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Newburgh, Maine

Newburgh, Maine

Overview
Newburgh is a town in Penobscot County
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2000, the population was 144,919. Its county seat is Bangor.-Geography:...

, Maine
Maine
The State of Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,394 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the town has a total area of 31.0 square miles (80.2 km²), of which, 30.9 square miles (80.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.
  • Ricky Craven
    Ricky Craven
    Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time. He is currently a NASCAR analyst for Yahoo! Sports and occasionally makes appearances on ESPN2's NASCAR Now...

    , NASCAR
    NASCAR
    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

     driver
  • Orrin Larrabee Miller
    Orrin Larrabee Miller
    Orrin Larrabee Miller was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Miller was born in Newburgh, Maine, January 11, 1856 and attended the common schools and was graduated from the Maine Central Institute at Pittsfield, Maine. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in...

    , U.S. Congressman from Kansas


As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,394 people, 557 households, and 398 families residing in the town.
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Newburgh is a town in Penobscot County
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2000, the population was 144,919. Its county seat is Bangor.-Geography:...

, Maine
Maine
The State of Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The population was 1,394 at the 2000 census.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the town has a total area of 31.0 square miles (80.2 km²), of which, 30.9 square miles (80.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.23%) is water.

Notable residents

  • Ricky Craven
    Ricky Craven
    Richard Allen Craven is a former NASCAR driver. He last drove in the Sprint Cup in 2004 and raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005. He does not have a racing job at this time. He is currently a NASCAR analyst for Yahoo! Sports and occasionally makes appearances on ESPN2's NASCAR Now...

    , NASCAR
    NASCAR
    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947-48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

     driver
  • Orrin Larrabee Miller
    Orrin Larrabee Miller
    Orrin Larrabee Miller was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Miller was born in Newburgh, Maine, January 11, 1856 and attended the common schools and was graduated from the Maine Central Institute at Pittsfield, Maine. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in...

    , U.S. Congressman from Kansas

Demographics


As of the census
Census
A "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...

of 2000, there were 1,394 people, 557 households, and 398 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 45.1 people per square mile (17.4/km²). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 19.5/sq mi (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 0.29% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.22% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 557 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,850, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $23,672 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $19,000. About 1.8% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.