Prospect, Maine

Prospect, Maine
Town
Fort Knox c. 1910
Location of Prospect (in yellow) in Waldo County and the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°33′7″N 68°52′12″W / 44.55194°N 68.87000°W / 44.55194; -68.87000
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Waldo
Incorporated	1794
Area^[1]
• Total	20.20 sq mi (52.32 km²)
• Land	18.09 sq mi (46.85 km²)
• Water	2.11 sq mi (5.46 km²)
Elevation	115 ft (35 m)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	709
• Estimate (2012^[3])	711
• Density	39.2/sq mi (15.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04981
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-61210
GNIS feature ID	0582688
Website	http://www.prospectmaine.org/

Prospect is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.

The most prominent landmark in Prospect is Fort Knox, a large 19th-century fort. It is now a major tourist attraction, as is the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory.

History

Originally part of Frankfort, it was settled in 1759 when Fort Pownall was completed at Fort Point on Cape Jellison. Prospect was set off and incorporated in 1794. Land was then set off from Prospect in 1845 to form part of Searsport. Stockton (later Stockton Springs) was set off and incorporated in 1857. Shipbuilding was an early industry. By 1859, the town had one gristmill, three sawmills and a shingle mill.^[4] Construction on Fort Knox began in 1844, using granite from Mount Waldo in Frankfort. It was built to defend the Penobscot River and the lumber port of Bangor during the Aroostook War. Although never fully completed, work on the huge defense stopped in 1869.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.20 square miles (52.32 km²), of which, 18.09 square miles (46.85 km²) of it is land and 2.11 square miles (5.46 km²) is water.^[1] Drained by the south branch of the Marsh River, Prospect is situated along the west bank of the Penobscot River.

The town is crossed by U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 1A, Maine State Route 3 and Maine State Route 174.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1800	770		—
1810	1,300		68.8%
1820	1,771		36.2%
1830	2,383		34.6%
1840	3,492		46.5%
1850	2,467		−29.4%
1860	1,005		−59.3%
1870	886		−11.8%
1880	770		−13.1%
1890	697		−9.5%
1900	648		−7.0%
1910	597		−7.9%
1920	431		−27.8%
1930	288		−33.2%
1940	430		49.3%
1950	392		−8.8%
1960	412		5.1%
1970	358		−13.1%
1980	511		42.7%
1990	542		6.1%
2000	642		18.5%
2010	709		10.4%
Est. 2014	716	^[6]	1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 709 people, 291 households, and 197 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.2 inhabitants per square mile (15.1/km²). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 291 households of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the town was 44.3 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 36% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 642 people, 253 households, and 190 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.5 people per square mile (13.7/km²). There were 286 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.60% White, 0.16% Native American, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 253 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 114.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $41,406. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,243. About 7.6% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Joseph Plumb Martin, Revolutionary War era soldier, noted for publishing accounts of his military service
Freeman McGilvery, Civil War era artillery officer
Ephraim K. Smart, US congressman

Sites of interest

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. 278–280.
↑ Varney, George J. (1886), Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Prospect, Boston: Russell
↑ "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.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Waldo County, Maine, United States

County seat: Belfast

City	Belfast

Towns	Belmont Brooks Burnham Frankfort Freedom Islesboro Jackson Knox Liberty Lincolnville Monroe Montville Morrill Northport Palermo Prospect Searsmont Searsport Stockton Springs Swanville Thorndike Troy Unity Waldo Winterport

CDPs	Searsport Unity Winterport

Other villages	East Thorndike Sandy Point

Penobscot River Watershed

Tributaries	Dead River East Branch Mattawamkeag River East Branch Penobscot River East Branch Piscataquis River East Branch Pleasant River Kenduskeag Stream Little Seboeis River Mattawamkeag River Middle Branch Pleasant River Molunkus Stream Narramissic River North Branch Marsh River North Branch Penobscot River Orland River Passadumkeag River Piscataquis River Pleasant River Sebec River Seboeis River South Branch Marsh River South Branch Penobscot River Stillwater River West Branch Mattawamkeag River West Branch Penobscot River West Branch Piscataquis River West Branch Pleasant River

Lakes	Allagash Lake Canada Falls Lake Caucomgomoc Lake Chamberlain Lake Chesuncook Lake Cold Stream Pond Debsconeag Lakes Grand Lake Seboeis Jo-Mary Lakes Lobster Lake Lower Wilson Pond Matagamon Lake Mattawamkeag Lake Millinocket Lake Nahmakanta Lake Nicatous Lake Lake Onawa Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes Pleasant Lake Pushaw Lake Ragged Lake Rainbow Lake Schoodic Lake Sebec Lake Seboeis Lake Seboomook Lake South Twin Lake Telos Lake Toddy Pond Upper Wilson Pond

Towns	Abbot Bangor Bradley Brewer Brooks Brownville Bucksport Burlington Carmel Charleston Danforth Dover-Foxcroft East Millinocket Eddington Enfield Frankfort Guilford Hampden Haynesville Hermon Howland Hudson Island Falls Kenduskeag Kingman Lee Levant Lincoln Macwahoc Mattawamkeag Medway Milford Millinocket Milo Monson Oakfield Old Town Orland Orono Orrington Passadumkeag Patten Prospect Sangerville Sherman Smyrna Springfield Veazie Verona Winn Winterport Wytopitlock

Landmarks	Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Baxter State Park Fort Knox Gero Island Great Northern Paper Company Great Works Dam Hundred-Mile Wilderness Katahdin Iron Works Maine Central Railroad Monson Railroad Mount Katahdin North Maine Woods Orono Dam Peaks-Kenny State Park Penobscot Indian Island Reservation Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Ripogenus Gorge Stillwater Dam University of Maine Veazie Dam Waldo–Hancock Bridge

Coordinates: 44°33′11″N 68°51′53″W / 44.55306°N 68.86472°W / 44.55306; -68.86472

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.