Marital Status in the Town of Chester, Penobscot County, Maine (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Female Male
Penobscot County
Town of Chester
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-14.215686%-28.774584%-14.215686%14%14.215686%8.284314%28.774584%5.936316%22.500000%23%2954-61.666667%-5.000000%-46.379728%-66.666667%67%61.666667%46.379728%2.657657%61.666667%62%136148-8.823529%-13.484493%-1.315810%-8.823529%9%8.823529%2.426471%13.484493%11.250000%11%1827-4.583333%-5.710784%-2.767222%-7.278164%-10.294118%10%4.583333%2.767222%4.583333%5%2111
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Female Male
Penobscot County
Town of Chester
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60%40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-14.215686%-28.774584%-14.215686%14%14.215686%8.284314%28.774584%5.936316%22.500000%23%2954-58.333333%-7.352941%-44.963691%-65.686275%66%58.333333%44.963691%2.612033%58.333333%58%134140-0.000000%-1.100582%-0.410765%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%1.100582%0.000000%0%00-0.980392%-1.416036%-0.980392%1%0.980392%2.352941%1.416036%0.045625%3.333333%3%28-4.583333%-5.710784%-2.767222%-7.278164%-10.294118%10%4.583333%2.767222%4.583333%5%2111-8.823529%-12.383911%-0.905045%-8.823529%9%8.823529%2.426471%12.383911%11.250000%11%1827
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 1747.368%47.4%75.000%75.0%58.065%58.1%44.444%44.4%84.211%84.2%56.522%56.5%85.000%85.0%93.103%93.1%67.857%67.9%76.923%76.9%85.000%85.0%79.167%79.2%87.500%87.5%100.000%100%85.000%85.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%25.000%25.0%63.636%63.6%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 1715.789%15.8%16.667%16.7%6.452%6.45%22.222%22.2%15.789%15.8%43.478%43.5%15.000%15.0%6.897%6.90%14.286%14.3%11.538%11.5%5.000%5.00%8.333%8.33%12.500%12.5%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%17.857%17.9%11.538%11.5%10.000%10.0%12.500%12.5%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%75.000%75.0%36.364%36.4%50.000%50.0%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%FM75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2415 - 1736.842%36.8%8.333%8.33%35.484%35.5%33.333%33.3%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%15.000%15.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Penobscot County.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Penobscot County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1742730294439363321516000
Count number of married in age cohort in the Town of Chester

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Penobscot County and the Town of Chester
Town of Chester
Penobscot County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%100%CountWhite HispanicWhite1Asian2-59.360301%-0.282220%-9.689558%-0.000000%100.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%27.657573%3.010348%100.000000%100%2-18.594104%-10.204082%-30.572968%-1.303385%-12.894638%-28.798186%29%63.945578%-0.000000%7.256236%48.512627%6.716381%71.201814%71%441-100.000000%-39.270073%-0.364964%-4.379562%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%53.503650%2.481752%0.000000%0%1
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Bangor Area

There are 67 county subdivisions in the Bangor Area. This section compares the Town of Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Bangor Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 339.

