Belgrade, Maine

Belgrade, Maine
FIPS code		23-04020
GNIS feature ID	0582348
Website	www.townofbelgrade.com

Belgrade is a

.

History

The land was originally owned by the Plymouth Company, from which inhabitants obtained their titles. Called Washington Plantation, it was first settled in 1774 by Philip Snow from New Hampshire. On February 3, 1796, it was incorporated as Belgrade, named after Belgrade, Serbia. The surface of the town is uneven, much of it covered by water in the form of a connected chain of lakes. The largest lake is Great Pond, which dominates the town. Agriculture became the chief occupation of the inhabitants, with potatoes the principal crop.^[3]

Outlets of the ponds provided

by E.B.White. In 1998, a semi-private golf course named Belgrade Lakes Golf Club was opened, which was named to the Golf Digest top 100 list for greatest public courses.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.93 square miles (150.04 km²), of which 43.24 square miles (111.99 km²) is land and 14.69 square miles (38.05 km²) is water.^[1] Belgrade is drained by the Belgrade Stream.

The town is crossed by

to the northwest.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1800	295		—
1810	996		237.6%
1820	1,121		12.6%
1830	1,375		22.7%
1840	1,748		27.1%
1850	1,722		−1.5%
1860	1,592		−7.5%
1870	1,485		−6.7%
1880	1,321		−11.0%
1890	1,090		−17.5%
1900	1,058		−2.9%
1910	1,037		−2.0%
1920	957		−7.7%
1930	978		2.2%
1940	1,046		7.0%
1950	1,099		5.1%
1960	1,102		0.3%
1970	1,302		18.1%
1980	2,043		56.9%
1990	2,375		16.3%
2000	2,978		25.4%
2010	3,189		7.1%
2020	3,250		1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2010 census

As of the

Latino

of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 1,265 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the town was 43.8 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 33.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 1,178 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,053, and the median income for a family was $42,321. Males had a median income of $32,226 versus $24,962 for females. The

, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Belgrade is largely a commuter town and relies on tourism in the summer.

Notable people

• Harold Alfond, shoe manufacturer and philanthropist, had a summer cabin in Belgrade
• Joseph Force Crater, New York judge who disappeared under suspicious circumstances; had a summer cabin in Belgrade
• governor of Maine
• governor of Maine
• Daniel J. Newman, state legislator^[9]
• Wyatt Omsberg, Major League Soccer player
• Olin Sewall Pettingill Jr
  , naturalist, author and filmmaker
• John Franklin Spalding, Episcopal Bishop of Colorado
• Greenlief T. Stevens, military officer

References

External links

• Official website
• Belgrade Public Library
• Belgrade Historical Society
• Archive of Summertime in the Belgrades Newspaper

44°26′50″N 69°49′57″W / 44.44722°N 69.83250°W / 44.44722; -69.83250