Northfield, Maine

Northfield, Maine
—  Town  —
Northfield, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°49′54″N 67°36′30″W / 44.83167°N 67.60833°W / 44.83167; -67.60833
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Washington
Area
– Total	46.0 sq mi (119.1 km2)
– Land	43.7 sq mi (113.1 km2)
– Water	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
Elevation	210 ft (64 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	131
– Density	3.0/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-51375
GNIS feature ID	0582631

Northfield is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 131 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119 km²), of which, 43.7 square miles (113 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it (5.05%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 131 people, 61 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.0 people per square mile (1.2/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 5.1 per square mile (2.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.24% White, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 61 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.5% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $51,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $33,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,048. There were no families and 7.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.5% of those over 64.

References

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

External links

• Varney, George J. (1886), Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Northfield, Boston: Russell, http://history.rays-place.com/me/northfield-me.htm 

Coordinates: 44°49′44″N 67°34′14″W / 44.82889°N 67.57056°W / 44.82889; -67.57056