Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation

Indian Township

*Motahkomikuk*
Indian Township Motahkomikuk
Indian reservation
	Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation
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Tribe	Passamaquoddy
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Washington
Government
• Type	Tribal Council
• Chief	William J. Nicholas Sr.
• Vice Chief	Joseph Socobasin
• Council Members	Matthew Dana II; Wade Lola; Alexander Nicholas I; Mihku Sabattus; Richard Sabattus; Roger Socobasin
Area
• Total	112.5 km2 (43.4 sq mi)
• Land	97.0 km2 (37.5 sq mi)
• Water	15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) 13.8%
Elevation	68 m (224 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	760
• Density	6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	EST
Website	https://www.passamaquoddy.com

Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation (Maliseet-Passamaquoddy: Motahkomikuk) is one of two Indian reservations of the federally recognized Passamaquoddy tribe in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 760 at the 2020 census.^[1] Most of the 2,500 members of the tribe in the United States live in other parts of Maine. The reservation is located about 13 miles west-northwest of the city of Calais.

The Passamaquoddy also reside on the Pleasant Point Reservation.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Indian Township reservation has a total area of 112.5 km² (43.4 sq mi). 97.0 km² (37.5 sq mi) of it is land and 15.5 km² (6.0 sq mi) of it (13.77%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1940	328	—
1950	354	7.9%
1960	330	−6.8%
1970	293	−11.2%
1980	423	44.4%
1990	617	45.9%
2000	676	9.6%
2010	718	6.2%
2020	760	5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

Languages (2000) ^[4]	Percent
Spoke English at home	61.89%
Spoke Malecite-Passamaquoddy at home	30.13%
Spoke an unspecified Native American Language at home	7.98%

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 676 people, 232 households, and 164 families residing in the Indian reservation^{[needs update]}. The population density was 18.1/sq mi (7.0/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 7.0 units per square mile (2.7 units/km²). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 11.54% White, 83.43% Native American, and 5.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the Indian reservation the population was spread out, with 40.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the Indian reservation was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $28,654. Males had a median income of $21,696 versus $24,271 for females. The per capita income for the Indian reservation was $10,808. About 23.0% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.