- Cornville, Maine
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Cornville, Maine — Town — Location within the state of Maine Coordinates: 44°51′27″N 69°41′50″W / 44.8575°N 69.69722°W Country United States State Maine County Somerset Area – Total 40.7 sq mi (105.3 km2) – Land 40.4 sq mi (104.8 km2) – Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) Elevation 384 ft (117 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,208 – Density 29.9/sq mi (11.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 04976 Area code(s) 207 FIPS code 23-14555 GNIS feature ID 0579028 Cornville is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,208 at the 2000 census.
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History
Settled in 1794, Cornville was incorporated on 24 February 1798 as the 116th town in Maine.[1]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105 km2), of which, 40.5 square miles (105 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.52%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,208 people, 449 households, and 352 families residing in the town. The population density was 29.9 people per square mile (11.5/km²). There were 515 housing units at an average density of 12.7 per square mile (4.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.01% White, 0.08% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.
There were 449 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 15.1% 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 2.69 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,015, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $30,543 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,184. About 8.4% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ Brunelle, Jim (1978). Maine Almanac. Augusta, ME: Guy Gannett Publishing. Pg 87.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Municipalities and communities of Somerset County, Maine Towns Anson | Athens | Bingham | Cambridge | Canaan | Caratunk | Cornville | Detroit | Embden | Fairfield | Harmony | Hartland | Jackman | Madison | Mercer | Moose River | Moscow | New Portland | Norridgewock | Palmyra | Pittsfield | Ripley | St. Albans | Skowhegan | Smithfield | Solon | Starks
Plantations Unorganized
territoriesCDPs Anson | Bingham | Fairfield | Hartland | Madison | Norridgewock | Pittsfield | Skowhegan
Other
villagesFlagstaff | North Anson | Rockwood
Coordinates: 44°50′12″N 69°40′23″W / 44.83667°N 69.67306°W
Categories:- Towns in Somerset County, Maine
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