Married by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Bangor Area, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#Town of AltonPassadumkeagTown of EtnaChesterDixmontEddingtonMedwayBradleyNewburghTract 026500CorinnaB.G. 026500-2StacyvilleLagrangeOrringtonHermonHoldenCorinthGarlandN PenobscotBradfordPlymouthMilfordLevantCharlestonExeterCliftonHampdenHowlandGreenbushCarmelTown of LeeBrewerHudsonPattenEnfieldGlenburnKenduskeagStetsonE MillinocketMattawamkeagTown of WinnNewportZIP 0445767MaineMillinocketSpringfieldLincolnUnited StatesBangor AreaPenobscotNew EnglandNortheastVeazieOld TownDexterBangorPenobscot Indian IsTown of Orono68.343195%68.343195%68%462167.968750%67.968750%68%261264.150943%64.150943%64%612363.963964%63.963964%64%284463.125549%63.125549%63%719562.500000%62.500000%63%1,100662.136929%62.136929%62%599761.976048%61.976048%62%828861.956522%61.956522%62%798961.892902%61.892902%62%99461.694511%61.694511%62%1,0341061.526480%61.526480%62%39561.320755%61.320755%61%1951160.761589%60.761589%61%3671260.725652%60.725652%61%1,9081360.255319%60.255319%60%2,8321459.861857%59.861857%60%1,5601559.237668%59.237668%59%1,3211658.666667%58.666667%59%5721758.558559%58.558559%59%1951857.868526%57.868526%58%5811957.850467%57.850467%58%6192057.081878%57.081878%57%1,4712156.338028%56.338028%56%1,3602256.313993%56.313993%56%6602356.008820%56.008820%56%5082455.975794%55.975794%56%3702555.909974%55.909974%56%3,4532655.660377%55.660377%56%5902755.502008%55.502008%56%6912854.842767%54.842767%55%1,3082954.601990%54.601990%55%4393054.228467%54.228467%54%4,1683153.789551%53.789551%54%7313253.616533%53.616533%54%4673353.460621%53.460621%53%6723452.305288%52.305288%52%2,0083552.133795%52.133795%52%4523652.044293%52.044293%52%6113751.710781%51.710781%52%8013851.528384%51.528384%52%3543951.528384%51.528384%52%2364051.300843%51.300843%51%1,4004150.737101%50.737101%51%2,47850.535010%50.535010%51%2,69250.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.461863%50.461863%50%1,9124250.000000%50.000000%50%1564348.951382%48.951382%49%2,0544448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.139928%46.139928%46%7654543.231441%43.231441%43%2,7724637.765798%37.765798%38%1,2614735.469275%35.469275%35%9,7204828.992248%28.992248%29%1874921.015431%21.015431%21%2,11150
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Married by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#Cape ElizabethChesterFreeportCumberlandTract 026500Town of YorkB.G. 026500-2LebanonWaterboroKennebunkBerwickFalmouthTown of EliotScarboroughTown of WellsS BerwickHampdenYarmouthKitteryTown of GrayBrewerTopshamOaklandFairfieldWindhamStandishBuxtonGorhamZIP 0445767MaineEllsworthCaribouSacoLisbonUnited StatesBathBelfastBangor AreaPenobscotNew EnglandWinslowSanfordBrunswickNortheastAuburnPresque IsleWestbrookOld TownSkowheganS PortlandOld Orch BchLewistonAugustaRocklandBiddefordPortlandBangorFarmingtonWatervilleTown of Orono64.883599%64.883599%65%4,961163.963964%63.963964%64%28462.615019%62.615019%63%4,219262.368421%62.368421%62%3,792361.892902%61.892902%62%99461.788248%61.788248%62%6,793461.526480%61.526480%62%39561.333887%61.333887%61%2,952561.172638%61.172638%61%3,756660.227748%60.227748%60%5,765759.225399%59.225399%59%3,563858.453705%58.453705%58%5,625958.367730%58.367730%58%3,1111057.940339%57.940339%58%9,3621156.692183%56.692183%57%4,8881256.616273%56.616273%57%3,3331355.909974%55.909974%56%3,4531455.875069%55.875069%56%4,0611554.977158%54.977158%55%4,5731654.237288%54.237288%54%3,3281754.228467%54.228467%54%4,1681853.884712%53.884712%54%4,0851953.615487%53.615487%54%2,8252053.472352%53.472352%53%2,8722153.385935%53.385935%53%7,7812253.338829%53.338829%53%4,5292352.771683%52.771683%53%3,6082450.991197%50.991197%51%7,1252550.737101%50.737101%51%2,47850.535010%50.535010%51%2,69250.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k49.961627%49.961627%50%3,2552649.827405%49.827405%50%3,3202749.684671%49.684671%50%7,9572848.203049%48.203049%48%3,4472948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.822845%47.822845%48%3,2073047.740113%47.740113%48%2,5353147.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.474584%47.474584%47%2,9423246.936835%46.936835%47%7,8993346.909399%46.909399%47%8,3103446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.319838%46.319838%46%8,6723546.143992%46.143992%46%3,6023645.742706%45.742706%46%6,8983743.231441%43.231441%43%2,7723842.806064%42.806064%43%2,9933942.101620%42.101620%42%9,1234041.495748%41.495748%41%3,3184141.120560%41.120560%41%12,33012.3k4240.859737%40.859737%41%6,4354339.513823%39.513823%40%2,4874438.297991%38.297991%38%6,8814535.642128%35.642128%36%20,39320.4k4635.469275%35.469275%35%9,7204735.088496%35.088496%35%2,3794833.145780%33.145780%33%4,5364921.015431%21.015431%21%2,11150
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#ChesterTract 026500B.G. 026500-2EdisonSmithtownOyster BayN HempsteadHuntingtonRamapoLakewoodWoodbridgeGreenburghToms RivStaten IslandHempsteadZIP 0445767MaineBrookhavenGreeceAmherstUnited StatesBabylonStamfordBangor AreaPenobscotNew EnglandTown of IslipNortheastQueensQuincyYonkersJersey CityManchesterBrooklynLynnBrocktonNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieWorcesterAllentownManhattanPatersonBridgeportCambridgeBronxPittsburghSpringfieldProvidencePhiladelphiaBostonNew HvnNewarkBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyHartfordRochester63.963964%63.963964%64%28461.892902%61.892902%62%99461.526480%61.526480%62%39560.854265%60.854265%61%50,15050.2k158.649958%58.649958%59%57,00657.0k257.851099%57.851099%58%142,548143k357.621838%57.621838%58%107,463107k456.626823%56.626823%57%94,60794.6k553.641435%53.641435%54%49,42249.4k653.498514%53.498514%53%30,42330.4k753.483358%53.483358%53%44,89544.9k852.810205%52.810205%53%39,99040.0k952.369867%52.369867%52%39,36839.4k1051.162423%51.162423%51%197,643198k1150.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k1250.737101%50.737101%51%2,47850.535010%50.535010%51%2,69250.