Peru, Maine
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Peru is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,515 at the 2000 census. In 1970 the town had 1345 residents.
The Town of Peru was incorporated on Feb. 5th, 1821. The 240th town in Maine.
Formerly possessing an independent public school department, Peru joined Maine School Administrative District 21 in 2006.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 123.8 km² (47.8 mi²). 121.5 km² (46.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (1.88%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,515 people, 585 households, and 436 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.5/km² (32.3/mi²). There were 849 housing units at an average density of 7.0/km² (18.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.27% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 585 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,083, and the median income for a family was $43,047. Males had a median income of $32,171 versus $23,214 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,383. About 3.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
