Cranberry Isles is a

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in Hancock County,

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Town of Cranberry Isles includes five islands:

Great Cranberry Island Great Cranberry Island is an island located in Maine, United States. It is the largest of the five islands of the Town of Cranberry Isles, Maine, Cranberry Isles. It is roughly long and wide. Access to the island is provided by ferry from eith ...

(with the postal designation Cranberry Isles, ZIP code 04625), Little Cranberry Island (with the postal designation Islesford, ZIP code 04646), Sutton Island, Bear Island, and

Baker Island Baker Island, once known as New Nantucket in the early 19th century, is a small, uninhabited atoll located just north of the Equator in the central Pacific Ocean, approximately southwest of Honolulu. Positioned almost halfway between Hawaii a ...

. Only the first two islands have post offices or year-round populations.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 141 people, 70 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 375 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.9%

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, 0.7%

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, and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 70 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were

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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.9% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age in the town was 47.7 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 34% were from 45 to 64; and 20.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.6% male and 45.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 128 people living year round in the Cranberry Isles. The

of Great Cranberry Island was 40.3 people per square mile (15.6/km). There were 344 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.44%

, and 1.56% from two or more races.

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