Somerset County, Maine

Somerset County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 50,888. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 10,607 (4,095 ). 10,170 km² (3,926 sq mi) of it is land and 437 km² (169 sq mi) of it (4.12%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 50,888 people, 20,496 households, and 14,121 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (13/sq mi). There were 28,222 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (7/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.00%, 0.24% or , 0.41% , 0.34% , 0.02% , 0.11% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.46% of the population were or  of any race. 20.9% were of, 17.7% , 15.1% or American, 11.5%  and 8.8%  ancestry according to. 96.2% spoke and 2.9%  as their first language.

There were 20,496 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 24.60% 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 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,731, and the median income for a family was $36,464. Males had a median income of $29,032 versus $20,745 for females. The for the county was $15,474. About 11.10% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.