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Encyclopedia > Freeport (town), Maine
Freeport, Maine
Freeport, Maine

Freeport is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7,800. Freeport is known for its numerous outlet stores. It is also the location of L. L. Bean's headquarters. Description: Photograph of Freeport, Maine street Source: Photograph taken by Jared C. Benedict on 16 November 2003. ... Description: Photograph of Freeport, Maine street Source: Photograph taken by Jared C. Benedict on 16 November 2003. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Maine. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... L.L. Bean is a retail and catalog company based in Freeport, Maine, specializing in outdoor equipment and clothing. ...


It is the current home of Joan Benoit Samuelson, former Olympic Gold Medalist in women's marathon. Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) was an American marathon runner who won gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ...

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 120.4 km² (46.5 mi²). 89.9 km² (34.7 mi²) of it is land and 30.5 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 25.34% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...


Freeport borders Brunswick and Durham to the North, Pownal to the west, and Yarmouth to the southwest. Freeport also shares small borders with Cumberland and Harpswell in Casco Bay. Cumberland and Harpswell are not connected to Freeport by roads, but since Freeport's town border ranges out into Casco Bay, the other town's borders meet Freeport's. Brunswick is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Durham is a town located in Androscoggin County, Maine. ... Pownal is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Yarmouth is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Cumberland is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Harpswell is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Casco Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the southern coast of Maine. ...


Education

Freeport has four Public Schools:

  • Morse Street School (Elementary Grades K-2)
  • Mast Landing School (Higher Elementary Grades 3-5)
  • Freeport Middle School (Middle School Grades 6-8)
  • Freeport High School (High School Grades 9-12)

Freeport also has many Private Schools: In computational complexity theory, the complexity class ELEMENTARY is the union of the classes in the exponential hierarchy. ... Middle school, (Intermediate/Junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

  • Cricket Hunt School
  • Pine Tree Academy (A Seventh Day Adventist Academy)
  • Merriconeag Waldorf School
  • L'Ecole Française du Maine (A French immersion school)

Freeport has recently been experiencing a large amount of drug related expulsions. This has been attributed to the recent relaxation of U.S. border security along the U.S.-Canadian border in northern Maine. The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), colloquially referred to as the Adventists, is an evangelical Protestant Christian denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century. ...


Freeport's High School gets students mostly from Freeport, but it also gets all of Pownal's students. Pownal is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ...


Bates College and Bowdoin College are located in nearby Lewiston and Brunswick. Bates College is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1855, located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. ... Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: ci. ... Brunswick is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ...


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 7,800 people, 3,065 households, and 2,151 families residing in the town. The population density is 86.8/km² (224.8/mi²). There are 3,276 housing units at an average density of 36.4/km² (94.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.22% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 3,065 households out of which 34.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% are married couples living together, 9.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% are non-families. 22.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 2.93. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ...


In the town the population is spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.9 males.


The median income for a household in the town is $52,023, and the median income for a family is $58,134. Males have a median income of $41,703 versus $27,490 for females. The per capita income for the town is $27,724. 5.9% of the population and 4.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.0% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population living in poverty The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


See also

Freeport is a census-designated place located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... The Desert of Maine is a 40-acre tract of exposed sand in pine forest near Freeport, Maine. ...

External links

  • Maine outlet shopping on wikitravel.org
  • Freeport Merchants Marketing Association
  • The Official Town Website

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