Caratunk, Maine is positioned in Maine Caratunk, Maine - Caratunk, Maine Caratunk is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 55.27 square miles (143.15 km2), of which, 52.30 square miles (135.46 km2) of it is territory and 2.97 square miles (7.69 km2) is water. See Pleasant Lake for other Maine lakes with this name.
Pleasant Pond is the biggest lake in Caratunk.
Pleasant Pond Stream overflows a dam in the southwest corner of the pond, and flows 3 miles (4.8 km) west into the Kennebec River at Caratunk village.
The Appalachian Trail passes through Caratunk following Pleasant Pond Stream and the northwest shore of Pleasant Pond before climbing Pleasant Pond Mountain. Pleasant Pond supports a populace of lake trout and brook trout. The populace density was 1.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.5/km2).
There were 221 housing units at an average density of 4.2 per square mile (1.6/km2).
There were 41 homeholds of which 7.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, and 51.2% were non-families.
43.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 1.68 and the average family size was 2.25.
The median age in the town was 55.1 years.
5.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 1.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 49.2% were from 45 to 64; and 21.7% were 65 years of age or older.
The populace density was 2.1 citizens per square mile (0.8/km ).
There were 202 housing units at an average density of 3.9 per square mile (1.5/km ).
There were 42 homeholds out of which 33.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, and 33.3% were non-families.
23.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $36,591, and the median income for a family was $36,875.
The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer (Thirteenth ed.).
Maine Depts.
"Pleasant Pond" (PDF).
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
Municipalities and communities of Somerset County, Maine, United States
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Towns in Somerset County, Maine - Lakes of Somerset County, Maine
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