Census Data for Criehaven

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Criehaven a population of 1 people.

The community of Criehaven is located in Knox County. The 2010 Census gave Knox County; a population of 39,730 people.

At the same time, Maine had a population of 1,328,361 people.

Area ...

The 2010 Census shows that the sampling area for Criehaven has a total area of 47.34 square miles [122.6 km²]. Of this total, 0.53 square miles [1.4 km²] is land, with the balance (98.9%) being water (46.81 square miles [121.2 km²]).

Knox County has a land area of 365.1 square miles [945.7 km²]. At 0.53 square miles [1.4 km²], Criehaven has 0.15% of the county's total land area.

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  • When the Census Bureau conducts a census for a community like Criehaven, they draw a boundary around the area in which they are going to conduct their count - this defines the sampling area (usually a polygon). The shape of the sampling area can be quite complex and it's important to keep in mind that the boundaries of the sampling area may or may not match the recognized boundaries of the community.
  • Things like population, area and housing for Criehaven reflect the sampling area. Since the shape of the sampling area and the actual boundaries of Criehaven might be different, it's best to check with the U.S. Census Bureau to resolve any difference between the two.
  • Not only does the sampling area define boundaries, it also has a GPS location (latitude & longitude) that indicates a point within the sampling area (usually the center of the polygon, known as the centroid). At the time of the 2010 Census, the sampling area was located at:
  • Lat:   43° 49' 4"   (or 43.82°)
  • Lon:   -68° 52' 45"   (or -68.88°)

Knox County ...

Criehaven is located in Knox County<2>.

The county had a population of 39,730 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 1 people, Criehaven represented 0% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Knox County.

Census-to-Census Observations ...

Introduction ...

When the Census Bureau takes a census count (or enumeration) for Criehaven, they start by specifying the boundaries of the area to be counted. This area (or sampling area) is a polygon and its shape can be quite complex - it may or may not match the geographical boundaries of Criehaven. It's important to note that from one Census to the next, the shape and location of the polygon can change.

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  • Although we don't have specific information about the shape of the polygon for Criehaven or how it changed has over time, there is some information that can give us some hints. For example, since the shape of the sampling area is directly related to the shape of the polygon, any change to area probably indicates a new shape for the polygon.
  • If you need precision or details about the methodology of the Census, you should visit the U.S. Census Bureau for a definitive answer.

Location ...

While generally coinciding with the GPS location (latitude/longitude) of Criehaven, the latitude and longitude given by the Census Bureau actually indicates the GPS location of the polygon for Criehaven.

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  • For the 2010 Censuses, the location was given as:

  Lat:   43.817867°   (or 43°49'4" N)

  Lon:   -68.879255°   (or -68°52'45" W)

  • The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) have assigned a unique GNIS identifier (#2378260) to Criehaven. This identifier also marks a GPS point on the map, and that point lies within the boundaries of Criehaven. The GNIS point has been mapped to the latitude/longitude:
  • Lat:   43.833973°   (or 43°50'2" N)
  • Lon:   -68.889201°   (or -68°53'21" W)
  • The GPS location given for the 2010 Census lies 6,428 feet to the southeast<3> of the point given by the GNIS for Criehaven. For more information about this and the relationship of the various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc Page for Criehaven.

Miscellaneous Information for Criehaven ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Knox County or the community of Criehaven:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Criehaven:
  • GNIS ID for Criehaven: 2378260
  • GNIS ID for Knox County: 581292
  • GNIS ID for State of Maine: 1779787

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 23 (Maine)
  • County Code: 013 (Knox County)
  • Place Code: 15115 (Criehaven)
  • State & County Code: 23/013 (Maine / Knox County)
  • State & Place Code: 23/15115 (Maine / Criehaven)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Criehaven is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Criehaven.