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Encyclopedia > Grand Lake Stream, Maine

Grand Lake Stream is a plantation located in Washington County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the plantation had a total population of 150.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 126.1 km˛ (48.7 mi˛). 114.5 km˛ (44.2 mi˛) of it is land and 11.7 km˛ (4.5 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 9.26% water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 150 people, 76 households, and 49 families residing in the plantation. The population density is 1.3/km˛ (3.4/mi˛). There are 243 housing units at an average density of 2.1/km˛ (5.5/mi˛). The racial makeup of the plantation is 96.00% White, 0.00% African American, 1.33% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 76 households out of which 14.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% are married couples living together, 6.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% are non-families. 31.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.97 and the average family size is 2.43.


In the plantation the population is spread out with 10.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 45.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 50 years. For every 100 females there are 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.2 males.


The median income for a household in the plantation is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $28,750. Males have a median income of $34,375 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the plantation is $17,502. 24.4% of the population and 25.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 34.5% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


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Grand Lake Stream Maine fishing camp and fly fishing guide for Trout, Salmon and Bass. (1503 words)
West Grand Lake and Big Lake are the most popular lakes for this early season trolling as these lakes provide the natural foods, habitat, and spawning areas for salmon and trout.
Lake fishing for salmon and lake trout (togue) is best starting about a week to ten days after ice-out.
Fly casting, whether it be on a lake for smallmouth bass or pan fish or in a rapid stream for brook trout and salmon, is an individual and personal art.
deseretnews.com | Maine attraction, master fishing guides (1370 words)
GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine — From his seat at the square stern of his Grand Lake Stream canoe, master Maine guide Randy Spencer points to a splotch of light-colored water along the shore of Big Lake.
A former industrial community, Grand Lake Stream remade itself into a haven for sportsmen, principally fishermen who were drawn by the chance to match wits with landlocked salmon, bass and lake trout, known as togue.
The town, with a year-round population of about 150, is bisected by the 3-mile-long stream of the same name that links 15,000-acre West Grand Lake with the slightly smaller Big Lake.
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