North Windham, Maine
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Geography
North Windham is located between Sebago Lake's Jordan Bay to the West, and Little Sebago Lake to the East.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 3.22%, is water.[2]
Demographics
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, North Windham had a population of 5,274. The median age was 42.9 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.3 males age 18 and over.[4][5]
85.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 14.7% lived in rural areas.[6]
There were 2,177 households in North Windham, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 12.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[4]
There were 2,379 housing units, of which 8.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%.[4]
| Race | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 4,794 | 90.9% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 26 | 0.5% |
| Asian | 76 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race | 31 | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 256 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 85 | 1.6% |
2000 census
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 4,568 people, 1,773 households, and 1,297 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,890 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.14% White, 0.55% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.
There were 1,773 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,395, and the median income for a family was $51,111. Males had a median income of $32,417 versus $25,635 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,566. About 4.4% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.
Camp
Center Day Camp, a day camp run by the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine, is located in North Windham.
Notable person
- Willard Mains, pitcher for four teams; born in North Windham
Incidents
On August 15th, 2025, a shooting occurred in North Windham.[8][9]
References
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- ↑ https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/part-of-route-302-in-windham-closed-due-to-police-incident/97-40212da0-d8f9-4fb5-a9cd-5e805e0d00a1
- ↑ https://wgme.com/news/local/police-respond-to-incident-in-windham-maine-crime-cumberland-county
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