| Official Name: | Van Buren, Maine |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Label: | Van Buren |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Aroostook |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Van Buren |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.84 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.32 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1809 |
| Population Density Km2: | 161.57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 418.46 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 147 |
| Elevation Ft: | 482 |
| Coordinates: | 47.165°N -67.9411°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 04785 |
| Area Code: | 207 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 23-78535 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0577687 |
Van Buren is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village within the town of Van Buren in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,937 at the 2010 census,[2] out of a population of 2,171 for the entire town.
The Van Buren CDP is located at 47.1647°N -67.9408°W (47.164914, -67.941008)[3] in the southeastern part of the town of Van Buren. The Saint John River forms the northeast border of the CDP and the town and is also the Canada–United States border. U.S. Route 1 passes through the center of the CDP, leading northwest to Madawaska and south to Caribou. U.S. Route 1A meets Route 1 near the southeast edge of the CDP and leads south along the Canada–US border to Limestone. A bridge across the Saint John River at Van Buren leads to Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, in Canada.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Van Buren CDP has a total area of 11.5sqkm, of which 10.8sqkm is land and 0.7sqkm, or 5.87%, is water.[2]
| Languages (2000) [4] | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Spoke French at home | 78.86% | |
| Spoke English at home | 21.14% |
There were 1,005 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,441, and the median income for a family was $30,870. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $19,958 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,225. About 16.1% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.