Waldoboro, Maine Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine.
Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine.
State Maine Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, in the United States.
Waldoboro is a fishing town.
In 1629 the region that would turn into Waldoboro was granted to John Beauchamp of London and Thomas Leverett of Boston, England and was known as the Muscongus Patent. The patent lay dormant until 1719 when Leverett's great-grandson, John Leverett, President of Harvard College, revived the ancient claim and formed the Lincolnshire Proprietors, also known as the Ten Proprietors, so titled for the ten shares distributed, one to each member.
In 1752 1753, Samuel Waldo, son of the general Jonathan Waldo, visited Germany and recruited about 1,500 immigrants to Waldoboro on the ship Lydia.
Waldoboro became governmental center of county of Lincoln County in 1786, but the designation would shift to Wiscasset in 1880.
Waldoboro was the launching port for the Governor Ames in 1888, the first five masted schooner. The Governor Ames was assembled in Waldoboro's Leavitt Storer Shipyard. A port of entry, the town features an 1857 custom home designed by Ammi B.
Waldoboro is also known for the Waldoboro style of hooked rugs, the Waldoboro green neck turnip, Moody's Diner and Morse's Saurkraut, and Fawcetts Toy Museum. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 78.86 square miles (204.25 km2), of which, 71.50 square miles (185.18 km2) of it is territory and 7.36 square miles (19.06 km2) is water. Waldoboro is positioned at the head of navigation on the Medomak River.
See also: Waldoboro (CDP), Maine As of the census of 2010, there were 5,075 citizens , 2,171 homeholds, and 1,364 families residing in the town.
There were 2,651 housing units at an average density of 37.1 per square mile (14.3/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 1.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,171 homeholds of which 28.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families.
29.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town was 43.5 years.
21.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 30.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,916 citizens , 1,983 homeholds, and 1,348 families residing in the town.
There were 2,360 housing units at an average density of 33.1 per square mile (12.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 98.62% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other competitions, and 0.47% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,983 homeholds out of which 31.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families.
25.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $34,830, and the median income for a family was $41,042.
About 9.7% of families and 12.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.
Representative 1859 1861, Maine House of Representatives 1838 1840, Maine Senate 1842 1845, Secretary of State of Maine 1845 1850, bank commissioner and worked as a journal editor in 1856, assisted in organizing the Republican Party in 1856.
John Harvey Lovell, Naturalist and author, born and lived in Waldoboro Sebastian Streeter Marble, 41st Governor of Maine, lived in Waldoboro In 1929 John's father Joseph was buried in a pauper's grave in Waldoboro, Maine Payne, US senator, 60th Governor of Maine; resident of Waldoboro. Frederick Robie, The 39th Governor of Maine, practiced medicine in Waldoboro for a time.
Samuel Waldo, merchant, soldier, political figure and proprietor of Waldo County and the suburbs of Waldo and Waldoboro. View of Waldoboro looking NE athwart Mill Street, the upper falls and Elm Street.
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