Moscow, Maine facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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 small town located in Somerset County, Maine, in the United States. In 2020, the town had a population of 475 people. It is a quiet community in a beautiful part of Maine.
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History of Moscow
Moscow has an interesting past. In the late 1980s, a large radar station was built here. It was called the Moscow Air Force Station. A radar station uses special equipment to detect objects far away, like airplanes. This station had many tall steel antenna towers. It covered a huge area of land, about 1,494 acres!
The station stopped working in 2002. After that, the land was put up for sale in 2011. There was an idea to build a wind farm on the land. A wind farm uses large wind turbines to create electricity. The town even started making rules for where these turbines could be placed. By late 2011, the old radar towers were taken down. However, some other buildings and microwave towers remained. The land was still being auctioned off. Because the government owned this land, the town of Moscow could not collect property taxes from it for many years.
Geography of the Town
Moscow is located in a specific area of Maine. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town covers a total area of about 47.96 square miles (124.22 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 45.92 square miles (118.93 square kilometers), is land. The rest, about 2.04 square miles (5.28 square kilometers), is water.
Population and People
Understanding the population of a town helps us learn about its people. The numbers below show how Moscow's population has changed over many years.
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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 Information
In 2010, a census was taken to count the people in Moscow. There were 512 people living in the town at that time. These people lived in 228 different homes, and 147 of those were families. The population density was about 11.1 people per square mile. This means there weren't too many people living close together.
There were 362 housing units in Moscow. Most of the people living in Moscow were White (97.9%). A small number were Native American (0.6%) or Asian (0.4%). About 1.2% of the people were from two or more different races.
About 22.8% of the homes had children under 18 living there. Many homes (50.4%) were married couples living together. Some homes had a female head of the household without a husband (7.9%). Others had a male head of the household without a wife (6.1%). About 35.5% of the homes were not families.
Roughly 26.8% of all homes had only one person living in them. About 8.3% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The average number of people in a home was 2.25. For families, the average size was 2.71 people.
The average age of people in Moscow in 2010 was 46.9 years. About 16.6% of residents were under 18 years old. About 7.5% were between 18 and 24. A larger group, 21.7%, were between 25 and 44. The biggest group, 38.2%, were between 45 and 64. Finally, 16% of the residents were 65 years old or older. When looking at gender, 53.7% of the population was male, and 46.3% was female.
See also
In Spanish: Moscow (Maine) para niños
