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Madrid, Maine

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In the town the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.71.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 22,292, and the median income for a family was $ 29,063. Males had a median income of $ 16,563 versus $ 16,429 for females. The
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was 1.6 people/km (4.1 people/sq mi). There were 208 housing units at an average density of 1.9 units/km (4.9 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00%
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But in the late 20th century, the population declined, as industry changed and the young moved to larger cities. In April 2000, the town of Madrid disincorporated. Citing "
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There were 72 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were
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for the town was $ 12,192. None of the families and 5.5% of the population were living below the
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of 2000, there were 173 people, 72 households, and 55 families residing in the town. The
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It was part of an extensive tract of land purchased from
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Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Maine
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Disincorporated town
Small's Falls c. 1907
44°53′4″N 70°26′18″W / 44.88444°N 70.43833°W / 44.88444; -70.43833
Country
State
Maine
County
Franklin
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Area code
207
FIPS code
GNIS
town
unorganized territory
East Central Franklin
Franklin County
Maine
Massachusetts
Boston
Wilton, New Hampshire
Madrid
Spain
gold
topography
cultivation

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