Gorham (CDP), New Hampshire

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Gorham CDP is a census district in Gorham, Coos County, New Hampshire. The district covers the central settlement of the town, and its population and demographics are included in those of the town as a whole. The population was 1,773 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Gorham is located at 44°23′33″N, 71°11′7″W (44.392739, -71.185292)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.59%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,773 people, 799 households, and 488 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 796.0/km² (2,073.5/mi²). There were 912 housing units at an average density of 409.4/km² (1,066.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.18% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 799 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,813, and the median income for a family was $39,400. Males had a median income of $32,217 versus $22,708 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,910. About 4.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.