Gorham is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in the
town
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of
Gorham, in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Cumberland, historic county
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,
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
, United States. The population was 6,882 at the
2010 census.
It is part of the
Portland–
South Portland–
Biddeford, Maine
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Gorham is located at (43.68064, −70.441489).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.26%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
of 2000, there were 4,164 people, 1,317 households, and 783 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,371 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.76%
White
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, 0.55%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.60%
Native American, 1.10%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.14% from
other races, and 0.82% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 1,317 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 31.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,368, and the median income for a family was $53,456. Males had a median income of $38,810 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,844. About 4.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
Note that this CDP contains the dormitories of the
University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus, affecting all of the above statistics.
References
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Census-designated places in Maine
Portland metropolitan area, Maine
Census-designated places in Cumberland County, Maine