Kittery is a census-designated place (CDP) consisting of the main village in the town of Kittery in York County, Maine, United States. The village is also known as Kittery Foreside. The population of the CDP was 4,562 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Kittery, Maine
Census-designated place
Rice Public Library
Kittery Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 43°5′23″N 70°44′28″W
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	York
Area [1]
• Total	3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2)
• Land	2.80 sq mi (7.25 km2)
• Water	0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,973
• Density	1,776.71/sq mi (685.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	03904
Area code	207
FIPS code	23-37235
GNIS feature ID	0569229

Geography

Kittery is located at 43°5′23″N 70°44′28″W (43.089738, -70.741148).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) (21.07%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census,[5] there were 4,884 people, 2,085 households and 1,221 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,737.1 per square mile (671.1/km²). There were 2,207 housing units at an average density of 785.0/sq mi (303.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.06% White, 2.74% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population.

There were 2,085 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.

Age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median household income was $40,510, and the median family income was $52,532. Males had a median income of $35,850 versus $27,198 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,451. About 4.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over

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