Oxford County is a county located in the U.S.
state of Maine
with a
population of 54,755 as of the 2000 U.S. census.
Its
county seat is Paris
.
Part of
Oxford County is included in the Lewiston
-Auburn
, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town
Area while a different part of Oxford County is included in the
Portland
-South
Portland
-Biddeford
, Maine, metropolitan New England City and Town
Area.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total
area of 2,175
square miles
(5,634
km²), of which,
2,078 square miles (5,382 km²) of it is land and
97 square miles (252 km²) of it (4.47%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Adjacent regional county municipality
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 54,755
people, 22,314 households, and 15,173 families residing in the
county. The
population density
was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 32,295 housing
units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The
racial makeup of the county was 98.25%
White, 0.17%
Black or
African American, 0.28%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.11% from
other races, and 0.80%
from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
23.6% were of
English, 13.9% French, 13.7% United States
or American, 10.1% Irish and 8.4% French Canadian ancestry according to
Census 2000. 95.9% spoke
English and 2.6%
French as their first language.
There were 22,314 households out of which 30.40% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were
married couples living together, 9.50% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families.
25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the
age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from
45 to 64, and 16.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,435, and
the median income for a family was $39,794. Males had a median
income of $30,641 versus $21,233 for females. The
per capita income for the county was
$16,945. About 8.30% of families and 11.80% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including
14.80% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or
over.
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