Bucksport, Maine Bucksport, Maine Bucksport is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
Bucksport is a historic town athwart the Penobscot River estuary from Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which replaced the Waldo Hancock Bridge.
The first inhabitants of Bucksport were a 5,000-year-old prehistoric culture known as the Red Paint People, that would later be referred to as the Maritime Archaic.
The first archaeological dig in the state of Maine, if not the entire United States, was initiated by Professor Charles Willoughby in 1891 on Indian Point, on a site where the present-day foundry is located. Incorporated on June 27, 1792 as Buckstown, it was retitled Bucksport in 1817. The town was occupied by the British amid the War of 1812.
In 1851, the East Maine Conference Seminary was opened by the Methodist Church as a preliminary school, but closed in 1933 when Bucksport opened its first enhance secondary school. Bucksport is depicted in the 1960s ABC tv series Dark Shadows, most prominently in the 1840 time period, as positioned near the fictional town of Collinsport.
Bucksport's history and reputation were rumored to be the dominant inspirations for the fictional Collinsport a several years before the writers of the serial incorporated Bucksport into the storyline. The Maine Seaboard Paper Company in 1930 opened the Bucksport Mill, a paper foundry with two machines which produced 300 tons of newsprint per day.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 56.53 square miles (146.41 km2), of which 51.54 square miles (133.49 km2) is territory and 4.99 square miles (12.92 km2) is water. Located at the head of Penobscot Bay, Bucksport is drained by the Penobscot River.
It borders the suburbs of Orrington and Holden to the north, Dedham and Orland to the east, and (separated by the Penobscot River) Verona to the south, and Prospect, Frankfort and Winterport to the west.
Bucksport from the top of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge See also Bucksport (CDP), Maine.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,924 citizens , 2,135 homeholds, and 1,363 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 95.5 inhabitants per square mile (36.9/km2).
There were 2,551 housing units at an average density of 49.5 per square mile (19.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 1.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,135 homeholds of which 27.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families.
30.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.83.
The median age in the town was 43.3 years.
20.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 33% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older.
The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,908 citizens , 2,049 homeholds, and 1,360 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 95.2 citizens per square mile (36.8/km ).
There were 2,282 housing units at an average density of 44.3 per square mile (17.1/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 98.06% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other competitions, and 1.18% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,049 homeholds out of which 32.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families.
27.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $34,812, and the median income for a family was $41,818.
About 9.4% of families and 10.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Bucksport Railroad Station (now Bucksport Historical Society Museum) United States Enumeration Bureau.
Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970).
Staples, "Bucksport, Maine History" "Verso foundry in Bucksport to close by year's end, 570 employees to lose jobs".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Town of Bucksport, Maine Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Maine, United States
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