Harrington, Maine
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Harrington is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. The town is also home to Narraguagas High School.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 136.9 km² (52.9 mi²). 54.8 km² (21.2 mi²) of it is land and 82.1 km² (31.7 mi²) of it (59.97%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 882 people, 364 households, and 256 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.1/km² (41.7/mi²). There were 563 housing units at an average density of 10.3/km² (26.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.07% White, 0.11% Native American, 0.57% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.
There were 364 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,579, and the median income for a family was $29,211. Males had a median income of $24,038 versus $16,447 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,224. About 14.9% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
