Minot, Maine

Minot, Maine
Town
Location of Minot (in yellow) in Androscoggin County and the state of Maine
Minot, Maine Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°5′N 70°19′W / 44.083°N 70.317°W / 44.083; -70.317
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Androscoggin
Incorporated	1802
Area^[1]
• Total	29.75 sq mi (77.05 km²)
• Land	29.57 sq mi (76.59 km²)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.47 km²)
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	2,607
• Estimate (2012^[3])	2,609
• Density	88.2/sq mi (34.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04258
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-46160
GNIS feature ID	0582599
Website	minotme.org

Minot is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of West Minot and Minot Center. It is part of both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan statistical area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area.

History

Present-day Minot was part of Bakerstown Plantation, granted in 1765 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Thomas Baker and his company of soldiers for their services to the state at the 1690 Battle of Quebec. It replaced a 1736 grant at what is now Salisbury, New Hampshire, ruled invalid in 1741 because of a prior claim from the descendants of John Mason. In 1795, Bakerstown Plantation was incorporated as Poland, named after Chief Poland, a noted local Indian sachem. On February 18, 1802, the northeastern part of Poland was set off as Minot, named after George Richards Minot (judge) (1758–1802), historian and judge of the General Court who had aided in the town's incorporation.^[4]

The first settler was Moses Emery from Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1772. At that time there were several Indians of the Anasagunticook tribe living in the immediate area. The surface of the town is uneven, in some parts hilly, but with good soil for agriculture, the principal early occupation. Mills were erected at various water power sites, and products included lumber, clapboards, shingles, boxes, shooks and barrel staves. There was also manufacturing in leather, particularly boots, shoes, saddles and harnesses. In 1842, land was set off to form Auburn, to which more land was ceded in 1873.^[5] Mechanic Falls, the industrial village astride the border with Poland, was set off in 1893. The population in 1859 was 1,734. Today, Minot is gradually transitioning into a bedroom community of the cities of Auburn and Lewiston.^[6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.75 square miles (77.05 km²), of which 29.57 square miles (76.59 km²) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) is water.^[1] Minot is drained by the Little Androscoggin River.

The town is crossed by state routes 11, 119 and 124. It is bordered by the towns of Oxford and Hebron to the northwest, Turner to the north, Auburn to the east, and Poland to the south, and Mechanic Falls to the southwest.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1810	2,020		—
1820	2,524		25.0%
1830	2,904		15.1%
1840	3,550		22.2%
1850	1,734		−51.2%
1860	1,799		3.7%
1870	1,569		−12.8%
1880	1,763		12.4%
1890	1,355		−23.1%
1900	808		−40.4%
1910	786		−2.7%
1920	726		−7.6%
1930	635		−12.5%
1940	674		6.1%
1950	750		11.3%
1960	780		4.0%
1970	919		17.8%
1980	1,631		77.5%
1990	1,664		2.0%
2000	2,248		35.1%
2010	2,607		16.0%
Est. 2014	2,590	^[7]	−0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 2,607 people, 1,001 households, and 757 families residing in the town. The population density was 88.2 inhabitants per square mile (34.1/km²). There were 1,056 housing units at an average density of 35.7 per square mile (13.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 1,001 households of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.4% were non-families. 16.2% 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 2.59 and the average family size was 2.90.

The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 32.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 2,248 people, 794 households, and 646 families residing in the town. The population density was 75.5 people per square mile (29.2/km²). There were 824 housing units at an average density of 27.7 per square mile (10.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.27% White, 0.22% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 794 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 12.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,557, and the median income for a family was $49,926. Males had a median income of $34,459 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,668. About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Voter registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 2015^[10]
Party		Total Voters	Percentage
	Unenrolled	825	40.3%
	Republican	615	30.0%
	Democratic	501	24.5%
	Green Independent	107	5.2%
Total		2,048	100%

Site of interest

Minot Historical Society & Museum

Education

Minot is part of Regional School Unit #16. Michael Wilhelm is the Acting Superintendent of Schools.

Schools in this district include Elm Street School, Minot Consolidated School, Poland Community School, Whittier Middle School and Poland Regional High School.^[11]

Notable people

William P. Bartlett, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
Ellen Hamlin, wife of Vice President of the United States Hannibal Hamlin
Rosemarie Hemond, Miss Maine USA (1983)
Samuel G. Hilborn, US congressman from California
William Ladd, first president of the American Peace Society
Crosby Stuart Noyes, owner and publisher of the Washington Evening Star
Francis Slattery, naval commander

References

1 2 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
↑ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts. pp. 210–211.
↑ Varney, George J. (1886). "Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Minot". Boston: Russell
↑ Historical Resume of the Town of Minot, Maine
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/r-e-active.pdf
↑ "RSU 16". RSU 16. Retrieved 2012-08-06.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States

County seat: Auburn

Cities	Auburn Lewiston

Towns	Durham Greene Leeds Lisbon Livermore Falls Livermore Mechanic Falls Minot Poland Sabattus Turner Wales

CDPs	Lisbon Falls Livermore Falls Mechanic Falls

Androscoggin River watershed

Tributaries	Alder River Bear River Cathance River Chickwolnepy Stream Clear Stream Concord River Cupsuptic River Dead Cambridge River Dead Diamond River Dead River (ME) Dead River (NH) Dead River (Sabattus) East Branch Cupsuptic River East Branch Dead Diamond River East Branch Nezinscot River East Branch Pleasant River East Branch Swift River Ellis River First East Branch Magalloway River Kennebago River Little Androscoggin River Little Dead Diamond River Little East Branch Cupsuptic River Little Magalloway River Little River Magalloway River Middle Branch Dead Diamond River Middle Branch Little Magalloway River Mollidgewock Brook Moose Brook Moose River Muddy River Nezinscot River Peabody River Pleasant River Rangeley River Rapid River Rattle River Sabattus River Sanborn River Second East Branch Magalloway River South Branch Little Dead Diamond River South Branch Sunday River Sunday River Swift Cambridge River Swift Diamond River Swift River Third East Branch Magalloway River Webb River West Branch Dead Diamond River West Branch Ellis River West Branch Little Dead Diamond River West Branch Little Magalloway River West Branch Magalloway River West Branch Nezinscot River West Branch Peabody River West Branch Pleasant River West Branch Swift River Wild River

Lakes	Akers Pond Androscoggin Lake Lake Auburn Aziscohos Lake Echo Lake Greenough Pond Kennebago Lake Mooselookmeguntic Lake Parker Pond Parmachenee Lake Pontook Reservoir Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Richardson Lakes Sabattus Pond Thompson Lake Tripp Pond Success Pond Umbagog Lake Webb Lake

Towns	Albany Andover Auburn Berlin Bethel Bowdoin Brunswick Buckfield Byron Cambridge Canton Carthage Chesterville Dixfield Dummer Durham Errol Fayette Gilead Gorham Greene Greenwood Hanover Hartford Hebron Jay Leeds Lewiston Lisbon Livermore Livermore Falls Mechanic Falls Mexico Minot Monmouth Mount Vernon Newry Norway Otisfield Oxford Paris Peru Pittsburg Poland Randolph Rangeley Readfield Roxbury Rumford Sabattus Shelburne Stewartstown Sumner Topsham Turner Upton Vienna Wales Wayne Weld Wentworth's Location West Paris Woodstock

Landmarks	Brown Company Maine Central Railroad Old Speck Mountain Range Ponds State Park Rumford Mill St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad White Mountains

Coordinates: 44°5′N 70°19′W / 44.083°N 70.317°W / 44.083; -70.317

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