Northwest Aroostook is an unorganized territory

Unorganized territory

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 in Aroostook County

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

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, United States

United States

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. The population was 27 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 2,668.7 square miles (6,912.0 km²), of which, 2,629.0 square miles (6,809.2 km²) of it is land and 39.7 square miles (102.8 km²) of it (1.49%) is water.

There are seventy townships within the unorganized territory plus part of one that is shared with Square Lake

Square Lake, Maine

Square Lake is an unorganized territory in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 615 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 414.9 square miles , of which, 383.2 square miles of it is...

. The northernmost point of Maine, Big Twenty Township

Big Twenty Township

The Big Twenty Township is an administrative division in Aroostook County in northern Maine. It is one of the largest townships in Maine, and contains Estcourt Station, a village of four people that is the northernmost point in Maine...

 is located in Northwest Aroostook.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 27 people, 12 households, and 5 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density

Population density

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 was 0.0 people per square mile (0.0/km²). There were 313 housing units at an average density of 0.1/sq mi (0.0/km²). The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 96.30% White, and 3.70% Black or African American

Race (United States Census)

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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.70% of the population.

There were 12 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, and 58.3% were non-families. 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the unorganized territory the population was spread out with 7.4% under the age of 18, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 37.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 200.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 212.5 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $22,250, and the median income for a family was $21,750. Males had a median income of $13,750 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the unorganized territory was $16,872. None of the population or the families was below the poverty line.