Lincolnville, Maine

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Lincolnville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,042 at the 2000 census.

The centennial celebration of Lincolnville, Maine, in 1902.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 113.3 km² (43.7 mi²). 96.8 km² (37.4 mi²) of it is land and 16.5 km² (6.4 mi²) of it (14.54%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,042 people, 846 households, and 605 families residing in the town. The population density was 21.1/km² (54.6/mi²). There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of 13.1/km² (34.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% White, 0.05% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 846 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,273, and the median income for a family was $48,500. Males had a median income of $32,006 versus $28,077 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,621. About 7.0% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

The earliest dated artifact of European origin found in Lincolnville was some fragments of a clay pipe made between 1650 and 1660, probably for trade with the native population, This therefore points to civilization by native tribes and/or early European Settlers. In the pre-European era (approx. 10,000 years ago) a glacial ice sheet once covered the entire town of Lincolnville to a depth of several thousand feet. There are irregular landforms that survive today that show that there was ice covering the surface. The first recorded permanent settlers to the Lincolnville area were Nathan and Lydia Chamberlain Knight, who in 1770 built a log cabin overlooking the stretches of Norton and Coleman Pond. Their descendants still live on that land.

The first "school" in Lincolnville was a three-sided log cabin with a perpendicular ledge for a fourth wall behind Nathan Knight's home; the ledge served to support a blackboard.

Over the years, the population continued to grow until it had been finally recognized and officially documented as a town in 1802. A recent bicentennial celebration was celebrated by the town in 2002.