Kingsbury Plantation, Maine

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Kingsbury Plantation, Maine
Plantation
Kingsbury Pond (49218628246).jpg
Kingsbury Pond
Piscataquis County Maine incorporated and unincorporated areas Kingsbury Plantation highlighted.svg
Location in Piscataquis County and the state of Maine.
Coordinates: 45°9′0″N69°35′51″W / 45.15000°N 69.59750°W / 45.15000; -69.59750
Country United States
State Maine
County Piscataquis
Area
 • Total44.6 sq mi (115.6 km2)
 • Land44.1 sq mi (114.3 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
886 ft (270 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total28
 • Density0.63/sq mi (0.24/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 207
FIPS code 23-37095
GNIS feature ID0582543

Kingsbury Plantation is a plantation in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The plantation was named for Judge Sanford Kingsbury, a landowner. [1] As of the 2020 census, the plantation had a total population of 28. [2]

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History

The area that now contains the plantation was originally part of the Bingham Purchase and was purchased by Judge Sanford Kingsbury in 1833 for $4,000. [3] Judge Kingsbury built two mills on Kingsbury Pond in 1835, [4] and the area grew quickly enough that on March 22, 1836 it was incorporated as the town of Kingsbury. [5] By the 1880s, the town had a store, hotel, church, and two schoolhouses. [4] In 1886, the town disbanded, and it reorganized as a plantation in 1887. [5] The reorganization as a plantation was validated by the state legislature in 1895. [5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 44.6 square miles (116 km2), of which 44.1 square miles (114 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (1.08%) is water. The plantation includes Foss Pond in the north, part of Whetstone Pond in the northeast, and part of Kingsbury Pond in the southwest. The 1,532-ft high Foss Mountain is located in the plantation. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1840 227—
1850 181−20.3%
1860 1915.5%
1870 174−8.9%
1880 19813.8%
1890 2053.5%
1900 106−48.3%
1910 1081.9%
1920 63−41.7%
1930 50−20.6%
1940 6326.0%
1950 35−44.4%
1960 8−77.1%
1970 7−12.5%
1980 4−42.9%
1990 13225.0%
2000 9−30.8%
2010 28211.1%
2020 280.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

As of the census [8] of 2000, there were 9 people, 6 households, and 1 family residing in the plantation. The population density was 0.2 inhabitants per square mile (0.077/km2). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 3.1 per square mile (1.2/km2). The racial makeup of the plantation was 8 White and 1 from two or more races.

There were 6 households, out of which 2 were married couples living together and 4 were non-families. 3 households were made up of individuals, and 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.50 and the average family size was 2.00.

In the plantation the population was spread out, with 1 between 25 and 44, 3 from 45 to 64, and 5 ages 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years.

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile for Kingsbury, Maine". ePodunk . Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  2. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Kingsbury plantation, Piscataquis County, Maine" . Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "History". Kingsbury Plantation. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Varney, George Jones (December 31, 1881). A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. Boston: B. B. Russell. p. 303.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kingsbury". Maine: An Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Foss Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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