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.442847%50.442847%50%200,930201k1349.347850%49.347850%49%40,06740.1k1448.408698%48.408698%48%51,18351.2k1548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.790596%47.790596%48%84,01384.0k1647.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k1747.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.216390%47.216390%47%127,285127k1846.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1945.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k2042.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k2141.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k2240.787890%40.787890%41%37,61537.6k2340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k2439.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k2537.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2636.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k2736.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k2835.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k2935.527374%35.527374%36%30,48030.5k3035.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k3134.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k3233.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3333.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k3433.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k3533.142369%33.142369%33%38,76038.8k3631.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3731.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k3830.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3930.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k4030.080780%30.080780%30%43,68043.7k4129.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4229.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4328.087631%28.087631%28%29,78329.8k4428.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4527.953045%27.953045%28%58,60358.6k4626.741756%26.741756%27%31,48231.5k4724.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4824.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4923.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Chester to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Chester. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Chester, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Chester
0%20%40%60%Count#ChesterTract 026500B.G. 026500-2PlanoSeattle EastNW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseSalt Lk CityHempsteadZIP 0445767MaineOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…United StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…Bangor AreaPenobscotNew EnglandTulsaOntarioNortheastE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoBrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit63.963964%63.963964%64%28461.892902%61.892902%62%99461.526480%61.526480%62%39558.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k157.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k453.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k551.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.737101%50.737101%51%2,47850.535010%50.535010%51%2,69250.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k848.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.681071%47.681071%48%61,75761.8k47.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k1445.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k1545.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1645.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k1744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M1844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k1944.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k2044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k2143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M2243.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k2343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k2442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k2542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k2642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2742.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k2842.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k2940.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3039.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k3139.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3239.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3338.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3438.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3537.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k3636.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k3736.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3835.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k3935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k4034.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4133.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4231.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4330.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4430.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4529.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4629.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4728.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
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Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Town of Chester aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Maine
County:
Penobscot
Metro Area:
Bangor Area
ZIP Code:
04457
Unified School District:
67
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-5
State House District:
ME-141
Neighboring Towns:
Woodville
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
North Penobscot
Nearby Plantations:
Seboeis
Nearby Towns:
Burlington, Enfield, Lee, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Maxfield, Medway, Winn