Greenville, Maine

Greenville is a Maine town located in Piscataquis County on Moosehead Lake. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,623.

Greenville is a town in Piscataquis County, incorporated on February 6, 1836 from Haskell Plantation. It annexed land on August 10, 1848 from Wilson, whose remains were distributed to Shirley and Elliotsville.

Nathaniel Haskell of Westbrook bought the Thornton Academy Grant, the southern part of the township, began clearing trees in 1824, and moved his family there in 1827.

In 1836, Henry Gower built the first store in Greenville village, located at the southern end of Moosehead Lake, the largest in New England. After a small steamboat was launched in 1836 to tow logs, the first large lake steamer went into operation in 1838. Several steamers by the name of Katahdin plied the waters in later years.

The town serves as the gateway to Lily Bay State Park and to the upper reaches of the lake via combined Maine Routes 6 and 15.

Contents

1 Location 2 History 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 External links

Location

Greenville was first settled in 1820 and was named after its green forests. It is perched at the wilderness edge of sparsely populated Piscataquis County, only 35 miles north of the county seat, Dover-Foxcroft. Historically, Greenville has been perceived as the gateway to the north woods and, of course, to Moosehead Lake, the largest body of fresh water in the state.

Located north of the 45th parallel, on a line with Montreal, Greenville climatically and vegetatively has more in common with the northernmost United States and southern Canada than it has with southern Maine.

History

See: Moosehead historical Society (http://www.mooseheadhistory.org/)

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 120.1 km² (46.4 mi²). 110.0 km² (42.5 mi²) of it is land and 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.39% water.

• Population 2000: 1,623
• Latitude: 45.459N
• Longitude: -69.591W

• Time zone: Eastern Daylight Saving
• On Moosehead Lake

• Nearby parks & recreation: Lily Bay State Park, Little Squaw Public Reserved Land
  

• Historic sites and museums:
  • S/S Katahdin Katahdin Website (http://www.katahdincruises.com)
  • Moosehead Marine Museum Museum Website (http://www.katahdincruises.com/museum.html)

Demographics

• Year round population of 2,000
• Area year round population of 2,600
• Seasonal population of 6000+

As of the census² of 2000, there are 1,623 people, 731 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density is 14.7/km² (38.2/mi²). There are 1,378 housing units at an average density of 12.5/km² (32.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.77% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.25% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 731 households out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% are non-families. 34.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.82.

In the town the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $30,365, and the median income for a family is $36,694. Males have a median income of $27,955 versus $19,712 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,638. 12.9% of the population and 8.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.9% of those under the age of 18 and 15.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

See also: Greenville (CDP), Maine

External links

• Town of Greenville Maine website (http://www.greenvilleme.com)
• Moosehead Lake Region (http://www.mooseheadlake.org/)