Aroostook County
 Aroostook County Courthouse |
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| US state : | Maine |
| Administrative headquarters : | Houlton |
| Foundation : | March 16, 1839 |
| Demographics | |
| Residents : | 71,870 (2010) |
| Population density : | 4.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
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| Total area : | 17,686 km² |
| Water surface : | 407 km² |
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| Website : www.aroostook.me.us | |
Aroostook County is a county in the state of Maine in the United States . The Shire Town administrative seat of the county is Houlton .
history
Part of the county's area belonged to the disputed area that led to the so-called Aroostook War , an unexplained and bloodless border conflict between the United States and Canada (then under British administration) in the winter and spring of 1838/39. After the disputes temporarily ended, the county was established on March 16, 1839. Its name is derived from an Indian word that means "beautiful river".
One of the county's sites has the status of a National Historic Landmark , Fort Kent , due to its historical significance . A total of 59 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 11, 2017).
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the county covers an area of 17,686 square kilometers, making it the largest county east of the Mississippi . 407 square kilometers (2.3 percent of the total area) are water areas. According to the administrative authorities, only 10 percent of the area is cultivated; 89 percent consist of forest areas. Aroostook County is roughly the size of the states Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. With 21.6 percent, it takes up more than a fifth of the total area of Maine.
The county is the northernmost part of Maine. It borders Canada to the north, east, and west . The Penobscot River , Maine's longest river, has its source in it. The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: Témiscouata (Canada), Madawaska County (Canada), Victoria County (New Brunswick) (Canada), Carleton County (Canada), York County (New Brunswick) (Canada), Washington County , Penobscot County , Piscataquis County , Somerset County , Montmagny, Canada, L'Islet, Canada, and Kamarouska, Canada.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1840 | 9413 | - | |
| 1850 | 12,520 | 33% | |
| 1860 | 22,479 | 79.5% | |
| 1870 | 20,609 | -8.3% | |
| 1880 | 41,700 | 102.3% | |
| 1890 | 49,589 | 18.9% | |
| 1900 | 60,744 | 22.5% | |
| 1910 | 74,664 | 22.9% | |
| 1920 | 81,728 | 9.5% | |
| 1930 | 87,843 | 7.5% | |
| 1940 | 94,436 | 7.5% | |
| 1950 | 96,039 | 1.7% | |
| 1960 | 106.064 | 10.4% | |
| 1970 | 92,463 | -12.8% | |
| 1980 | 91,331 | -1.2% | |
| 1990 | 86,936 | -4.8% | |
| 2000 | 73,938 | -15% | |
| 2010 | 71,870 | -2.8% | |
| Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
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According to the 2000 census , the county had 73,938 people. There were 30,356 households and 20,429 families. The population density was 4 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.80% White, 0.38% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 0.17% other races Groups; 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.60% of the population.
Of the 30,356 households, 28.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.60% were married couples living together, 8.10% were single mothers. 32.70% were not families. 27.60% were single households and 13.10% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.86 people.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 7.90% between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.30% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 17.00% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 28,837 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,044. Males had a median income of $ 29,747 versus $ 20,300 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,033. 14.30% of the population and 9.80% of families are below the poverty line. 16.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 16.00% were 65 years of age or older.
cities and communes
Aroostook County is divided into 67 administrative units: 2 cities , 54 towns and 11 plantations . In addition, 5 areas are unorganized territories . An Indian reservation that also exists is uninhabited and consists of 0.4 km² of water with a few, very small islands.
