'''ADDISON'''

is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after English author Joseph Addison. The population was 1,209 according to the 2000 census.

HISTORY

The history of Addison is based upon the area's natural resources that once drove the local and
regional economy. Its proximity to the coast meant that major industries included fishing and boat building. Early residents engaged successfully in a variety of businesses, and many current residents can trace their families back to the town’s early days and continue to work in maritime industries. Addison still enjoys many of the benefits of a close-knit community; as a small town, its people look out for one another. Keeping with this trend, while encouraging new development, many residents of the town believe that it should seek to maintain a link to its heritage through the protection of historically significant buildings, and that they should continue to collect and preserve the town's historical records.Interwiki: Citation needed » date=June 2010

GEOGRAPHY

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Interwiki: convert » 97.2|sqmi|km2 of which Interwiki: convert » 42.4|sqmi|km2 is land and Interwiki: convert » 54.8|sqmi|km2(56.41%) is water.

ECONOMY

The top three sectors of employment for Addison are ‘Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, mining’; ‘Education, health and social services’; and ‘Retail trade. The top sector is comprised nearly entirely of marine based work. The second sector mainly constitutes those employed by the public schools. Addison’s median household income increased considerably (53.6%) since 1990 and marginally surpasses median income in the county but is considerably lower than median income in the state. However, Addison had a considerable decrease (-41.1%) in total taxable sales for the period of 1997 to 2002. In addition almost 15 percent of Addison families had incomes below the poverty level in 2000, which included 244 individuals, a ratio comparable to Washington County. With the aging of our population, the size of our workforce continues to decrease. Interwiki: Citation needed » date=June 2010
Living in a rural area limits employment opportunities and increases the costs of commuting to the service centers where many of the newly created jobs are located. The local government should strive to encourage and maintain appropriate marine based development that will better employ residents. Growth needs to be channeled to areas of town capable of handling development while incurring minimal cost to the municipality. The town will continue to encourage responsible commercial development through land use regulations, regional coordination and marketing.Interwiki: Citation needed » date=June 2010

DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the censusInterwiki: GR » 2 of 2000, there were 1,209 people, 489 households, and 341 families with a population density of 28.5 people per square mile (11.0/km²), and 723 housing units at an average density of 17.1 per square mile (6.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.10% White, 0.58% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 489 households out of which 31.1% of which had children under the age of 18 living in them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.83.
In the town the population was spread with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,083, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $22,432 versus $18,194 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,951. About 14.7% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over.


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