York Harbor, Maine

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York Street in c. 1922

York Harbor is a census-designated place located at the mouth of the York River, within the town of York, and in York County, Maine. The population was 3,321 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

York Harbor is located at 43°8′33″N, 70°38′50″W (43.142573, -70.647106)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (8.31%) is water. York Harbor is drained by the York River.

[edit] Demographics

Marshall House in 1907

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,321 people, 1,334 households, and 895 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 399.5/km² (1,035.6/mi²). There were 1,601 housing units at an average density of 192.6/km² (499.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.13% White, 0.12% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 1,334 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

Reading Room & Cliff Walk in c. 1920

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,969, and the median income for a family was $71,164. Males had a median income of $49,706 versus $30,850 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,016. About 1.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.