Orono is a

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(CDP) consisting of the eastern portion of the

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of Orono in

Penobscot County Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot Nation on Wabanakik. As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199. Its county seat is Bangor. The county was established on February 15, 1816, from part of ...

, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 9,474 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Orono is located at (44.888769, −68.671153). The Orono CDP consists of all of the town east of

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, including the primary settled area in the town. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 8.55%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,253 people, 2,343 households, and 1,047 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,472 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.30%

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, 1.47%

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, 0.95% Native American, 2.57%

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, 0.06%

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, 0.55% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.27% of the population. There were 2,343 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.81. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 10.7% under the age of 18, 51.8% from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 12.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,262, and the median income for a family was $51,613. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $24,602 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,252. About 10.8% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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