Deblois, Maine
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Deblois is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 49 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 86.9 km² (33.5 mi²). 86.4 km² (33.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.60%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 49 people, 20 households, and 15 families residing in the town. The population density was 0.6/km² (1.5/mi²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 0.7/km² (1.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98% White and 2% Native American.
There were 20 households out of which 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45% were married couples living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25% were non-families. 25% of all households were made up of individuals and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.7.
In the town the population was spread out with 22% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 33% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $16,875. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,814. 20% of the population and 20% of families were below the poverty line. 0% of those under the age of 18 and 43% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
[edit] Other
There is a small power plant currently run by Worchester Energy in Deblois. Originally designed for the clean burning of peat; ultimately this proved unfeasible as when the fuel was added to the boilers the effect was similar to pouring mud in a furnace. Wood chips and scrap are now used as the primary fuel.
The plant has a theoretical capacity of 22.8 megawatts from two turbogenerators and three boilers, but has not operated at more than 12 MW for at least fifteen years. Due to the large distance of the plant from fuel sources, population centers, etc. and the initial problems of the peat fuel, the plant has been started and retired a number of times. The latest such attempt to restart the plant was in April 2005.
