Albion, Maine Facts for Kids

Albion was settled in 1790 as Freetown Plantation by Congregational minister Daniel Lovejoy, father of Presbyterian minister Elijah Parish Lovejoy. It was incorporated as the Town of Fairfax on March 9, 1804. It annexed land from Winslow in 1810, and gave up segments of land in 1813, 1816, and 1818 that would eventually become China. The town's name was changed to Ligonia on March 10, 1821, and then to Albion on February 25, 1824.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.46 square miles (102.20 km²), of which 38.83 square miles (100.57 km²) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.63 km²) is water, chiefly Lovejoy Pond (379 acres).

Albion is served by U.S. Route 202, Maine State Routes 9 and 137. It is bordered on the northwest by Benton, on the north by Unity Township, on the northeast by Unity, on the east by Freedom, on the south by China and Palermo and on the west by Winslow.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	924	—
1820	1,204	30.3%
1830	1,393	15.7%
1840	1,624	16.6%
1850	1,604	−1.2%
1860	1,554	−3.1%
1870	1,356	−12.7%
1880	1,191	−12.2%
1890	1,042	−12.5%
1900	878	−15.7%
1910	922	5.0%
1920	900	−2.4%
1930	923	2.6%
1940	974	5.5%
1950	992	1.8%
1960	974	−1.8%
1970	1,056	8.4%
1980	1,551	46.9%
1990	1,736	11.9%
2000	1,946	12.1%
2010	2,041	4.9%
2020	2,006	−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,041 people, 819 households, and 568 families living in the town. The population density was 52.6 inhabitants per square mile (20.3/km²). There were 923 housing units at an average density of 23.8 per square mile (9.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 819 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the town was 42.6 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

Notable people

Edward Sturgis Ingraham, educator and mountaineer, helped establish Mount Rainier National Park
Elijah P. Lovejoy (1802–1837), abolitionist and editor of the Alton Observer
Owen Lovejoy (1811–1864), brother of Elijah, Congregational clergyman, abolitionist, and congressman from Illinois

Transportation

Albion was the northern terminus of the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad; a two-foot gauge railroad running north from the seaport of Wiscasset, Maine. The railroad reached Albion in November 1895, with a goal of eventually extending as far north as Quebec City. After going through bankruptcy, several new owners and a couple of name changes to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, the company finally succumbed to over the road transportation and the depression in 1933.

Albion, Maine facts for kids

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

2010 census

Notable people

Transportation

See also