Brownfield, Maine

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Brownfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 119.5 km² (46.2 mi²). 116.2 km² (44.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (2.77%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Covered Bridge in c. 1912

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 1,251 people, 512 households, and 352 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.8/km² (27.9/mi²). There were 788 housing units at an average density of 6.8/km² (17.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.88% White, 0.16% Native American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 512 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.86.

The Mrs. Breslin Homestead in c. 1910

In the town the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,304, and the median income for a family was $39,886. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $22,778 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,037. About 4.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.