Moscow, Maine facts for kids
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Moscow, Maine
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 Moscow, Maine
Location in Maine
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| 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
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| • Total | 475 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (4.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
04920
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| 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.
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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) is land and 2.04 square miles (5.28 km2) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| 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% | |
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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
In Spanish: Moscow (Maine) para niños
