Historical U.S. Census Totals for Lincoln County, Maine
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This article shows U.S. Census totals for Lincoln County, Maine, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.
There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine, towns and cities. The tables in the New England Historical U.S. Census Totals series differentiate between towns and cities; however, there have never been any cities in Lincoln County.
Most areas of New England
are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, with no unincorporated territory. In the three northern New England states, however, some unincorporated territory does exist, generally in areas that are very sparsely populated. Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states, with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties. Some southern and coastal counties, including Lincoln County
, also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory, however.
Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine, called a plantation (considered to be “organized”, but not incorporated), while some is entirely unorganized. Lincoln County currently contains one plantation (Monhegan
, which is located on offshore islands), as well as a small amount of territory that is entirely unorganized (Hibberts Gore
). Separate sections with census totals for unincorporated areas follows the main tables below. For any census, adding up the totals for each town-level municipality, including any plantations or unorganized entities, should yield the county total. Except for Monhegan and Hibberts Gore, all of Lincoln County is incorporated; except for Hibberts Gore, all of the county is at least organized.
For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town
.
Unincorporated territory reported 94 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
Unincorporated territory reported 120 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
Unincorporated territory reported 133 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
Unincorporated territory reported 109 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
Unincorporated territory reported 455 residents. This consisted of 381 residents in organized plantations, and 74 residents in unorganized territory.
Unincorporated territory reported 379 residents. This consisted of 302 residents in organized plantations, and 77 residents in unorganized territory.
Unincorporated territory reported 353 residents. This consisted of 319 residents in organized plantations, and 34 residents in unorganized territory.
Unincorporated territory reported 259 residents. All were in organized plantations; unorganized territory reported no population.
Unincorporated territory reported 111 residents. This consisted of 109 residents in an organized plantation, and 2 residents in unorganized territory.
Unincorporated territory reported 89 residents. This consisted of 88 residents in an organized plantation, and 1 resident in unorganized territory.
Unincorporated territory reported 76 residents. This consisted of 75 residents in an organized plantation, and 1 resident in unorganized territory.
, which is located on offshore islands (all of mainland Lincoln County is incorporated, except for Hibberts Gore). While Monhegan is currently the only plantation in the county, a second plantation existed from 1937 to 1974, a period when Somerville also operated under a plantation form a government. Before 1937 and after 1974, Somerville has been an incorporated town.
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. It is surrounded by the towns of Somerville, Palermo, Liberty and Washington (Somerville is the only one of these towns that is in Lincoln County; the others are all across the border in neighboring counties). Hibberts Gore has never recorded a population of more than a few residents in any census.
1900 through 1930
Unorganized territory reported no population. Hibberts Gore appears to have been the only unorganized territory in the county.
1940
Unorganized territory reported 74 residents. The only available breakdown is that 1 resident was in Hibberts Gore. See the Notes section below for more information.
1950
Unorganized territory reported 77 residents. The only available breakdown is that 1 resident was in Hibberts Gore. See the Notes section below for more information.
1960
Unorganized territory reported 34 residents. The only available breakdown is that none were in Hibberts Gore. See the Notes section below for more information.
1970
Unorganized territory reported no population. Hibberts Gore was the only unorganized territory in the county.
1980
Unorganized territory reported 2 residents, in Hibberts Gore, which was the only unorganized territory in the county.
1990
Unorganized territory reported 1 resident, in Hibberts Gore, which was the only unorganized territory in the county.
2000
Unorganized territory reported 1 resident, in Hibberts Gore, which was the only unorganized territory in the county.
There are two types of incorporated municipalities in Maine, towns and cities. The tables in the New England Historical U.S. Census Totals series differentiate between towns and cities; however, there have never been any cities in Lincoln County.
Most areas of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, with no unincorporated territory. In the three northern New England states, however, some unincorporated territory does exist, generally in areas that are very sparsely populated. Maine contains significantly more unincorporated territory than the other states, with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties. Some southern and coastal counties, including Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Maine
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 34,457. Its county seat is Wiscasset. It was founded in 1760 and named after the English city Lincoln. At its founding, it accounted for three-fifths of the State's land, and stretched east to Nova...
, also contain smaller amounts of unincorporated territory, however.
Some unincorporated territory in Maine is organized into a third type of town-level municipality unique to Maine, called a plantation (considered to be “organized”, but not incorporated), while some is entirely unorganized. Lincoln County currently contains one plantation (Monhegan
Monhegan, Maine
Monhegan is a plantation on an island of the same name in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, about off the coast. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. As a plantation, Monhegan's governmental status falls between township and town...
