Van Buren, Maine

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.86 square miles (90.29 km²), of which 33.78 square miles (87.49 km²) is land and 1.08 square miles (2.80 km²) is water.^[1]

Van Buren is connected to Saint Leonard, New Brunswick via the Saint Leonard-Van Buren Bridge.

Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Van Buren has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.^[5]

Climate data for Van Buren (1981-2010 normals, extremes 1963-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	52 (11)	61 (16)	67 (19)	85 (29)	94 (34)	94 (34)	95 (35)	94 (34)	92 (33)	81 (27)	71 (22)	59 (15)	95 (35)
Average high °F (°C)	18.8 (−7.3)	23.4 (−4.8)	33.5 (0.8)	47.4 (8.6)	62.3 (16.8)	71.5 (21.9)	76.0 (24.4)	74.5 (23.6)	65.7 (18.7)	52.3 (11.3)	38.8 (3.8)	26.0 (−3.3)	49.18 (9.54)
Daily mean °F (°C)	5.8 (−14.6)	9 (−13)	20.8 (−6.2)	36.8 (2.7)	50.0 (10)	59.4 (15.2)	64.8 (18.2)	62.7 (17.1)	53.9 (12.2)	41.8 (5.4)	30.5 (−0.8)	15.7 (−9.1)	37.6 (3.09)
Average low °F (°C)	−7.2 (−21.8)	−5.5 (−20.8)	8.1 (−13.3)	26.3 (−3.2)	37.8 (3.2)	47.4 (8.6)	53.6 (12)	50.9 (10.5)	42.1 (5.6)	31.4 (−0.3)	22.3 (−5.4)	5.3 (−14.8)	26.04 (−3.31)
Record low °F (°C)	−47 (−44)	−44 (−42)	−37 (−38)	−19 (−28)	18 (−8)	22 (−6)	30 (−1)	26 (−3)	19 (−7)	2 (−17)	−16 (−27)	−35 (−37)	−47 (−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.45 (62.2)	2.00 (50.8)	2.18 (55.4)	2.74 (69.6)	3.34 (84.8)	3.71 (94.2)	4.95 (125.7)	3.77 (95.8)	3.69 (93.7)	3.83 (97.3)	3.60 (91.4)	2.99 (75.9)	39.25 (996.8)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	23.1 (58.7)	18.3 (46.5)	15.0 (38.1)	4.6 (11.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.6 (1.5)	6.0 (15.2)	18.9 (48)	86.5 (219.7)
Source: NOAA ^[6]

Schools

Van Buren is part of the Maine School Administrative District No. 24 school system,^[7] which contains Van Buren District Elementary School^[8] and Van Buren District Secondary School.^[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	1,050		—
1860	616		−41.3%
1870	922		49.7%
1880	1,110		20.4%
1890	1,168		5.2%
1900	1,878		60.8%
1910	3,065		63.2%
1920	4,594		49.9%
1930	4,721		2.8%
1940	5,380		14.0%
1950	5,094		−5.3%
1960	4,679		−8.1%
1970	3,971		−15.1%
1980	3,557		−10.4%
1990	3,045		−14.4%
2000	2,631		−13.6%
2010	2,171		−17.5%
Est. 2014	2,085	^[10]	−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[11]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 2,171 people, 1,027 households, and 601 families residing in the town. The population density was 64.3 inhabitants per square mile (24.8/km²). There were 1,184 housing units at an average density of 35.1 per square mile (13.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 1,027 households of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.55.

The median age in the town was 51.5 years. 15.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.2% were from 25 to 44; 35.1% were from 45 to 64; and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 2,631 people, 1,095 households, and 704 families residing in the town. The population density was 77.5 people per square mile (29.9/km²). There were 1,232 housing units at an average density of 36.3 per square mile (14.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.59% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 1,095 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,038, and the median income for a family was $29,458. Males had a median income of $27,411 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,651. About 15.2% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 14.5% 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. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
↑ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson, ed. Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 296.
↑ Climate Summary for Van Buren, Maine
↑ "Van Buren, Maine 1981-2010 normals". Retrieved September 21, 2016.
↑ "Maine School Administrative District #24 – Van Buren, Maine". Maine School Administrative District #24. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
↑ "Van Buren District Elementary School". Maine School Administrative District #24. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
↑ "Van Buren District Secondary School". Maine School Administrative District #24. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
↑ "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. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Town of Van Buren

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

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

Coordinates: 47°09′53″N 67°56′27″W / 47.16472°N 67.94083°W / 47.16472; -67.94083

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