Cumberland County, Maine



Cumberland County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 265,612. Its is, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,152 (1,217 ). 2,164 km² (836 sq mi) of it is land and 988 km² (381 sq mi) of it (31.34%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * [[Sagadahoc              ] - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000 , there were 265,612 people, 107,989 households, and 67,709 families residing in the county. The was 123/km² (318/sq mi). There were 122,600 housing units at an average density of 57/km² (147/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.74%, 1.06% or , 0.29% , 1.40% , 0.04% , 0.35% from , and 1.13% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 107,989 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.10% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.30% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,048, and the median income for a family was $54,485. Males had a median income of $35,850 versus $27,935 for females. The for the county was $23,949. About 5.20% of families and 7.90% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over.

19.6% were of, 15.5% , 9.6% , 7.8% or American, 7.7% , 6.3%  and 5.9%  ancestry according to. 94.4% spoke and 2.1%  as their first language.

In popular culture
The fictional town of , featured in the novel of the same name by, is situated in Cumberland County,  King makes passing reference to other nearby towns and cities, including Portland, Falmouth, and Westbrook. Jerusalem's Lot (long name) is featured in the short story, also by Stephen King. Also, in the MeMUNC 2007 conference, the Democratic People's Republic of Cumberland (also known as the DPRC) and the Free Republic of Sagadahoc coined the popular phrase "Two-Thirds or death!"

Cities and towns