Rangeley, Maine
Rangeley, Maine Rangeley is positioned in Maine Rangeley - Rangeley Location inside the state of Maine State Maine Rangeley is a town in Franklin County, Maine, USA.
Rangeley is the center of the Rangeley Lakes Region, a resort area.
The town includes the villages of Oquossoc, Haines Landing and South Rangeley.
It is titled after an Englishman, Squire James Rangeley, who inherited a 31,000-acre (130 km2) tract bought from Massachusetts in 1796 by his father.
He assembled a sawmill, a gristmill, a two-story mansion, and a ten-mile (16 km) road to connect his property with the rest of the world. Rangeley resided here for 15 years, then sold the property and moved to Portland. Logging became a principal industry, with booms of logs towed by steamboat athwart the Rangeley lakes, then guided down rivers in log drives.
On March 29, 1855, the town of Rangeley was set off and incorporated from a portion of Rangeley Plantation.
The Phillips and Rangeley Railroad, a narrow gauge common carrier, opened in 1891, becoming part of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad in 1908.
In 1958, The Rangeley Lake House was razed.
But lesser motels and camp rentals have taken their place, and Rangeley remains a prominent resort. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 55.62 square miles (144.06 km2), of which 41.48 square miles (107.43 km2) is territory and 14.14 square miles (36.62 km2) is water. Centrally positioned between the headwaters of both the Androscoggin River and Kennebec River, the town lies on the easterly shores of Rangeley Lake in the Western Maine Mountains.
A sign in town notes that Rangeley is halfway between the Equator and North Pole.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Rangeley has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Climate data for Rangeley, Maine As of the census of 2010, there were 1,168 citizens , 575 homeholds, and 338 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 28.2 inhabitants per square mile (10.9/km2).
There were 1,829 housing units at an average density of 44.1 per square mile (17.0/km2).
There were 575 homeholds of which 19.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.2% were non-families.
34.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.56.
The median age in the town was 51.4 years.
16.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.1% were from 25 to 44; 35.6% were from 45 to 64; and 25.2% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,052 citizens , 468 homeholds, and 292 families residing in the town.
The populace density was 25.3 citizens per square mile (9.8/km ).
There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 37.5 per square mile (14.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 99.24% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% from other competitions, and 0.48% from two or more competitions.
There were 468 homeholds out of which 24.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families.
30.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.24 individuals and the average family size was 2.79 citizens .
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18; 4.4% from 18 to 24; 25.3% from 25 to 44; 28.3% from 45 to 64; and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $33,382, and the median income for a family was $43,250.
About 9.3% of families and 11.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
Rangeley Maine Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum United States Enumeration Bureau.
Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970).
(1886), Gazetteer of the state of Maine.
Rangeley, Boston: Russell Rangeley Lakes History Climate Summary for Rangeley, Maine "RANGELEY 2 NW, MAINE (177039)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Rangeley.
Rangeley Public Library Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club Rangeley Lakes Region Maps, Town Information and Complete Directory of Businesses and Services Rangeley Maine Vacation, Tourism, and Recreation & Sports Information.
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