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Mount Desert, ME vs Southwest Harbor, ME

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- Southwest Harbor is 0% more densely populated than Mount Desert.
- People are 0.7% less likely to be married in Southwest Harbor.
- The Median Age is 0.9 years older in Southwest Harbor.
 Mount Desert, MESouthwest Harbor, MEUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,535329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock55.538.4
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 Population - 20102,054  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,966285,036,114
 Population - 19901,899  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now11.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock113.693.4
 Land Area36.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Desert, MESouthwest Harbor, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock11.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock17.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock6.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Desert, MESouthwest Harbor, MEUnited States
 White97.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Desert, MESouthwest Harbor, MEUnited States
 Married Population58.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.7%50.2%
 Never Married28.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households820  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock39180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock62.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock1.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.1%  Unlock10.8%
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