Pownal, Maine
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Pownal is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,491 people, 560 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.1/km² (65.0/mi²). There were 567 housing units at an average density of 9.5/km² (24.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.85% White, 0.47% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 560 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $54,219, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $26,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,691. About 2.6% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Trivia
Pownal was chosen by Stephen King as the hometown of schoolteacher Johnny Smith, the protagonist of the novel The Dead Zone.
