Topsham is a

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(CDP) in the

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of Topsham in

Sagadahoc County Sagadahoc County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,699. Its county seat is Bath. In geographic area, it is the smallest county in Maine. Sagadahoc County is part of the Portland� ...

, Maine, United States. The population was 6,271 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

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– South Portland–

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, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Topsham is located at (43.932006, −69.953815). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29.0 km), of which 11.0 square miles (28.5 km) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km) (1.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,271 people, 2,375 households, and 1,681 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,486 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.45%

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, 1.80%

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, 0.21% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.08%

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, 0.45% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population. There were 2,375 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,634, and the median income for a family was $53,077. Males had a median income of $36,011 versus $30,198 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,995. About 2.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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