Lincoln, Maine
Lincoln, Maine | ||
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Town of Lincoln | ||
FIPS code 23-39475 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0582559 | |
Website | www.LincolnMaine.org |
Lincoln is a town in
Etymology
Lincoln is named after Maine's sixth governor, Enoch Lincoln.[4]
Geography
Lincoln developed around a
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1810 | 224 | — | |
1830 | 404 | — | |
1840 | 1,121 | 177.5% | |
1850 | 1,356 | 21.0% | |
1860 | 1,631 | 20.3% | |
1870 | 1,530 | −6.2% | |
1880 | 1,659 | 8.4% | |
1890 | 1,756 | 5.8% | |
1900 | 1,731 | −1.4% | |
1910 | 1,988 | 14.8% | |
1920 | 2,452 | 23.3% | |
1930 | 2,970 | 21.1% | |
1940 | 3,653 | 23.0% | |
1950 | 4,030 | 10.3% | |
1960 | 4,541 | 12.7% | |
1970 | 4,759 | 4.8% | |
1980 | 5,066 | 6.5% | |
1990 | 5,587 | 10.3% | |
2000 | 5,221 | −6.6% | |
2010 | 5,085 | −2.6% | |
2020 | 4,853 | −4.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2010
As of the census
There were 2,045 households, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.
The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.
2000
As of the census
There were 2,108 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,823, and the median income for a family was $35,295. Males had a median income of $33,179 versus $21,286 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,730. About 13.6% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Media
The Lincoln News established in 1959, is designed, produced, and printed in Lincoln and serves as its local newspaper. Lincoln's former radio stations WLKN and WHMX went off-air in July 1995.
Notable people
- Irene Gifford, member of the Maine House of Representatives
- Jeffery Gifford, member of the Maine House of Representatives (2006–2022)
- Terry Gilpatrick, Miss Maine (1977)
- Gary Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action (1993)
- Samuel F. Hersey, U.S. congressman, "lumber baron", philanthropist
- Ernest Holmes (1887–1960), founder of the Religious Science movement
References
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Lincoln town, Penobscot County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Statue of Master Sergeant Gary Gordon unveiled in his hometown of Lincoln". newscentermaine.com. August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson (ed.). Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 353.
- ISBN 0-89933-035-5maps 43&44
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Hawkins, Alan H., editor. The Mattanawcook Observer: a magazine of local history and genealogy of Lincoln, Maine and surrounding towns. Falmouth Foreside, Me.: The Mattanawcook Observer. Series of three volumes of magazine published from 1982 to 1985.
- Bailey, May Edwards. History of TransAlpine, the southernmost part of the town of Lincoln, Maine, beyond the Alps. Lincoln, 1950.
- Fellows, Dana Willis. History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822–1928. Lewiston: Dingley Press, 1929.