, which is located on offshore islands), as well as a small amount of territory that is entirely unorganized (Hibberts Gore
Hibberts Gore, Maine
Hibberts Gore is a gore in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, one person lived there. Ignored by surveyors who mapped Maine, it remained unincorporated as the state was demarcated.- Geography :...
). Separate sections with census totals for unincorporated areas follows the main tables below. For any census, adding up the totals for each town-level municipality, including any plantations or unorganized entities, should yield the county total. Except for Monhegan and Hibberts Gore, all of Lincoln County is incorporated; except for Hibberts Gore, all of the county is at least organized.
For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town
New England town
The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...
.
Corporate changes since 1900
- 1915 – New town of South Bristol formed from Bristol
- 1937 – Somerville disincorporated; subsequently organized as a plantation
- 1974 – Somerville re-incorporated as a town
1900
County Total: 19,669- Waldoboro 3,145
- Bristol 2,572
- Boothbay Harbor 1,926
- Boothbay 1,766
- Wiscasset 1,273
- Whitefield 1,156
- Jefferson 1,155
- Newcastle 1,075
- Dresden 882
- Damariscotta 876
- Nobleboro 810
- Bremen 657
- Edgecomb 607
- Southport 527
- Alna 444
- Somerville 374
- Westport 330
Unincorporated territory reported 94 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
1910
County Total: 18,216- Waldoboro 2,656
- Bristol 2,415
- Boothbay Harbor 2,021
- Boothbay 1,700
- Wiscasset 1,287
- Newcastle 1,066
- Whitefield 1,056
- Jefferson 1,030
- Dresden 815
- Nobleboro 775
- Damariscotta 771
- Bremen 550
- Edgecomb 513
- Alna 457
- Southport 409
- Somerville 291
- Westport 284
Unincorporated territory reported 120 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
1920
County Total: 15,976- Waldoboro 2,426
- Boothbay Harbor 2,025
- Boothbay 1,432
- Bristol 1,419
- Wiscasset 1,192
- Newcastle 993
- Jefferson 914
- Whitefield 862
- Damariscotta 849
- Nobleboro 666
- Dresden 620
- South Bristol 581
- Edgecomb 428
- Bremen 423
- Alna 320
- Southport 272
- Somerville 256
- Westport 165
Unincorporated territory reported 133 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
1930
County Total: 15,498- Waldoboro 2,311
- Boothbay Harbor 2,076
- Bristol 1,413
- Boothbay 1,345
- Wiscasset 1,186
- Newcastle 914
- Whitefield 908
- Jefferson 888
- Damariscotta 825
- Dresden 629
- Nobleboro 599
- South Bristol 563
- Southport 412
- Edgecomb 367
- Bremen 322
- Alna 294
- Somerville 229
- Westport 108
Unincorporated territory reported 109 residents, all in Monhegan Plantation.
1940
County Total: 16,294- Waldoboro 2,497
- Boothbay Harbor 2,121
- Boothbay 1,370
- Bristol 1,355
- Wiscasset 1,231
- Newcastle 994
- Whitefield 962
- Jefferson 938
- Damariscotta 844
- Nobleboro 665
- Dresden 631
- South Bristol 582
- Edgecomb 411
- Southport 405
- Bremen 383
- Alna 339
- Westport 111
Unincorporated territory reported 455 residents. This consisted of 381 residents in organized plantations, and 74 residents in unorganized territory.
1950
County Total: 18,004- Waldoboro 2,536
- Boothbay Harbor 2,290
- Wiscasset 1,584
- Boothbay 1,559
- Bristol 1,476
- Jefferson 1,215
- Damariscotta 1,113
- Whitefield 1,030
- Newcastle 1,021
- Dresden 729
- Nobleboro 654
- South Bristol 631
- Edgecomb 447
- Southport 435
- Bremen 409
- Alna 350
- Westport 146
Unincorporated territory reported 379 residents. This consisted of 302 residents in organized plantations, and 77 residents in unorganized territory.
1960
County Total: 18,497- Waldoboro 2,882
- Boothbay Harbor 2,252
- Wiscasset 1,800
- Boothbay 1,617
- Bristol 1,441
- Newcastle 1,101
- Damariscotta 1,093
- Whitefield 1,068
- Jefferson 1,048
- Dresden 766
- Nobleboro 679
- South Bristol 610
- Edgecomb 453
- Bremen 438
- Southport 416
- Alna 347
- Westport 133
Unincorporated territory reported 353 residents. This consisted of 319 residents in organized plantations, and 34 residents in unorganized territory.
