Linneus is a town in
Aroostook CountyAroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2000, its population was 73,938. It is the largest county in the state. Its seat is Houlton. In land area, Aroostook County is the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River...
,
MaineThe State of Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of...
,
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. The population was 892 at the 2000 census.
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the town has a total area of 45.8
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (118.7 km²), of which, 44.6 square miles (115.4 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) of it (2.79%) is water.
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 892 people, 319 households, and 243 families residing in the town.
Linneus is a town in
Aroostook CountyAroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2000, its population was 73,938. It is the largest county in the state. Its seat is Houlton. In land area, Aroostook County is the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River...
,
MaineThe State of Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 892 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the town has a total area of 45.8
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (118.7 km²), of which, 44.6 square miles (115.4 km²) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) of it (2.79%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 892 people, 319 households, and 243 families residing in the town. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 20.0 people per square mile (7.7/km²). There were 473 housing units at an average density of 10.6/sq mi (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.40% White, 0.11% African American, 2.58% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.45% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 319 households out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,808, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $16,389 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the town was $12,535. About 14.3% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
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