Lincoln County, Maine

Lincoln County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 33,616. Its is. It is among the fastest growing of Maine's 16 counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,812 (700 ). 1,181 km² (456 sq mi) of it is land and 631 km² (244 sq mi) of it (34.84%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 33,616 people, 14,158 households, and 9,542 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (74/sq mi). There were 20,849 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (46/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.46%, 0.17% or , 0.26% , 0.37% , 0.02% , 0.10% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.46% of the population were or  of any race. 25.3% were of, 15.4% or American, 11.2% , 9.0%  and 7.3%  ancestry according to. 97.7% spoke and 1.0%  as their first language.

There were 14,158 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 28.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,686, and the median income for a family was $45,427. Males had a median income of $31,209 versus $23,161 for females. The for the county was $20,760. About 6.60% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 12.80% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.