Seboomook Lake, Maine Explained

Official Name:Seboomook Lake, Maine
Pushpin Map:Maine
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Maine
Subdivision Name:United States
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3715.8
Area Land Km2:3628.4
Area Water Km2:87.4
Area Total Sq Mi:1434.7
Area Land Sq Mi:1400.9
Area Water Sq Mi:33.8
Population Total:23
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:401
Elevation Ft:1316
Coordinates:45.9333°N -121°W
Postal Code:04478
Blank Info:23-67238
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:582720

Seboomook Lake is an unorganized territory in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 23 at the 2020 census.[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 3715.8km2, of which 3628.4km2 is land and 87.4km2 (2.35%) is water.

Seboomook Lake

Seboomook Lake
Coords:45.9333°N -121°W
Pushpin Map:Maine
Basin Countries:United States
Length:13miles[2]
Width:1miles
Area:[3]
Max-Depth:48feet[4]
Volume:102195acre.ft
Elevation:1073feet

Seboomook Lake is a reservoir on the West Branch Penobscot River. The reservoir extends upstream from Seboomook Dam in Seboomook Township, through Plymouth Township, to the confluence of the North Branch and South Branch Penobscot River in Pittston Academy Grant.[2]

Townships

The territory consists of 39 whole townships[5] plus portions of four other townships shared with Northeast Somerset (Brassua, Soldertown (T2 R3 NBKP), Thorndike, and Tomhegan):

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 45 people in 22 households, including 11 families, in the unorganized territory. There were 368 housing units at an average density of 0.1/km2. The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 100% White.[6] Of the 22 households 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 40.9% of households were one person and 4.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.75.

The age distribution was 15.6% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 57.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% 65 or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 150 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 137.5 males.

The median household income was $49,167 and the median family income was $61,250. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $32,578. There were no families and 11.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under-eighteens and none of those over 64.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Seboomook Lake UT, Somerset County, Maine. March 20, 2022.
  2. Book: The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer . DeLorme Mapping Company . Thirteenth . 1988 . Freeport, Maine . 33,42&43 . 0-89933-035-5.
  3. Web site: Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information. 2008-07-31. Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. 2005-08-04. Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The University of Maine. https://web.archive.org/web/20060903111335/http://www.pearl.maine.edu/Browseglobal.asp?PNI=LAKES_STREAMS&NoOfInputs=0&mode=DATA&TABLENAME=ADMIN_GMC03&action=DISPLAYFIELDS. 2006-09-03. dead.
  4. Web site: Seboomook Lake . Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game . State of Maine . 3 May 2016 .
  5. Web site: SOMERSET COUNTY COMMUNITY LISTING (106) And 2000 Census Population Figures of 50,888 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120071949/https://www.somersetcounty-me.org/EMA/Links/Somerset%20County%20Communities%20(28%20Feb%2004).htm . November 20, 2008.
  6. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.