Cornish, Maine

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Cornish, Maine
FIPS code
23-14485
GNIS feature ID0582421
Websitewww.cornishme.com

Cornish is a

metropolitan statistical area. The main village in town is the Cornish census-designated place. The village has a number of antique shops
and restaurants near historic Thompson Park. Cornish is home to the first concrete bridge in North America.

History

In 1665, a

fur trade. In 1668, Small purchased from Newichawannock Chief Captain Sunday (or Wesumbe) the Ossipee Tract, encompassing the present-day towns of Cornish, Parsonsfield, Newfield, Limerick, Limington and Shapleigh (which then included Acton). The price was two large Indian blankets, two gallons of rum, two pounds of gunpowder, four pounds of musket balls and twenty strings of Indian beads. Small then sold a half interest in the tract to Major Nicholas Shapleigh of Eliot.[4]

In 1770, heirs discovered the unrecorded deed, and hired attorney

Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad ran up the Saco River valley in the early 1870s, servicing Baldwin Station across the bridge from Cornish.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.38 square miles (57.96 km2), of which 22.18 square miles (57.45 km2) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2) is water.[2] Cornish is drained by the Ossipee River and the Saco River. The town's highest point is Clark Mountain,[6] 1,320+ feet (402+ m) above sea level. It is also York County's highest point. The second highest point in the town and county is Hosac Mountain,[7] 1,320 feet (402 m), often mistaken as the highest point in York County.

The town is crossed by state routes 5, 25 and 160. Cornish borders the towns of Hiram to the north, Baldwin to the northeast, Limington to the east, Limerick to the south, and Parsonsfield to the west.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790409—
180073479.5%
181097132.3%
18201,08812.0%
18301,23513.5%
18401,2632.3%
18501,144−9.4%
18601,1530.8%
18701,100−4.6%
18801,1696.3%
18901,118−4.4%
1900984−12.0%
1910954−3.0%
1920813−14.8%
1930753−7.4%
19408269.7%
1950795−3.8%
19608162.6%
19708392.8%
19801,04724.8%
19901,17812.5%
20001,2697.7%
20101,40310.6%
20201,5087.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
Bonney Memorial Library, c. 1920

2010 census

A the 2010

Latino
of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 609 households, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the town was 44.5 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 32.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

2000 census

At the 2000

Latino
of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 521 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

24.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The

poverty line
, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.

Local schools

Old High School in 1915
  • Cornish Elementary (Closed)
  • Sacopee Valley Middle School
  • Sacopee Valley High School

Sites of interest

Notable people


In Popular Culture

  • Cornish is briefly mentioned by Father Callahan in Stephen King's 1975 Novel 'Salem's Lot.

References

  1. ^ "Town of Cornish, Maine". Town of Cornish, Maine. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Cornish town, York County, Maine". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 96–97. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
  5. ^ ""History of Cornish," Cornish Association of Businesses". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  6. ^ "Clark Mountain, Maine". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Hosac Mountain, Maine". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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