Carrabassett Valley, Maine
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Carrabassett Valley is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 399 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 200.8 km² (77.5 mi²). 200.4 km² (77.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water. It is named after the Carrabassett River, which flows through the town.
[edit] Skiing
Carrabassett Valley is home to Sugarloaf/USA, a major ski resort.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 399 people, 179 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The population density was 2.0/km² (5.2/mi²). There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 8.4/km² (21.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.00% White, 0.25% Asian, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 179 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 111.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,357, and the median income for a family was $55,938. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,608. About 1.9% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
