Eastbrook, Maine

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Eastbrook, Maine
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Eastbrook, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°40′10″N68°15′7″W / 44.66944°N 68.25194°W / 44.66944; -68.25194
Country United States
State Maine
County Hancock
Area
[1]
  Total37.65 sq mi (97.51 km2)
  Land33.35 sq mi (86.38 km2)
  Water4.30 sq mi (11.14 km2)
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total424
  Density13/sq mi (4.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04634
Area code 207
FIPS code 23-19770
GNIS feature ID0582452

Eastbrook is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 424 at the 2020 census. [2]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.65 square miles (97.51 km2), of which 33.35 square miles (86.38 km2) is land and 4.30 square miles (11.14 km2) is water. [1]

The Municipality's territory encompasses several lakes (also termed 'ponds'), wetlands, marshes/bogs, nature preserve, blueberry barrens, and woodland, which include but are not limited to:

Areas

Eastbrook is a Municipality, governed by a New England Town style government with a board of selectmen and an annual open Town Meeting. While it is unitary municipal authority within Hancock County, the Town is essentially a series of small enclaves, hamlets, and villages, which encompass the geographic features of the area. The most well known are:

Eastbrook was named for its relationship to the Union River watershed, being the site of the eastern branches that fed the river. Adjacent to the towns of Waltham, Mariahville, Fletchers Landing Township, Franklin, Blackswoods Township, and inland Unorganized Central Hancock County, Eastbrook is considered part of Downeast Maine’s interior. The area hosts the Annual Eastbrook Days Festival, typically with events at the Molasses Pond House beach area or the Village proper.

Culture

Molasses Pond is mentioned in N. Galen Havey’s Memoirs of the Sweet Life on Molasses Pond. Roaring Brook is the site of an alleged incident as described abstractly in the song Where the East Brook Roars by local musician and artist Chris Ross. The Molasses Pond Writers Creative Collaborative Workshop meets at the Pond of the same name

Various flora & fauna are native to the region, such as: loons, trout, sunfish, eagles, moose, and deer.

In summer months, the Blueberry Barrens become dotted with labourers and machinery, for the Maine Blueberry harvest. Lumber and gravel is also sourced within the town.

Local Lore

Molasses Pond is reputed to be so-named due to a series of canoes that sank to the bottom due to being overfilled with molasses and maple syrup sugar, having been harvested from trees on Sugarhill and being sent down the lake to Scammons and from there through the Macomber Mill Marshes to other lakes towards Hog bay and Frenchmans Bay. Allegedly, it is also reported to be named for either Molly Molasses or another notable native figure. According to the Pond’s Facebook fan page, this and nearby Sugarhill have given rise to the term “the way the sweet life should be”, an homage to Maine’s secondary motto: “the way life should be”.

Nearby Blackswoods and Catherines Hill(Maine) are the site of a local ledges involving paranormal local folklore and urban legends, surrounding the ghost of blackwoods road.

Cavehill’s eponymous cave-in-a-hill, also is rumoured in stories to be the site of treasure, ghosts, or historic events.

Regional Development

The area is also populated by a series of hills and hollows, as part of the inland Schoodic Foothills and Outback region of Hancock County, Maine. In the late 2000s developers sought permission to construct various renewable energy projects in land within or adjacent to the Town, such as the Bull Hill Wind Power Site.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1830 81
1840 15591.4%
1850 21236.8%
1860 2214.2%
1870 187−15.4%
1880 28954.5%
1890 246−14.9%
1900 2480.8%
1910 213−14.1%
1920 204−4.2%
1930 199−2.5%
1940 188−5.5%
1950 1995.9%
1960 167−16.1%
1970 18812.6%
1980 26239.4%
1990 28910.3%
2000 37028.0%
2010 42314.3%
2020 4240.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

2010 census

As of the census [4] of 2010, there were 423 people, 186 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.7 inhabitants per square mile (4.9/km2). There were 504 housing units at an average density of 15.1 per square mile (5.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 186 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age in the town was 46.8 years. 19.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 39% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

2000 census

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 370 people, 156 households, and 105 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.1 inhabitants per square mile (4.3/km2). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.19% White, 0.27% Native American, 0.54% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.62% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,667, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,988. About 9.5% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  2. "Census - Geography Profile: Eastbrook town, Hancock County, Maine" . Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

44°40′43″N68°15′52″W / 44.67861°N 68.26444°W / 44.67861; -68.26444