| Official Name: | East Central Washington, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Unorganized territory |
| 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: | Washington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 654.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 538.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 115.5 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 252.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 208.0 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 44.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 724 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 47 |
| Elevation Ft: | 154 |
| Coordinates: | 44.8299°N -67.3104°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-19870 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 582455 |
East Central Washington is an unorganized territory in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 724 at the 2020 census.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 252.6 square miles (654.2 km2), of which 208.0 square miles (538.7 km2) is land and 44.6 square miles (115.5 km2), or 17.66%, is water.
The territory consists of six townships:
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 768 people, 315 households, and 219 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 3.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 609 housing units at an average density of 2.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 97.01% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 1.43% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 315 households, of which 31.1% had children under 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $25,125, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $12,882. About 13.9% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.