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Welcome to Crystal ...

Crystal is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crystal has a population of 249 people<2> (see below for details).

Crystal is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Crystal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Crystal (for example, toward Northampton Parish (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Crystal: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crystal had an population of 249 people. This is a decrease of 7.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crystal had a population of 269 people. This makes Crystal the county's 45th most populous community.

The population of Crystal represents 0.02% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 416th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 269 people, the population of Crystal decreased 5.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 285 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crystal.

Communities Also Named Crystal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Crystal - they are located in Colorado, Idaho (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crystal.

Communities near Crystal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal.

  • Patten
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Linneus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Island Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Stacyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Ludlow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Merrill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Dyer Brook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crystal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crystal. See our Newspapers Page for Crystal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal ...

Looking for more information about Crystal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crystal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal.

Adding Crystal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crystal was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crystal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crystal.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.