Crawford, Maine

Crawford, Maine
—  Town  —
Crawford, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 45°0′20″N 67°34′19″W / 45.00556°N 67.57194°W / 45.00556; -67.57194
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Washington
Area
– Total	37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2)
– Land	34.6 sq mi (89.6 km2)
– Water	3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2)
Elevation	131 ft (40 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	108
– Density	3.1/sq mi (1.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04694
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-14940
GNIS feature ID	0582424

Crawford is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury.^[1] The population was 108 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.7 square miles (98 km²), of which, 34.6 square miles (90 km²) of it is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) of it (8.20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 108 people, 41 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The population density was 3.1 people per square mile (1.2/km²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 2.9 per square mile (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.22% White, 0.93% Native American, 0.93% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 41 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% 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 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 1.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,864. There were 24.1% of families and 24.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 31.3% of under eighteens and 25.9% of those over 64.

References

1. ^ "Profile for Crawford, Maine". ePodunk. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2088. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 45°03′10″N 67°33′05″W / 45.05278°N 67.55139°W / 45.05278; -67.55139