Turner, Maine

Coordinates: 44°15′23″N 70°15′22″W / 44.25639°N 70.25611°W / 44.25639; -70.25611
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Turner, Maine
FIPS code
23-77800
GNIS feature ID0582770
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Turner is a

New England City and Town Area
.

History

First called Sylvester-Canada, the township was granted by the Massachusetts General Court on June 20, 1768 to Major James Warren and others, survivors of Captain Joseph Sylvester's company for their services in the 1690 Battle of Quebec. It replaced a 1735 grant of the same name located at what is now Richmond, New Hampshire, but which was ruled invalid in 1741 because of prior claims from the heirs of John Mason. Reverend Charles Turner of Scituate, Massachusetts, acted as an agent for the dispossessed grantees, and would become the first minister of their new town.

It was settled in 1772 by Daniel Staples, Thomas Record, Elisha Record,

William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony.[6]
Following the Revolutionary War, settlement began to pick up, and by 1784 the expanding village had 30 families. Incorporated on July 7, 1786, Sylvester-Canada was renamed for Reverend Turner.

It was primarily a

paper pulp mill, cheese factory, fulling mill and pottery
factory.

Flooding on the Androscoggin River, Turner, 1896

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 62.72 square miles (162.44 km2), of which 59.26 square miles (153.48 km2) is land and 3.46 square miles (8.96 km2) is water.[1] Turner is drained by the Nezinscot River, Martin's Stream and the Androscoggin River, which forms the town's border to the east.

The town is crossed by state routes 4, 117 and 219. It borders the towns of Hartford, Buckfield and Hebron to the west, Livermore to the north, and Minot and Auburn to the south, and Greene and Leeds to the east.

Climate

This

Köppen Climate Classification system, Turner has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790349—
1800722106.9%
18101,12956.4%
18201,72652.9%
18302,22028.6%
18402,47911.7%
18502,5362.3%
18602,6825.8%
18702,380−11.3%
18802,285−4.0%
18902,016−11.8%
19001,842−8.6%
19101,708−7.3%
19201,382−19.1%
19301,362−1.4%
19401,4153.9%
19501,71221.0%
19601,89010.4%
19702,24618.8%
19803,53957.6%
19904,31521.9%
20004,97215.2%
20105,73415.3%
20205,8171.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 2,193 households, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.2% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the town was 41.1 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 31.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 1,768 households, out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,207, and the median income for a family was $52,241. Males had a median income of $34,917 versus $24,975 for females. The

poverty line
, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 2015[11]
Party Total Voters Percentage
Unenrolled 1,632 39.5%
Republican 1,338 32.4%
Democratic 1,027 24.9%
Green Independent 134 3.2%
Total 4,131 100%

Notable people

Education

The 1831 Turner Town House, one of the oldest town halls in the state

Leavitt Area High School

References

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Turner town, Androscoggin County, Maine". Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  3. ^ A History of Turner, Maine, from Its Settlement to 1886, W. R. French, Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, Portland, Maine, 1887
  4. ^ Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Vol. I, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1909
  5. ^ Leavitt Farm, Turner, ca. 1900, MaineMemoryNetwork
  6. ^ A Brief History of Turner, Maine, maine.gov Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Climate Summary for Turner, Maine
  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.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ISBN 978-0-8061-1286-2
    .

Further reading

  • History of Turner, Maine (1886)
  • A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, A History and Description of New England, 1859; H. O. Houghton & Company, printers; Cambridge, Massachusetts

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