Some congregations let another congregation take care of their administration. Such cases are listed in the Special column in the following table.
| Locality | status | Population (2010) |
Total area [km²] |
Land area [km²] |
Population density [inhabitants / km²] |
founding | Specialty |
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| Allagash | town | 239 | 340.4 | 333.1 | 0.7 | September 28, 1885 | |
| Amity | town | 238 | 108.1 | 108.1 | 2.2 | March 19, 1836 | |
| Ashland | town | 1,302 | 211.2 | 208.3 | 6.3 | February 18, 1862 | |
| Bancroft | town | 68 | 106.2 | 104.7 | 0.6 | February 5, 1889 | |
| Blaine | town | 726 | 188.0 | 48.2 | 15.1 | February 10, 1874 | |
| Bridgewater | town | 610 | 100.9 | 100.5 | 6.1 | March 2, 1858 | |
| Caribou | City | 8,189 | 207.5 | 205.3 | 39.9 | April 5, 1859 | |
| Cary | plantation | 218 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 4.5 | June 30, 1859 | |
| Castle Hill | town | 425 | 93.6 | 92.4 | 4.6 | February 25, 1903 | Administration in Mapleton |
| Caswell | town | 306 | 107.7 | 107.0 | 2.9 | April 14, 1879 | |
| Chapman | town | 468 | 100.6 | 99.5 | 4.7 | March 11, 1915 | Administration in Mapleton |
| Crystal | town | 269 | 104.7 | 104.6 | 2.6 | March 21, 1901 | |
| Cyr | plantation | 103 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 1.0 | March 12, 1870 | |
| Dyer Brook | town | 213 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 2.1 | March 21, 1891 | |
| Eagle Lake | town | 864 | 102.3 | 99.8 | 8.7 | March 16, 1911 | |
| Easton | town | 1,287 | 100.8 | 100.3 | 12.8 | February 24, 1865 | |
| Fort Fairfield | town | 3,496 | 202.9 | 198.6 | 17.6 | March 11, 1858 | |
| Fort Kent | town | 4,097 | 142.8 | 140.3 | 29.2 | February 23, 1869 | |
| Frenchville | town | 1,087 | 75.5 | 74.4 | 14.6 | February 23, 1869 | |
| Garfield | plantation | 81 | 99.9 | 99.2 | 0.8 | March 5, 1895 | |
| Glenwood | plantation | 3 | 102.4 | 98.8 | 0.0 | Feb. 14, 1867 | Administration in Houlton |
| Grand Isle | town | 467 | 91.6 | 89.6 | 5.2 | March 2, 1869 | |
| Hamlin | town | 219 | 62.3 | 60.5 | 3.6 | 1976 | |
| Hammond | town | 118 | 101.5 | 101.2 | 1.2 | 1895 | Administration in Houlton |
| Haynesville | town | 121 | 108.5 | 107.2 | 1.1 | February 18, 1876 | |
| Hersey | town | 83 | 103.3 | 102.7 | 0.8 | January 25, 1873 | |
| Hodgdon | town | 1,309 | 103.5 | 103.1 | 12.7 | February 11, 1821 | |
| Houlton | town | 6.123 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 64.4 | March 8, 1831 | Shire Town of the County |
| Island Falls | town | 837 | 105.6 | 93.3 | 9.0 | February 27, 1872 | |
| Limestone | town | 2,314 | 105.7 | 104.9 | 22.1 | February 26, 1869 | |
| Linneus | town | 984 | 117.8 | 114.6 | 8.6 | March 19, 1836 | |
| Littleton | town | 1,068 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 10.7 | March 18, 1856 | |
| Ludlow | town | 404 | 57.3 | 57.0 | 7.1 | March 21, 1864 | Administration in Houlton |
| Macwahoc | plantation | 79 | 76.7 | 76.3 | 1.0 | February 14, 1860 | |
| Madawaska | town | 4,035 | 145.6 | 143.9 | 28.0 | March 15, 1831 | |
| Mapleton | town | 1,948 | 89.0 | 88.0 | 28.0 | March 5, 1880 | |
| Mars Hill | town | 1,493 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 16.4 | February 21, 1867 | |
