Maxfield, Maine

Maxfield, Maine
—  Town  —
Maxfield, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 45°17′0″N 68°45′8″W / 45.283333°N 68.75222°W / 45.283333; -68.75222Coordinates: 45°17′0″N 68°45′8″W / 45.283333°N 68.75222°W / 45.283333; -68.75222
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Penobscot
Area
– Total	19.4 sq mi (50.2 km2)
– Land	19.1 sq mi (49.5 km2)
– Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	87
– Density	4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04453
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-44340
GNIS feature ID	0582586

Maxfield is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Maxfield sits along the Piscataquis River.

History

Maxfield was originally the Brighton Academy grant.

In the early 1890s Maxfield was within the range of a giant (400 pound) wild black bear named "Old Ranger" who was eventually shot and killed by a local hunting party after a lifetime of raiding orchards, and having survived numerous other attempts to do him in. According to a New York Sun obituary of Old Ranger, "the whole of Penobscot County knew the bear, and he defied the entire population".^[1]

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 87 people, 39 households, and 23 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.6 people per square mile (1.8/km²). There were 52 housing units at an average density of 2.7/sq mi (1.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 39 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

See also

• MSAD 31

References

1. ^ "Bold Old Ranger", New York Sun, reprinted in The Sunday Shield (Ohio), July 17, 1892, p. 9
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.