maine
—  Town  —
Charlotte, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 45°0′46″N 67°15′18″W / 45.01278°N 67.255°W / 45.01278; -67.255
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Washington
Area
- Total	34.1 sq mi (88.2 km2)
- Land	31.3 sq mi (81.1 km2)
- Water	2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2)
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	324
- Density	10.4/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04666
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-12175
GNIS feature ID	0582405

Charlotte is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named for the wife of legislator William Vance.^[1] The population was 324 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88 km²), of which, 31.3 square miles (81 km²) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) of it (8.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 324 people, 134 households, and 97 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.4 people per square mile (4.0/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 8.0 per square mile (3.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.69% White, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 134 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,391, and the median income for a family was $32,411. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,283. About 9.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "Profile for Charlotte, Maine". ePodunk. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2076. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 45°01′16″N 67°14′43″W / 45.02111°N 67.24528°W / 45.02111; -67.24528