Crystal, Maine

Crystal, Maine
—  Town  —
Location of Crystal, Maine
Coordinates: 45°59′20″N 68°21′28″W / 45.98889°N 68.35778°W / 45.98889; -68.35778
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Area
– Total	40.2 sq mi (104.0 km2)
– Land	40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	486 ft (148 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	285
– Density	7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04747
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-15395
GNIS feature ID	0582426

Crystal is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104 km²), of which, 40.1 square miles (104 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.07%) is water.

It is bordered by Sherman to the south, Island Falls to the east, Hersey to the north, and Patten in Penobscot County to the west.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 285 people, 112 households, and 89 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.1 people per square mile (2.7/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 3.3 per square mile (1.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 112 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,472, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,338. About 6.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 4.3% of those sixty five or over.

References

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

Coordinates: 45°57′33″N 68°21′37″W / 45.95917°N 68.36028°W / 45.95917; -68.36028