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Moscow, Maine
Moscow, Maine is located in Maine
Moscow, Maine
Moscow, Maine
Location in Maine
Country United States
State Maine
County Somerset
Area
 • Total 47.96 sq mi (124.22 km2)
 • Land 45.92 sq mi (118.93 km2)
 • Water 2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 475
 • Density 10/sq mi (4.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04920
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-47455
GNIS feature ID 0582609

Moscow is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census.

History

Moscow Air Force Station, a radar installation comprising numerous steel antenna towers in three linear arrays on 1,494 acres about five miles northeast of the town center, was erected in the late 1980s and decommissioned in 2002. The site was put up for online auction in September 2011 through the U.S. General Services Administration. In July 2010 a wind farm was proposed as a possible use for the land, and the town began setting zoning regulations for wind turbine placement in December 2010. By October 2011, the radar antenna arrays had been dismantled and removed from the deactivated station, but microwave towers and various buildings remained. As of November 2011, the land was still up for auction with two bidders active. Because the site has been federally owned and tax-exempt, the town has been denied property tax revenue for decades.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.96 square miles (124.22 km2), of which, 45.92 square miles (118.93 km2) of it is land and 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1820 286
1830 405 41.6%
1840 562 38.8%
1850 577 2.7%
1860 574 −0.5%
1870 528 −8.0%
1880 522 −1.1%
1890 422 −19.2%
1900 378 −10.4%
1910 518 37.0%
1920 365 −29.5%
1930 1,455 298.6%
1940 451 −69.0%
1950 482 6.9%
1960 559 16.0%
1970 586 4.8%
1980 570 −2.7%
1990 608 6.7%
2000 577 −5.1%
2010 512 −11.3%
2020 475 −7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 512 people, 228 households, and 147 families living in the town. The population density was 11.1 inhabitants per square mile (4.3/km2). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 1.2% from two or more races.

There were 228 households, of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.71.

The median age in the town was 46.9 years. 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 38.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 53.7% male and 46.3% female.

See also

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