Durham, Maine Location of Durham (in yellow) in Androscoggin County and the state of Maine Location of Durham (in yellow) in Androscoggin County and the state of Maine Durham, Maine is positioned in the US Durham, Maine - Durham, Maine Durham is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States.
It is encompassed in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Travel Destination and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Durham was titled after County Durham, England, the ancestral home of the town's first settler. It was previously known as Royallsborough, titled after Isaac Royall Jr.. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 39.04 square miles (101.11 km2), of which 38.28 square miles (99.14 km2) is territory and 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2) is water. Durham is considered a "gateway" town because it joins two primary Maine communities, the Greater Portland Area with the Lewiston Auburn Area.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,848 citizens , 1,496 homeholds, and 1,143 families residing in the town.
There were 1,548 housing units at an average density of 40.4 per square mile (15.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,496 homeholds of which 33.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 23.6% were non-families.
The median age in the town was 41.2 years.
22.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 33.8% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,381 citizens , 1,226 homeholds, and 980 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 88.7 citizens per square mile (34.3/km ).
There were 1,257 housing units at an average density of 33.0 per square mile (12.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 98.96% White, 0.12% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.09% from other competitions, and 0.41% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,226 homeholds out of which 38.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $53,846, and the median income for a family was $55,028.
About 5.9% of families and 6.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Durham is in the Maine's 2nd US Congressional District, Maine Senate District 22, and Maine House of Representatives District 46. Durham Community School is a enhance school directed by the Durham School Department.
High school education is also offered by Lisbon High School, Brunswick High School and Edward Little High School, positioned in Auburn.
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Maine register, state year-book and legislative manual - 1893-1894 Town of Durham, Maine Durham, Maine: Samantha Municipalities and communities of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
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