Chapman, Maine

Chapman, Maine
—  Town  —
Location of Chapman, Maine
Coordinates: 46°38′22″N 68°7′30″W / 46.63944°N 68.125°W / 46.63944; -68.125
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Area
– Total	38.8 sq mi (100.5 km2)
– Land	38.4 sq mi (99.4 km2)
– Water	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	465
– Density	12.1/sq mi (4.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04757
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-12000
GNIS feature ID	0582403

Chapman is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 465 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.8 square miles (100 km²), of which, 38.4 square miles (99 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 465 people, 177 households, and 144 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.1 people per square mile (4.7/km²). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.99% White, 0.22% African American, 2.15% Native American, and 0.65% from two or more races.

There were 177 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $43,542. Males had a median income of $28,375 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,008. About 5.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 46°38′53″N 68°09′39″W / 46.64806°N 68.16083°W / 46.64806; -68.16083