SMYRNA, MAINE

'Smyrna' is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 415 at the 2000 census.

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Geography
Demographics
External link

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.3 km² (35.3 mi²). 91.1 km² (35.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Demographics


As of the census2 of 2000, there were 415 people, 155 households, and 110 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.6/km² (11.8/mi²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 2.0/km² (5.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.28% White, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, and 0.24% from two or more races.
There were 155 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $23,625 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,751. About 16.4% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 26.7% of those age 65 or over.

External link


http://www.aroostook.me.us/smyrna/index.html

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