Deblois, Maine

Deblois, Maine
—  Town  —
Deblois, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°43′43″N 67°59′21″W / 44.72861°N 67.98917°W / 44.72861; -67.98917
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Washington
Area
– Total	33.5 sq mi (86.9 km2)
– Land	33.3 sq mi (86.4 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	213 ft (65 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	49
– Density	1.5/sq mi (0.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04622
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-16865
GNIS feature ID	0582435

Deblois is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after T.A. Deblois, president of the Bank of Portland.^[1] The population was 49 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.5 square miles (87 km²), of which, 33.3 square miles (86 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (0.60%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 49 people, 20 households, and 15 families residing in the town. The population density was 1.5 people per square mile (0.6/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile (0.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98% White and 2% Native American.

There were 20 households out of which 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45% were married couples living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25% were non-families. 25% of all households were made up of individuals and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.7.

In the town the population was spread out with 22% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 33% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 113 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 124 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $16,875. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,814. 20% of the population and 20% of families were below the poverty line. 0% of those under the age of 18 and 43% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

References

1. ^ "Profile for Deblois, Maine". ePodunk. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2096. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Varney, George J. (1886). Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Deblois. Boston: Russell. http://history.rays-place.com/me/deblois-me.htm 

Coordinates: 44°44′29″N 68°00′53″W / 44.74139°N 68.01472°W / 44.74139; -68.01472