Criehaven, Maine
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Criehaven is a location located in Knox County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the location had a total population of 0.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the location has a total area of 341.3 km² (131.8 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 339.5 km² (131.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 99.46% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are no people living in the location.
Criehaven is known as the "Island of Lobsters".
Criehaven had an operating school until 1941, when the school closed for lack of a teacher. This blow shook the year-round community. No one lives on the island year-round anymore.
Criehaven is pronounced "cree-haven", after Mr. Crie ("cree"), an early landowner.
Criehaven is the former home of writer Elizabeth Oglivie and the inspiration for her "Tide Trilogy."