South Sanford is a former

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(CDP) in the city of Sanford in York County,

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, United States. The population was 4,536 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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– South Portland–

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, Maine

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. The CDP was abolished when the town of Sanford re-incorporated as a city.

Geography

South Sanford is located at (43.401854, -70.709820). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km²), of which 22.8 square miles (59.0 km²) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km²), or 2.87%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2010

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, there were 4,536 people, 1,859 households and 1,230 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,111 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.8%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.3% Native American, 2.8%

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, 0.2% some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 1,859 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were headed by married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 2.91. 22.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. For the period 2007–2011, the estimated

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was $54,850 and the median family income was $56,771. Male full-time workers had a median income of $46,134 compared with $34,688 for females. The

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was $25,894. About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{York County, Maine Portland metropolitan area, Maine Former census-designated places in Maine