Island Falls, Maine
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Island Falls is a town in Aroostook County
, Maine
, United States
. The population was 793 at the 2000 census.
, the town has a total area of 40.5 square miles (104.9 km²), of which 35.9 square miles (93 km²) is land and 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) (11.34%) is water. Island Falls also has two main lakes, Pleasant and Mattawamkeag.
, there were 793 people, 346 households and 229 families residing in the town. The population density
was 22.1 per square mile (8.5/km²). There were 635 housing units at an average density of 17.7 per square mile (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.12% White, 0.76% Native American and 0.13% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 346 households of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.
21.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median household income
was $27,083, and the median family income was $35,375. Males had a median income of $32,019 versus $19,028 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,132. About 10.5% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 793 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 40.5 square miles (104.9 km²), of which 35.9 square miles (93 km²) is land and 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) (11.34%) is water. Island Falls also has two main lakes, Pleasant and Mattawamkeag.
Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
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, there were 793 people, 346 households and 229 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 22.1 per square mile (8.5/km²). There were 635 housing units at an average density of 17.7 per square mile (6.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.12% White, 0.76% Native American and 0.13% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 346 households of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.
21.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
was $27,083, and the median family income was $35,375. Males had a median income of $32,019 versus $19,028 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,132. About 10.5% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.