North Yarmouth, Maine facts for kids
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North Yarmouth, Maine
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| Town of North Yarmouth | |||
First Congregational Church
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| Motto(s):
"The Town Where Others Began"
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Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
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| Country | United States of America | ||
| State | Maine | ||
| County | Cumberland | ||
| Settled | 1636 | ||
| Incorporated | September 22, 1680 | ||
| Village | Walnut Hill | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 21.41 sq mi (55.45 km2) | ||
| • Land | 21.22 sq mi (54.96 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) | ||
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,072 | ||
| • Density | 192/sq mi (74.1/km2) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | ||
| ZIP code |
04097
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| Area code(s) | 207 | ||
| FIPS code | 23-53860 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0582642 | ||
North Yarmouth, officially the Town of North Yarmouth, is a town in Cumberland County, Maine. The population was 4,072 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.41 square miles (55.45 km2), of which, 21.22 square miles (54.96 km2) of it is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.
History
The area embracing North Yarmouth, first settled in 1636, was abandoned twice before successful final settlement in 1713. In 1646, William Royall purchased a farm on the river that, since, has borne his name. John Cousins, a few years previous, occupied a neck of land between branches of a stream and owned an island, both now bearing his name. These settlements were established in the vicinity, called by the Wabanakis, as “Wescustogo”. Yarmouth originally constituted the eastern portion of North Yarmouth; the “North” in the name intended to differentiate it from Yarmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod (Maine was then a part of Massachusetts). North Yarmouth was chartered on September 22, 1680, encompassing the area of the present Town of North Yarmouth and the future towns of Harpswell (until 1750), Freeport (until 1789), Pownal (until 1808, from Freeport), Cumberland (until 1821), and Yarmouth (until 1849).
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 1,978 | — | |
| 1800 | 2,599 | 31.4% | |
| 1810 | 3,295 | 26.8% | |
| 1820 | 3,679 | 11.7% | |
| 1830 | 2,666 | −27.5% | |
| 1840 | 2,824 | 5.9% | |
| 1850 | 1,121 | −60.3% | |
| 1860 | 1,076 | −4.0% | |
| 1870 | 940 | −12.6% | |
| 1880 | 827 | −12.0% | |
| 1890 | 709 | −14.3% | |
| 1900 | 642 | −9.4% | |
| 1910 | 686 | 6.9% | |
| 1920 | 590 | −14.0% | |
| 1930 | 569 | −3.6% | |
| 1940 | 666 | 17.0% | |
| 1950 | 942 | 41.4% | |
| 1960 | 1,140 | 21.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,383 | 21.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,919 | 38.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,429 | 26.6% | |
| 2000 | 3,210 | 32.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,565 | 11.1% | |
| 2020 | 4,072 | 14.2% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,565 people, 1,297 households, and 1,036 families living in the town. The population density was 168.0 inhabitants per square mile (64.9/km2). There were 1,354 housing units at an average density of 63.8 per square mile (24.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 1,297 households, of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.1% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.05.
The median age in the town was 42.5 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 34.7% were from 45 to 64; and 10.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
Notable people
- Rufus Anderson, author, missionary
- Sylvanus Blanchard, sea captain
- Dr. Eleazer Burbank, physician and state legislator
- John Cousins, early settler
- Tristram Gilman, minister
- Jonathan Greeley, sea captain
- Elijah Dix Green, merchant
- William Hawes, mill owner and state legislator
- Gad Hitchcock, physician
- Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell, physician and state legislator
- Cushing Prince, politician
- Cushing Prince Jr., sea captain
- William Royall, early settler
- Edward Russell, Maine secretary of state, brigadier general
- Zeruiah Standish, grand-daughter of Myles Standish
- Lyman Fessenden Walker, shipbuilder
See also
In Spanish: North Yarmouth (Maine) para niños
