Crystal
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History
Crystal, Maine was organized as a plantation on February 21, 1878, and as a town on March 21, 1901.
Geography
Crystal can be found within the geographial triangle formed by drawing a line between Sherman and Patten, then to Island Falls, and back to Sherman. The boundary between Penobscot County, to the west, and Aroostook County, on the east, makes up the western boundary of Crystal Township, while I-95 cuts across the southeastern corner of the township.
Much of the terrain within Crystal Township is marshy, with Thousand Acre Bog covering much of the southern part of the township, and there isn't much of a town center. The primary waterways running through Crystal are Crystal Brook and the Fish Stream, and there are a few other smaller streams and brooks, but only one small pond - Lost Pond, in what is roughly the center of the township.
- Brooks, streams, and rivers
- Bog Brook
- Cold Brook
- Crystal Brook
- East Branch of the Molunkus River
- Fish Stream
- Lyman Brook
- Webster Brook
Churches
Businesses
Government
Crystal, Maine is governed by a Selectmen/Town Meeting/Manager type of government.
Contact information
- Town manager/clerk: Susan York
- Address: 272 Crystal Road; PO Box 383; Island Falls, Maine 04747
- Phone: 207.463.2770
- Fax: 207.463.3670
Elected officials
- Selectman: Phyllis Chambers
- Selectman: Marilyn Keene
- Selectman: Jamie Main
- Selectman: Gerald Violette
- Selectman: Patrick York
Departments
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 285 people, 112 households, and 89 families residing 134 housing units within the town.
Education
There are no schools located in Crystal, Maine. The town is a part of CSD #109, which includes the towns of Crystal, Dyer Brook, Island Falls, Merrill, Oakfield and Smyrna. Crystal students are bused to Southern Aroostook Community School, in Dyer Brook, Maine.
Medical
There are no medical facilities in Crystal, Maine.
Infrastructure
Roads
- I-95
- ME-59 (Crystal Road)
- Bog Brook Road
- Campbell Road
- Cold Brook Road
- Cow Team Road
- Demayo Drive
- Dunn Lane
- Fish Stream Road
- Grant Road
- Hatt Road
- Island Falls Road
- Pine Tree Road
- Prescott Road
- Quail Lane
- Retreat Road
- River Road
- Rock Avenue
- Shur Road
- Webber Road
- Westerbrook Road
- Willigar Road
- Winding Hill Road
References
- DeLorme, "The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer", 28th Edition, 2005 ISBN 0-89933-282-X
