Official Name: | Cyr Plantation, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Plantation |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Coordinates: | 47.1°N -68°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Name2: | Aroostook |
Established Title: | Organized |
Established Date: | 1870 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 99.3 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.3 |
Area Land Km2: | 99.3 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.3 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population Total: | 78 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
Postal Code: | 04785 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-15990 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0582430[1] |
Native Name: | Plantation Cyr |
Cyr Plantation (French: Plantation Cyr) is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 78 at the 2020 census.[2]
Early settlers moved to what would become Cyr Plantation in the mid-1800s, then known as Township Letter L. Around that time, a road was built between the Aroostook River and Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada (which today stretches between Caribou, Maine, and Hamlin, Maine). Many early inhabitants obtained grants to lots near the road and Hammond Brook to farm the land. The plantation was formally organized on March 12, 1870, and named after the many Cyrs in the area, including Andre Cyr and his father Christoper, the first Cyrs in Cyr Plantation.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of, all land.[4]
Languages (2000) [5] | Percent | |
---|---|---|
Spoke French at home | 58.33% | |
Spoke English at home | 41.67% |
The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.
The median household income was $32,500 and the median family income was $31,429. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the plantation was $10,836. There were 12.5% of families and 9.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 5.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.