Brunswick is a

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(CDP) in the

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of Brunswick in

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, Maine, United States. The population was 15,175 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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– South Portland–

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, Maine

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Geography

Brunswick is located at (43.913035, −69.953589). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.65%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,816 people, 5,880 households, and 3,433 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 6,192 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.19%

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, 0.99%

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, 0.16% Native American, 1.90%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.45% from

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, and 1.26% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.31% of the population. There were 5,880 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 15.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,036, and the median income for a family was $47,134. Males had a median income of $32,088 versus $25,762 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,494. About 5.7% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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