St. John Plantation, Maine Explained

Official Name:St. John Plantation
Settlement Type:Plantation
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Maine
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maine
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Aroostook
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:133.5
Area Land Km2:130.2
Area Water Km2:3.3
Area Total Sq Mi:51.5
Area Land Sq Mi:50.3
Area Water Sq Mi:1.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:263
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:362
Elevation Ft:1188
Coordinates:47.1667°N -114°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:04743
Area Code:207
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:23-65200
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0582710[1]
Native Name:Plantation de Saint-Jean
Native Name Lang:fr

St. John Plantation (French: Plantation de Saint-Jean) is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, on the banks of the Saint John River. The population was 263 at the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 133.5km2, of which 130.2km2 is land and 3.3km2, or 2.45%, is water.[3]

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 282 people in 110 households, including 78 families, in the plantation. The population density was 5.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 147 housing units at an average density of 2.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the plantation was 100.00% White.[4] Of the 110 households 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.5% of households were one person and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution was 27.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median household income was $27,250 and the median family income was $37,500. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the plantation was $13,212. About 6.6% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under the age of 18 and 20.9% of those 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. 582710 . Plantation of Saint John . 1 September 1995 . 2010-03-10 .
  2. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: St. John plantation, Aroostook County, Maine. United States Census Bureau. January 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): St. John plantation, Aroostook County, Maine. https://archive.today/20200212143334/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2300365200. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. May 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.