Editing Northwest Aroostook, Maine

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'''Northwest Aroostook''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unorganized territory]] in [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 12 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300353602| title=Census - Geography Profile: Northwest Aroostook UT, Aroostook County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the unorganized territory has a total area of {{convert|6913.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6810.1|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|103.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2300353602| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210211447/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2300353602| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 10, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Northwest Aroostook UT, Aroostook County, Maine| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>

There are 70 [[survey township|township]]s within the unorganized territory, plus part of one that is shared with [[Square Lake, Maine|Square Lake]]. The northernmost point of Maine, [[Big Twenty Township]], is located in Northwest Aroostook.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 101
|1990= 45
|2000= 27
|2010= 10
|2020= 12
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 27 people, 12 households, and 5 families living in the unorganized territory. The population density was {{convert|0.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 313 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 96.30% [[White Americans|White]] and 3.70% Black or [[African American]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 3.70% of the population.

There were 12 households, of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, and 58.3% were non-families. In the unorganized territory, 50.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92, and the average family size was 3.00.

In the unorganized territory, 7.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 40.7% were 25 to 44, 14.8% were 45 to 64, and 37.0% were 65 or older. The median age was 46 years. For every female, there were 2.000 males. For every female age 18 and over, there were 2.125 males.

The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $22,250, and the median income for a family was $21,750. Males had a median income of $13,750, versus $27,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the unorganized territory was $16,872. None of the population or the families was below the [[poverty line]].

==References==
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{{Aroostook County, Maine}}

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[[Category:Unorganized territories in Maine]]
[[Category:Populated places in Aroostook County, Maine]]