Aroostook County, Maine

Aroostook County is a county located in the United States of Maine. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 73938 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 71676, making it Maine's sixth largest county. The county comprises an area of 6828.79 sq mi (17686.48 kmē), of which, 6671.54 square miles (17279.21 kmē) of it is land and 157.25 square miles (407.28 kmē) of it is water, making it the largest by size in Maine. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Maine.

Aroostook County Maine
Map of Aroostook County, Maine

As of the census of 2000, there were 73938 people in the county, organized into 30356 households, and 20436 families residing in the county. The population density was 11.1 people per square mile (4.29/kmē), it is the second least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Maine. There were 38719 housing units at an average density of 5.8 per square mile (2.24/kmē). The average household size was 2.36 people, and the average family size was 2.86 people. In the county Age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 17% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 71676, The racial makeup of the county was 69034 White, 466 Black or African American, 1055 American Indian, 456 Asian, 21 Native Hawaiian, and 644 from two or more races.

Aroostook County Maine Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Aroostook County Maine School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Aroostook County Maine GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28837, it would be the third lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Maine. The median income for a family in the county was $36044, it is the third lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Maine. The per capita income for the county was $15033, it is the third poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 17892 pupils and students, of which 8864 are male and 9028 are female, 24.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 937 nursery or pri school, 915 kindergarten, 7869 elementary school, 4630 high school and 3541 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Caribou CityAroostook County80.1879.290.898312104.81606129485
2Fort Fairfield CdpAroostook County2.242.230.011600718.91390323942
3Fort Kent CdpAroostook County3.323.240.081978610.81388220914
4Houlton CdpAroostook County7.677.6705270687.31387525162
5Limestone CdpAroostook County2.612.61014535571116033600
6Loring Afb CdpAroostook County8.248.210.0322527.41988836667
7Madawaska CdpAroostook County5.285.2803326629.81765730605
8Mars Hill-blaine CdpAroostook County4.874.840.031428294.91426423933
9Presque Isle CityAroostook County77.5575.751.89511125.61571229325
10Van Buren CdpAroostook County4.194.1902369565.81322519441
YearPopulation
April 2000 census73938
April 2000 Estimate73938
July 2000 Estimate73863
July 2001 Estimate72852
July 2002 Estimate72743
July 2003 Estimate72582
July 2004 Estimate72460
July 2005 Estimate72294
July 2006 Estimate72025
July 2007 Estimate71952
July 2008 Estimate71676
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school456481937
Kindergarten467448915
Elementary school410737627869
High school241722134630
College or graduate school141721243541
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Aroostook County, Maine$28837$36044$15033
Maine, United States$37240$45179$19533
United States$41994$50046$21587