Maxfield, Maine
Encyclopedia
Maxfield is a town in Penobscot County
, Maine
, United States
. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.
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".
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.
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. For U.S. Census statistical purposes, it is part of the Bangor, Maine, New England County Metropolitan Area . As of 2010, the population was 153,923...
, Maine
Maine
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.
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".
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 87 people, 39 households, and 23 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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.