Official Name: | Dixfield, Maine |
Settlement Type: | CDP |
Pushpin Map: | Maine |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oxford |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.91 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.64 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.90 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1323 |
Population Density Km2: | 285.21 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 738.69 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 133 |
Elevation Ft: | 436 |
Coordinates: | 44.5369°N -70.4531°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 04224 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-17705 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0565133 |
Dixfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dixfield in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census.[2]
Dixfield is located at 44.5369°N -70.4528°W (44.537056, −70.453032).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.2 km2), all land.
As of the census[4] of 2020, there were 1,323 people, 581 households, and 606 families residing in the CDP.[5] The population density was 1353.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 655 housing units at an average density of 344.73sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.24% White, 0.44% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 581 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families.[6] 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.1% under the age of 18, 63.0% from 18 to 65, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.[7] The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,676, and the median income for a family was $50,208.[8] Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,304. About 5.1% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.6% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.[9]