Androscoggin County, Maine

Androscoggin County is a located in the  of. As of the, the county's population was 103,793. Its is. It is included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine and partially included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan.

is located in the Androscoggin city of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,288 (497 ). 1,218 km² (470 sq mi) of it is land and 70 km² (27 sq mi) of it (5.42%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 103,793 people, 42,028 households, and 27,192 families residing in the county. The was 85/km² (221/sq mi). There were 45,960 housing units at an average density of 38/km² (98/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.98%, 0.66% or , 0.27% , 0.55% , 0.04% , 0.28% from , and 1.22% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were or  of any race. 24.5% were of, 19.4% , 14.3% , 9.7% or American and 8.4%  ancestry according to. 14.29% of the population speak at home.

There were 42,028 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.60% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.30% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% 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 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,793, and the median income for a family was $44,082. Males had a median income of $31,622 versus $22,366 for females. The for the county was $18,734. About 7.50% of families and 11.10% of the population were below the, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.