Oakfield, Maine

Oakfield, Maine
Town
Oakfield, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 46°5′59″N 68°7′26″W / 46.09972°N 68.12389°W / 46.09972; -68.12389
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Area^[1]
• Total	35.91 sq mi (93.01 km²)
• Land	35.15 sq mi (91.04 km²)
• Water	0.76 sq mi (1.97 km²)
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	737
• Estimate (2012^[3])	726
• Density	21.0/sq mi (8.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04763
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-54385
GNIS feature ID	0582644

Oakfield is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.91 square miles (93.01 km²), of which 35.15 square miles (91.04 km²) is land and 0.76 square miles (1.97 km²) is water.^[1]

Schools

Oakfield is part of Regional School Unit (RSU) #50.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	559		—
1880	636		13.8%
1890	720		13.2%
1900	860		19.4%
1910	928		7.9%
1920	1,016		9.5%
1930	982		−3.3%
1940	1,059		7.8%
1950	1,009		−4.7%
1960	848		−16.0%
1970	836		−1.4%
1980	847		1.3%
1990	846		−0.1%
2000	732		−13.5%
2010	737		0.7%
Est. 2014	710	^[5]	−3.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 737 people, 323 households, and 215 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.0 inhabitants per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.7% White, 0.3% African American, 2.0% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 323 households of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the town was 48.7 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 36.4% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 732 people, 317 households, and 209 families residing in the town. The population density was 20.7 people per square mile (8.0/km²). There were 500 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.22% White, 1.09% Native American, 0.68% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 317 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,859, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $24,028 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,951. About 10.7% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

1 2 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
↑ "School District Information". Town of Oakfield. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Oakfield Town Website

Municipalities and communities of Aroostook County, Maine, United States

County seat: Houlton

Cities	Caribou Presque Isle

Towns	Allagash Amity Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Castle Hill Caswell Chapman Crystal Daigle Dyer Brook Eagle Lake Easton Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Frenchville Grand Isle Hamlin Hammond Haynesville Hersey Hodgdon Houlton Island Falls Limestone Linneus Littleton Ludlow Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Merrill Monticello New Canada New Limerick New Sweden Oakfield Orient Perham Portage Lake St. Agatha St. Francis Sherman Smyrna Stockholm Van Buren Wade Wallagrass Washburn Westfield Westmanland Weston Woodland

Plantations	Cary Plantation Cyr Plantation Garfield Plantation Glenwood Plantation Macwahoc Plantation Moro Plantation Nashville Plantation Oxbow Reed Plantation Saint John Plantation Winterville Plantation

Unorganized territories	Bancroft Central Aroostook Connor Northwest Aroostook South Aroostook Square Lake

CDPs	Ashland Blaine Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Houlton Limestone Loring AFB (former) Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill-Blaine (former) Mars Hill Van Buren Washburn

Other villages	Clayton Lake Crouseville Estcourt Station Fort Kent Mills Maine Portage Saint David Sinclair Smyrna Mills Wytopitlock

Penobscot River Watershed

Tributaries	Dead River East Branch Mattawamkeag River East Branch Penobscot River East Branch Piscataquis River East Branch Pleasant River Kenduskeag Stream Little Seboeis River Mattawamkeag River Middle Branch Pleasant River Molunkus Stream Narramissic River North Branch Marsh River North Branch Penobscot River Orland River Passadumkeag River Piscataquis River Pleasant River Sebec River Seboeis River South Branch Marsh River South Branch Penobscot River Stillwater River West Branch Mattawamkeag River West Branch Penobscot River West Branch Piscataquis River West Branch Pleasant River

Lakes	Allagash Lake Canada Falls Lake Caucomgomoc Lake Chamberlain Lake Chesuncook Lake Cold Stream Pond Debsconeag Lakes Grand Lake Seboeis Jo-Mary Lakes Lobster Lake Lower Wilson Pond Matagamon Lake Mattawamkeag Lake Millinocket Lake Nahmakanta Lake Nicatous Lake Lake Onawa Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes Pleasant Lake Pushaw Lake Ragged Lake Rainbow Lake Schoodic Lake Sebec Lake Seboeis Lake Seboomook Lake South Twin Lake Telos Lake Toddy Pond Upper Wilson Pond

Towns	Abbot Bangor Bradley Brewer Brooks Brownville Bucksport Burlington Carmel Charleston Danforth Dover-Foxcroft East Millinocket Eddington Enfield Frankfort Guilford Hampden Haynesville Hermon Howland Hudson Island Falls Kenduskeag Kingman Lee Levant Lincoln Macwahoc Mattawamkeag Medway Milford Millinocket Milo Monson Oakfield Old Town Orland Orono Orrington Passadumkeag Patten Prospect Sangerville Sherman Smyrna Springfield Veazie Verona Winn Winterport Wytopitlock

Landmarks	Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Baxter State Park Fort Knox Gero Island Great Northern Paper Company Great Works Dam Hundred-Mile Wilderness Katahdin Iron Works Maine Central Railroad Monson Railroad Mount Katahdin North Maine Woods Orono Dam Peaks-Kenny State Park Penobscot Indian Island Reservation Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Ripogenus Gorge Stillwater Dam University of Maine Veazie Dam Waldo–Hancock Bridge

Coordinates: 46°05′56″N 68°09′00″W / 46.09889°N 68.15000°W / 46.09889; -68.15000

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