Encyclopedia > Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation, Maine

  Article Content

Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation, Maine

Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Washington County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 640.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the Indian reservation has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 640 people, 233 households, and 160 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population density is 525.8/km² (1,376.2/mi²). There are 256 housing units at an average density of 210.3/km² (550.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation is 9.38% White, 0.00% African American, 88.59% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 233 households out of which 43.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% are married couples living together, 27.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% are non-families. 27.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 and the average family size is 3.27.

In the Indian reservation the population is spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the Indian reservation is $15,956, and the median income for a family is $22,500. Males have a median income of $23,333 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation is $9,096. 38.3% of the population and 36.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 40.5% are under the age of 18 and 31.6% are 65 or older.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Quadratic formula

... <math>ax^2+bx+c=0</math> Dividing our quadratic equation by a, we have <math> x^2 + \left( \frac{b}{a} \right) x + ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 37.2 ms