Oakfield, Maine

Oakfield, Maine
—  Town  —
Oakfield, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 46°5′59″N 68°7′26″W / 46.09972°N 68.12389°W / 46.09972; -68.12389
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Area
– Total	36.1 sq mi (93.5 km2)
– Land	35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2)
– Water	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	732
– Density	20.7/sq mi (8.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04763
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-54385
GNIS feature ID	0582644

Oakfield is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 732 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which, 35.3 square miles (91 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (2.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 732 people, 317 households, and 209 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 500 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.22% White, 1.09% Native American, 0.68% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 317 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,859, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $24,028 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,951. About 10.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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

Coordinates: 46°05′56″N 68°09′00″W / 46.09889°N 68.15°W / 46.09889; -68.15