Central Aroostook, Maine

Central Aroostook is an unorganized territory in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 118 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 567.1 square miles (1,468.7 km²), of which 556.6 square miles (1,441.7 km²) is land and 10.4 square miles (27.0 km²), or 1.84%, is water.^[1]

There are 15 townships in the unorganized territory, including Webbertown, St. Croix, Squapan, Swett Farm, Dudley, and E Township. Cox Patent, an area within the township of TDR2 WELS, is also in Central Aroostook.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 95 people, 44 households, and 27 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km²). There were 347 housing units at an average density of 0.6/sq mi (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 98.95% White, and 1.05% from two or more races.

There were 44 households out of which 11.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 11.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 43.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 120.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.4 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $20,313, and the median income for a family was $22,188. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $14,680. There were 30.3% of families and 38.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 75.0% of under eighteens and 10.5% of those over 64.

References

Municipalities and communities of Aroostook County, Maine, United States County seat: Houlton Cities Caribou Presque Isle Towns Allagash Amity Ashland Bancroft Blaine Bridgewater Castle Hill Caswell Chapman Crystal Dyer Brook Eagle Lake Easton Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Frenchville Grand Isle Hamlin Hammond Haynesville Hersey Hodgdon Houlton Island Falls Limestone Linneus Littleton Ludlow Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Merrill Monticello New Canada New Limerick New Sweden Oakfield Orient Perham Portage Lake St. Agatha St. Francis Sherman Smyrna Stockholm Van Buren Wade Wallagrass Washburn Westfield Westmanland Weston Woodland Plantations Cary Plantation Cyr Plantation Garfield Plantation Glenwood Plantation Macwahoc Plantation Moro Plantation Nashville Plantation Oxbow Reed Plantation Saint John Plantation Winterville Plantation Unorganized territories Central Aroostook Connor Northwest Aroostook South Aroostook Square Lake CDPs Ashland Blaine Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Houlton Limestone Loring AFB (former) Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill-Blaine (former) Mars Hill Van Buren Washburn Other villages Crouseville Estcourt Station Wytopitlock

Coordinates: 46°22′52″N 68°11′16″W / 46.38111°N 68.18778°W / 46.38111; -68.18778