Penobscot County, Maine

Penobscot County is a located in the  of. For statistical purposes, it is part of the 'Bangor, Maine New England County  '. As of 2000, the population was 144,919. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 9,210 (3,556 ). 8,795 km² (3,396 sq mi) of it is land and 415 km² (160 sq mi) of it (4.51%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 144,919 people, 58,096 households, and 37,820 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (43/sq mi). There were 66,847 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.60%, 0.49% or , 1.00% , 0.70% , 0.03% , 0.23% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were or  of any race. 17.8% were of, 17.3% or American, 14.0% , 13.0%  and 6.7%  ancestry according to. 95.8% spoke and 2.3%  as their first language. There were 58,096 households out of which 30.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.90% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% 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 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 11.30% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,274, and the median income for a family was $42,206. Males had a median income of $32,824 versus $23,346 for females. The for the county was $17,801. About 9.70% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

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