Caribou is a city located in Aroostook County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,312.
Caribou is located at 46°51'49" North, 67°59'53" West (46.863559, -67.997992).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 207.7 km2 (80.2 mi2). 205.4 km2 (79.3 mi2) of it is land and 2.3 km2 (0.9 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 1.11% water.
Caribou is located in the geographical center of Aroostook County. Northern Maine is readily accessible by two major highways; U.S. Interstate 95 from the South and the Trans Canada from the North. (Regular air service to the Northern Maine Regional Airport, and rail.) Seaports are also close by in coastal Maine and New Brunswick.(Presque Isle now offers an intermodal rail facility) .
With economic and cultural ties with the Canadian Provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, cross border partnerships and relationships are often a common facet in many businesses.
As of the census of 2000, there are 8,312 people, 3,517 households, and 2,324 families residing in the city. The population density is 40.5/km2 (104.8/mi2). There are 3,858 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km2 (48.7/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 96.22% White, 0.29% African American, 1.48% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.46% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,517 households out of which 27.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% are non-families. 28.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.84.
In the city the population is spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,485, and the median income for a family is $38,378. Males have a median income of $29,202 versus $20,737 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,061. 12.4% of the population and 8.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.7% of those under the age of 18 and 11.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
In 1807, Charles Turner surveyed ten thousand acres of land in Northern Maine, then part of the state of Massachusetts. In 1808 Captain William Eaton was deeded these same 10,000 acres as a reward for his heroic victory over the Barbary Pirates, this estate became known as the Eaton Grant and is now the southeast section of Caribou. Around 1824 settlers began arriving from New Brunswick, and settled land on the north side of the Aroostook River. The City of Caribou originally known as the town of Lyndon was established in 1843 and incorporated in 1859. The first school was built in 1852, and the town of Lyndon was renamed Caribou by the state legislature in 1877.
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