Hermon is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,416 at the 2010 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.81sqmi, of which, 35.87sqmi of it is land and 0.94sqmi is water.Historic buildingThe District No. 5 Schoolhouse (1880) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 5,416 people, 2,075 households, and 1,548 families residing in the town. The population density was 151.0PD/sqmi. There were 2,210 housing units at an average density of 61.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.There were 2,075 households of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.95.