Coplin Plantation, Maine

Coplin Plantation is a plantation in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 135 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 33.1 square miles (86 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 135 people, 58 households, and 37 families residing in the plantation. The population density was 4.1 people per square mile (1.6/km²). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 4.8 per square mile (1.9/km²). The racial makeup of the plantation was 99.26% White, and 0.74% from two or more races.

There were 58 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the plantation the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 121.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.9 males.

The median income for a household in the plantation was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $29,063. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $17,321 for females. The per capita income for the plantation was $13,490. There were 15.8% of families and 13.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 23.9% of under eighteens and 7.4% of those over 64.

References

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

• "Plantation of Coplin". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1 September 1995. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:582418. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 

Coordinates: 45°06′N 70°28′W / 45.10°N 70.47°W / 45.10; -70.47