Monmouth, Maine

Monmouth, Maine
FIPS code		23-46405
GNIS feature ID	0582601
Website	Town of Monmouth, Maine

Monmouth is a

History

Part of the Plymouth Patent, it was first settled as Freetown in the 1700 by families from Brunswick. It would also be called Bloomingborough and Wales before being incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court on January 20, 1792, as Monmouth,^[4] after Monmouth, New Jersey.^[5] The name was suggested by landowner General Henry Dearborn, who had fought in the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778.^[6]

Monmouth was considered one of the best

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.04 square miles (101.11 km²), of which 34.03 square miles (88.14 km²) is land and 5.01 square miles (12.98 km²) is water.^[2] Monmouth is drained by Jug Stream, Jock Stream, Mud Mills Stream and Wilson Stream, Monmouth has access to Lakes Cobbosseecontee, Annabessacook, and Cochnewagon.

The town is crossed by

and state routes 126, 132 and 135.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1800	701		—
1810	1,262		80.0%
1820	1,590		26.0%
1830	1,879		18.2%
1840	1,882		0.2%
1850	1,925		2.3%
1860	1,854		−3.7%
1870	1,744		−5.9%
1880	1,520		−12.8%
1890	1,362		−10.4%
1900	1,236		−9.3%
1910	1,386		12.1%
1920	1,372		−1.0%
1930	1,344		−2.0%
1940	1,500		11.6%
1950	1,683		12.2%
1960	1,884		11.9%
1970	2,062		9.4%
1980	2,888		40.1%
1990	3,353		16.1%
2000	3,785		12.9%
2010	4,104		8.4%
2020	4,066		−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 1,577 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the town was 42 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 33.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.69% male and 51.41% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 1,435 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $4,300,906, and the median income for a family was $47,616. Males had a median income of $3,002,034 versus $2,002,885 for females. The

, including 13% of those under age 18 and 20% of those age 60 or over.

Divisions

• North Monmouth
• South Monmouth
• East Monmouth
• Monmouth

Points of interest

• Cumston Hall, location of the Theater at Monmouth. Cumston Hall was donated in 1900.

Notable people

References

External links

• Town of Monmouth, Maine
• Cumston Public Library
• Monmouth Museum
• Theater at Monmouth
• Monmouth Community Players
• Monmouth Fair
• Maine.gov – Monmouth, Maine

44°14′19″N 70°02′08″W / 44.23861°N 70.03556°W / 44.23861; -70.03556