1970
County Total: 20,537- Waldoboro 3,146
- Boothbay Harbor 2,320
- Wiscasset 2,244
- Boothbay 1,814
- Bristol 1,721
- Damariscotta 1,264
- Jefferson 1,242
- Whitefield 1,131
- Newcastle 1,076
- Nobleboro 850
- Dresden 787
- South Bristol 664
- Edgecomb 549
- Southport 473
- Bremen 454
- Alna 315
- Westport Island 228
Unincorporated territory reported 259 residents. All were in organized plantations; unorganized territory reported no population.
1980
County Total: 25,691- Waldoboro 3,985
- Wiscasset 2,832
- Boothbay 2,308
- Boothbay Harbor 2,207
- Bristol 2,095
- Jefferson 1,616
- Whitefield 1,606
- Damariscotta 1,493
- Newcastle 1,227
- Nobleboro 1,154
- Dresden 998
- Edgecomb 841
- South Bristol 800
- Bremen 598
- Southport 598
- Alna 425
- Westport 420
- Somerville 377
Unincorporated territory reported 111 residents. This consisted of 109 residents in an organized plantation, and 2 residents in unorganized territory.
1990
County Total: 30,357- Waldoboro 4,601
- Wiscasset 3,339
- Boothbay 2,648
- Boothbay Harbor 2,347
- Bristol 2,326
- Jefferson 2,111
- Whitefield 1,931
- Damariscotta 1,811
- Newcastle 1,538
- Nobleboro 1,455
- Dresden 1,332
- Edgecomb 993
- South Bristol 825
- Bremen 674
- Westport 663
- Southport 645
- Alna 571
- Somerville 458
Unincorporated territory reported 89 residents. This consisted of 88 residents in an organized plantation, and 1 resident in unorganized territory.
2000
County Total: 33,616- Waldoboro 4,916
- Wiscasset 3,603
- Boothbay 2,960
- Bristol 2,644
- Jefferson 2,388
- Boothbay Harbor 2,334
- Whitefield 2,273
- Damariscotta 2,041
- Newcastle 1,748
- Nobleboro 1,626
- Dresden 1,625
- Edgecomb 1,090
- South Bristol 897
- Bremen 782
- Westport 745
- Southport 684
- Alna 675
- Somerville 509
Unincorporated territory reported 76 residents. This consisted of 75 residents in an organized plantation, and 1 resident in unorganized territory.
Plantations
As of 1900, there was one plantation in Lincoln County, MonheganMonhegan, Maine
Monhegan is a plantation on an island of the same name in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, about off the coast. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. As a plantation, Monhegan's governmental status falls between township and town...
, which is located on offshore islands (all of mainland Lincoln County is incorporated, except for Hibberts Gore). While Monhegan is currently the only plantation in the county, a second plantation existed from 1937 to 1974, a period when Somerville also operated under a plantation form a government. Before 1937 and after 1974, Somerville has been an incorporated town.
1900
- Monhegan 94
1910
- Monhegan 120
1920
- Monhegan 133
1930
- Monhegan 109
1940
- Somerville 266
- Monhegan 115
1950
- Somerville 227
- Monhegan 75
1960
- Somerville 254
- Monhegan 65
1970
- Somerville 215
- Monhegan 44
1980
- Monhegan 109
1990
- Monhegan 88
2000
- Monhegan 75
Unorganized Territory
The unorganized territory in Lincoln County consists of a small tract in the northeastern corner of the county, covering less than one square mile, called Hibberts GoreHibberts Gore, Maine
Hibberts Gore is a gore in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, one person lived there. Ignored by surveyors who mapped Maine, it remained unincorporated as the state was demarcated.- Geography :...
. It is surrounded by the towns of Somerville, Palermo, Liberty and Washington (Somerville is the only one of these towns that is in Lincoln County; the others are all across the border in neighboring counties). Hibberts Gore has never recorded a population of more than a few residents in any census.
1900 through 1930
Unorganized territory reported no population. Hibberts Gore appears to have been the only unorganized territory in the county.
1940
Unorganized territory reported 74 residents. The only available breakdown is that 1 resident was in Hibberts Gore. See the Notes section below for more information.
1950
Unorganized territory reported 77 residents. The only available breakdown is that 1 resident was in Hibberts Gore. See the Notes section below for more information.
1960
Unorganized territory reported 34 residents. The only available breakdown is that none were in Hibberts Gore. See the Notes section below for more information.
1970
Unorganized territory reported no population. Hibberts Gore was the only unorganized territory in the county.
1980
Unorganized territory reported 2 residents, in Hibberts Gore, which was the only unorganized territory in the county.
1990
Unorganized territory reported 1 resident, in Hibberts Gore, which was the only unorganized territory in the county.
2000
Unorganized territory reported 1 resident, in Hibberts Gore, which was the only unorganized territory in the county.