Windham, Maine

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Windham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It was originally founded in 1735 as New Marblehead, with most of the proprietors being from Marblehead, Massachusetts, and was renamed Windham in 1762.^[1] The population was 14,904 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 130.2 km² (50.3 mi²). 120.9 km² (46.7 mi²) of it is land and 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²) of it (7.16%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 14,904 people, 5,522 households, and 4,020 families residing in the town. The population density was 123.3/km² (319.3/mi²). There were 6,088 housing units at an average density of 50.4/km² (130.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.56% White, 0.49% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population.

There were 5,522 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,526, and the median income for a family was $52,218. Males had a median income of $32,441 versus $26,157 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,890. About 3.5% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.