| Masardis | town | 249 | 103.4 | 100.3 | 2.5 | March 21, 1839 | |
| Merrill | town | 273 | 96.8 | 96.7 | 2.8 | September 6, 1858 | Administration in Smyrna |
| Monticello | town | 790 | 99.5 | 99.0 | 8.0 | July 29, 1846 | |
| Moro | plantation | 38 | 94.6 | 91.8 | 0.4 | April 29, 1891 | |
| Nashville | plantation | 46 | 92.2 | 91.2 | 0.5 | June 25, 1860 | Administration in Ashland |
| New Canada | town | 321 | 94.2 | 92.7 | 3.5 | March 26, 1976 | |
| New Limerick | town | 510 | 50.6 | 47.8 | 10.7 | March 18, 1837 | |
| New Sweden | town | 602 | 89.6 | 89.5 | 6.7 | January 29, 1895 | |
| Oakfield | town | 737 | 93.0 | 91.0 | 8.1 | February 24, 1897 | |
| Orient | town | 147 | 97.5 | 92.0 | 1.6 | April 9, 1856 | |
| Oxbow | plantation | 66 | 99.2 | 97.9 | 0.7 | August 8, 1870 | |
| Perham | town | 386 | 94.9 | 94.6 | 4.1 | March 26, 1897 | |
| Portage Lake | town | 391 | 89.5 | 79.7 | 4.9 | March 24, 1909 | |
| Presque Isle | City | 9,692 | 201.0 | 196.2 | 49.4 | April 4, 1859 | |
| Reed | plantation | 161 | 153.3 | 152.7 | 1.1 | February 21, 1878 | |
| St. Agatha | town | 747 | 90.7 | 76.4 | 9.8 | March 17, 1899 | |
| St. Francis | town | 485 | 78.6 | 77.5 | 6.3 | March 1, 1967 | |
| St. John | plantation | 267 | 133.5 | 130.2 | 2.1 | 1859 | |
| Sherman | town | 848 | 105.0 | 103.7 | 8.2 | January 28, 1862 | |
| Smyrna | town | 442 | 91.2 | 90.9 | 4.9 | March 7, 1839 | |
| Stockholm | town | 253 | 88.8 | 88.6 | 2.9 | February 27, 1911 | |
| Van Buren | town | 2,171 | 90.3 | 87.5 | 24.8 | February 11, 1881 | |
| calf | town | 283 | 94.2 | 93.5 | 3.0 | March 4, 1913 | Administration in Washburn |
| Wallagrass | town | 546 | 105.7 | 103.9 | 5.3 | 4th June 1979 | |
| Washburn | town | 1,687 | 90.5 | 88.7 | 19.0 | February 25, 1861 | |
| Westfield | town | 549 | 104.3 | 104.2 | 5.3 | March 7, 1905 | |
| West Manland | town | 62 | 94.4 | 92.2 | 0.7 | 1977 | |
| Weston | town | 228 | 105.0 | 79.3 | 2.9 | March 17, 1835 | |
| Winterville | plantation | 224 | 101.1 | 92.2 | 2.4 | 1884 | Administration in Eagle Lake |
| Woodland | town | 1,213 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 13.3 | March 5, 1880 |
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| Locality | status | Population (2010) |
Total area [km²] |
Land area [km²] |
Population density [inhabitants / km²] |
founding | Specialty |
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| Central Aroostook | unorganized | 118 | 1,468.7 | 1,441.7 | 0.1 | ||
| Connor | unorganized | 457 | 102.1 | 101.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Northwest Aroostook | unorganized | 10 | 6,913.3 | 6,810.1 | 0.0 | ||
| South Aroostook | unorganized | 386 | 954.4 | 925.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Square Lake | unorganized | 594 | 1,073.3 | 991.5 | 0.6 |
- Indian reservation
- Penobscot Indian Island Preservation (uninhabited, only 0.4 km² of water)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 581287. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maine . National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ a b Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
- ^ Official website of the Maine administration
Web links
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Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′ N , 68 ° 35 ′ W