Harrington, Maine Facts for Kids

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Town
View of Harrington c. 1908
Harrington, Maine Location in Maine
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Washington
Incorporated	1797
Area
• Total	50.31 sq mi (130.30 km²)
• Land	21.11 sq mi (54.67 km²)
• Water	29.20 sq mi (75.63 km²)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	962
• Density	46/sq mi (17.6/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	04643
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-31530
GNIS feature ID	0582512

Harrington is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 962 at the 2020 census. Harrington is an old seafaring and shipbuilding village.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
Notable people
See also

History

Originally called Plantation Number 5, it was one of six townships east of the Union River granted in 1762 by the Massachusetts General Court to an association of petitioners. First settled about 1765, it had a population of 177 on June 17, 1797, when incorporated as Harrington.

Farmers grew wheat and potatoes in the town's sandy loam. Harrington developed a considerable trade in lumber, and by 1859 contained two sawmills, three shingle mills and two lath mills. There was a gristmill, two brickyards, a tannery, and eighteen shipbuilders. In 1886, industries also included a sailmaker, and a boot and shoe manufacturer. Gallison Memorial Library still operates a limited schedule in Harrington.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.31 square miles (130.30 km²), of which, 21.11 square miles (54.67 km²) of it is land and 29.20 square miles (75.63 km²) is water. The town is at the head of Narraguagus Bay, and situated beside Harrington Bay and Pleasant Bay on the Gulf of Maine. It is drained by Curtis Creek, the Mill River and the Harrington River.

Harrington is crossed by U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 1A. It is bordered by the towns of Milbridge to the west, Cherryfield to the northwest, Columbia to the north, and Addison to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	298	—
1810	469	57.4%
1820	732	56.1%
1830	1,118	52.7%
1840	1,542	37.9%
1850	963	−37.5%
1860	1,130	17.3%
1870	1,142	1.1%
1880	1,290	13.0%
1890	1,150	−10.9%
1900	1,165	1.3%
1910	1,020	−12.4%
1920	1,024	0.4%
1930	865	−15.5%
1940	918	6.1%
1950	853	−7.1%
1960	717	−15.9%
1970	553	−22.9%
1980	859	55.3%
1990	893	4.0%
2000	882	−1.2%
2010	1,004	13.8%
2020	962	−4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,004 people, 419 households, and 290 families living in the town. The population density was 47.6 inhabitants per square mile (18.4/km²). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 32.0 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 419 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the town was 44.9 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 31.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

Education

The town is home to Narraguagus High School.

Notable people

Irv Ray, MLB player, Boston Beaneaters, Baltimore Orioles

Harrington, Maine facts for kids

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