Alton, Maine
Encyclopedia
Alton is a town
in Penobscot County
, Maine
, United States. It is part of the Bangor
, Maine
Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at 45.033502N,-68.729095W. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. The community is named after an Alton in England.
, the town has a total area of 42.8 square miles (110.9 km²), of which, 42.4 square miles (109.8 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.87%) is water.
Alton is located on State Highway 16, north of Bangor
. It is west of Interstate 95
.
of 2000, there were 816 people, 309 households, and 241 families residing in the town. The population density
was 19.3 people per square mile (7.4/km²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.26% White, 0.12% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,263, and the median income for a family was $35,809. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,868 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,204. About 12.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
New England town
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in Penobscot County
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...
, Maine
Maine
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, United States. It is part of the Bangor
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
, 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...
Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at 45.033502N,-68.729095W. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. The community is named after an Alton in England.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 42.8 square miles (110.9 km²), of which, 42.4 square miles (109.8 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.87%) is water.
Alton is located on State Highway 16, north of Bangor
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
. It is west of Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Maine
In the U.S. state of Maine, Interstate 95 is a long highway running from the New Hampshire border near Kittery, to the Canadian border near Houlton. It is the only two-digit Interstate Highway in Maine...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 816 people, 309 households, and 241 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 19.3 people per square mile (7.4/km²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.26% White, 0.12% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,263, and the median income for a family was $35,809. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,868 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 $14,204. About 12.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.