York County (Maine)

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York County Courthouse in Alfred
York County Courthouse in Alfred
administration
US state : Maine
Administrative headquarters : Alfred
Foundation : 1636
Demographics
Residents : 197,131  (2010)
Population density : 76.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3293 km²
Water surface : 726 km²
map
Map of York County within Maine
Website : www.yorkcountyme.gov

York County is a county in the US state of Maine in the United States . The county seat is in Alfred .

geography

According to the US Census Bureau , the county has a total area of ​​3,293 square kilometers. 726 square kilometers, or 22.06 percent, are water areas. The county is bordered by the counties in a clockwise direction: Oxford County , Cumberland County , Rockingham County, New Hampshire , Strafford County, New Hampshire, and Carroll County, New Hampshire .

history

Due to their historical significance, five of the county's sites have the status of National Historic Landmarks . A total of 178 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 11, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1790 28,892 -
1800 37,896 31.2%
1810 41,877 10.5%
1820 46.283 10.5%
1830 51,722 11.8%
1840 54.034 4.5%
1850 60,098 11.2%
1860 62.107 3.3%
1870 60.174 -3.1%
1880 62,257 3.5%
1890 62,829 0.9%
1900 64,885 3.3%
1910 68,526 5.6%
1920 70,696 3.2%
1930 72,934 3.2%
1940 82,550 13.2%
1950 93,541 13.3%
1960 99,402 6.3%
1970 111,576 12.2%
1980 139,666 25.2%
1990 164,587 17.8%
2000 186,742 13.5%
2010 197.131 5.6%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

York County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Winter at Kittery Point , York County
Bourne Mansion , listed on the NRHP with the number 80000381

The county had a population of 186,742 people as of the 2000 census . There were 74,563 households and 50,851 families. The population density was 73 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.56% White, 0.42% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 0.17% other races Groups; 0.85% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.70% of the population.

Of the 74,563 households, 32.20% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.00% were married couples living together, 9.50% were a single mother. 31.80% were not families. 24.90% were single households and 9.70% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.80% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,630 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,419. Males had a median income of $ 36,317 versus $ 26,016 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,225. 8.20% of the population and 5.90% of families are below the poverty line. 9.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.50% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

York County is divided into 29 separate parishes. Below are two cities , the rest are towns . Plantations are not found in York County.

Locality status Population
(2010)
Total area
[km²]
Land area
[km²]
Population density
[inhabitants / km²]
Foundation
'' incorporated ''
Specialty
Acton town 000000000002447.00000000002,447 000000000000106.4000000000106.4 000000000000097.500000000097.5 000000000000025.100000000025.1   1830
Alfred town 000000000003019.00000000003,019 000000000000072.300000000072.3 000000000000070.600000000070.6 000000000000042.800000000042.8   1794 Shire Town of York County
Arundel town 000000000004022.00000000004.022 000000000000062.000000000062.0 000000000000061.900000000061.9 000000000000065.000000000065.0   1915
Berwick town 000000000007246.00000000007,246 000000000000097.300000000097.3 000000000000096.100000000096.1 000000000000075.400000000075.4 0June 9, 1713
Biddeford City 000000000021277.000000000021,277 000000000000089.500000000089.5 000000000000077.700000000077.7 000000000000273.8000000000273.8 Nov 23, 1728
Buxton town 000000000008034.00000000008,034 000000000000106.7000000000106.7 000000000000104.9000000000104.9 000000000000076.600000000076.6  July 1772
Cornish town 000000000001403.00000000001,403 000000000000057.700000000057.7 000000000000057.200000000057.2 000000000000024.500000000024.5 Feb. 27, 1794
Dayton town 000000000001965.00000000001.965 000000000000047.700000000047.7 000000000000046.300000000046.3 000000000000042.400000000042.4   1854
Eliot town 000000000006204.00000000006,204 000000000000055.100000000055.1 000000000000051.100000000051.1 000000000000121.4000000000121.4 01st Mar 1810
Hollis town 000000000004281.00000000004,281 000000000000085.300000000085.3 000000000000082.900000000082.9 000000000000051.600000000051.6 Feb. 27, 1798
Kennebunk town 000000000010798.000000000010,798 000000000000092.000000000092.0 000000000000090.900000000090.9 000000000000118.8000000000118.8 June 24, 1820
Kennebunkport town 000000000003474.00000000003,474 000000000000056.900000000056.9 000000000000053.400000000053.4 000000000000065.100000000065.1 0July 5, 1653
Kittery town 000000000009490.00000000009,490 000000000000054.400000000054.4 000000000000046.200000000046.2 000000000000205.4000000000205.4   1647
Lebanon town 000000000006031.00000000006,031 000000000000144.5000000000144.5 000000000000141.7000000000141.7 000000000000042.600000000042.6 June 25, 1767
limerick town 000000000002892.00000000002,892 000000000000073.100000000073.1 000000000000070.300000000070.3 000000000000041.100000000041.1 06th Mar 1787
Limington town 000000000003713.00000000003.713 000000000000112.1000000000112.1 000000000000108.7000000000108.7 000000000000034.200000000034.2   1792
Lyman town 000000000004344.00000000004,344 000000000000104.7000000000104.7 000000000000100.9000000000100.9 000000000000043.100000000043.1 11th Mar 1778
Newfield town 000000000001522.00000000001,522 000000000000086.700000000086.7 000000000000083.700000000083.7 000000000000018.200000000018.2   1794
North Berwick town 000000000004576.00000000004,576 000000000000099.600000000099.6 000000000000099.200000000099.2 000000000000046.100000000046.1   1831
Ogunquit town 000000000000892.0000000000892 000000000000011.100000000011.1 000000000000010.600000000010.6 000000000000084.200000000084.2   1980
Old Orchard Beach town 000000000008624.00000000008,624 000000000000019.500000000019.5 000000000000019.300000000019.3 000000000000446.8000000000446.8 Feb. 20, 1883
Parsonsfield town 000000000001898.00000000001,898 000000000000155.5000000000155.5 000000000000152.7000000000152.7 000000000000012.400000000012.4 09 Mar 1785
Saco City 000000000018482.000000000018,482 000000000000101.9000000000101.9 000000000000099.700000000099.7 000000000000185.4000000000185.4   1762
Sanford town 000000000020798.000000000020,798 000000000000126.2000000000126.2 000000000000123.8000000000123.8 000000000000168.0000000000168.0 23 Feb 1768
Shapleigh town 000000000002668.00000000002,668 000000000000106.8000000000106.8 000000000000100.5000000000100.5 000000000000026.500000000026.5 05th Mar 1785
South Berwick town 000000000007220.00000000007,220 000000000000084.600000000084.6 000000000000083.300000000083.3 000000000000086.700000000086.7   1814
Waterboro town 000000000007693.00000000007,693 000000000000148.6000000000148.6 000000000000143.8000000000143.8 000000000000053.500000000053.5 06th Mar 1787
Wells town 000000000009589.00000000009,589 000000000000150.6000000000150.6 000000000000149.3000000000149.3 000000000000064.200000000064.2   1653
York town 000000000012529.000000000012,529 000000000000149.4000000000149.4 000000000000142.2000000000142.2 000000000000088.100000000088.1   1652

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 581301. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maine . National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
  4. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  8. Listed on the official Mains administration website (in English)
  9. Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  10. ^ AJ Coolidge and JB Mansfield: A History and Description of New England, general and local ; Boston 1859; part 1

Web links

Commons : York County, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′  N , 70 ° 40 ′  W