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TRW

TRW may refer to:

Businesses

 * TRW Inc., an aerospace and automotive company
 * TRW Automotive, vehicle maker
 * Experian, a credit agency (formerly TRW Information Systems)

Other uses

 * The Real World (TV series), an American reality show
 * Bonriki International Airport, Kiribati (IATA code: TRW)

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Talk:King Kong (1933 film)

'Chang' Producers Reunited For 'Most Dangerous Game' By LOUELLA O. PARSONS

 * https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11801012/
 * "Ernest Schoedsack and Meriam Cooper, travelers, film experts and producers of the never-to-berforgotten "Chang," are together again. Their reunion takes place at Radio studios, where the combine to produce "The Most Dangerous Game," famous short story. Perhaps you've read "The Most Dangerous Game," voted the ninth best story in the entire world by one of the magazines, and included in every anthology of best short stories."
 * 'Chang' Producers Reunited For 'Most Dangerous Game' By LOUELLA O. PARSONS Motion Picture Editor. Universal Service. Copyright, 1932, by Universal Service. Inc.
 * continues with discussion of film financing. ... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 07:07, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

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King Kong inspired the modern day legend of the Loch Ness Monster.
"It is believed that King Kong inspired the modern day legend of the Loch Ness Monster."

Nonsense. Who believes this? Tales of the Loch Ness Monster pre-date the release of King Kong. Tales of monsters in the lake go back to medieval times. The first photo of the creature was taken the same year the movie was released, but it's doubtful the film had made its way to Scotland by then. 2601:643:8D00:970:4901:BF0C:C666:A5D1 (talk) 05:21, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

 * Before reading this talk page, I spotted that same sentence and made some changes to it. "It is believed," without any more detail, is a perfect example of weasel words. It also suggests a level of certainty (although still incomplete) that is unjustified, as 2601... points out. "Who believes this?" indeed. So I put in the name of the single person, as far as I can tell, who believes it and reduced it to suggesting it. I also put in another link to a source much closer to Loch Ness than New Zealand is. Dgndenver (talk) 12:18, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

AFI list nominations should not be added
AFI list nominations should not be added per MOS:FILMCRITICLIST

There is a comment, "DO NOT DELETE THIS INFORMATION" next to the villains nomination. YordleSquire (talk) 21:39, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

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Bethel (CDP), Connecticut

Bethel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It comprises the primary village and surrounding residential land within the town of Bethel. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 9,549, out of 18,584 in the entire town.

Geography
The Bethel CDP is in the western part of the town of Bethel, and is bordered to the west by the city of Danbury. The CDP extends north to East Swamp Brook and east to Wolf Pit Brook. The southern border of the CDP follows (from east to west) parts of Putnam Park Road, Hoyts Hill, Governors Lane, Whippoorwill Road, Winthrop Road, Spring Hill Lane, Whippoorwill Road again, Chestnut Ridge Road, Nashville Road Exd, Nashville Road, Turkey Plain Road, Grassy Plain Street, 2nd Lane, Francis J Clarke Circle and an unnamed brook back to the Danbury border.

Connecticut Route 53 passes through the west side of the community, leading north into downtown Danbury and south 13 mi to Weston. Connecticut Route 302 runs east–west through the center of town, following Greenwood Avenue and part of Milwaukee Avenue. It continues east 6 mi to Newtown. Connecticut Route 58 has its northern terminus at Route 302 in the eastern part of the CDP, and leads southeast 18 mi to Fairfield at the Bridgeport border.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bethel CDP has an area of 10.6 sqkm, all of it recorded as land. Brooks in the community flow north to the Still River in Danbury, a north-flowing tributary of the Housatonic River.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,549 people, 3,903 households, and 2,451 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,335 PD/sqmi. There were 4,168 housing units, of which 265, or 6.4%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.8% White, 2.6% African American, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 5.8% Asian, 4.4% some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.4% of the population.

Of the 3,903 households in the community, 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were headed by married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 3.09.

22.4% of the CDP population were under the age of 18, 7.8% were from 18 to 24, 28.9% were from 25 to 44, 29.5% were from 45 to 64, and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

For the period 2013–17, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $76,636, and the median income for a family was $100,938. Per capita income was $41,813. Male full-time workers had a median income of $52,050 versus $31,458 for females. About 1.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 and over.

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Ridgefield (CDP), Connecticut

Ridgefield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It consists of the primary central village in the town of Ridgefield and surrounding residential areas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 7,596, out of 25,053 in the entire town.

Geography
The CDP is in the southern part of the town of Ridgefield and extends south to the border with the town of Wilton. To the east the CDP border follows Nod Road, Branchville Road, Cooper Hill Road, Harvey Road, Ridgewood Road, Florida Hill Road, and Ridgefield Brook. The northern boundary of the CDP follows Copps Hill Road, Maple Shade Road, Saw Mill Hill Road, Mulberry Street, Ramapoo Road, and a short section of Barry Avenue. To the west the CDP boundary follows Peaceable Ridge Road, Peaceable Hill Road, Peaceable Street, Golf Lane, and Silver Spring Road.

Connecticut Route 33 is Ridgefield's Main Street and continues south through the CDP as Wilton Road, leading 8 mi to Wilton Center and 14 mi to Westport. Connecticut Route 35 leads west from the southern part of the town center 1.8 mi to the New York state border and continues west another 9 mi as New York State Route 35 to Katonah, New York. CT 35 also leads north 3 mi to U.S. Route 7 near the southern border of Danbury. Connecticut Route 102 (Branchville Road) leads east from Main Street 3.5 mi to US 7 at Branchville. Connecticut Route 116 (North Salem Road) leads northwest from the north end of Main Street in Ridgefield 4 mi to the New York border and continues 1.5 mi further as NY 116 to the center of North Salem, New York.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ridgefield CDP has an area of 16.6 sqkm, of which 0.02 sqkm, or 0.11%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,645 people, 3,046 households, and 2,018 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,195 PD/sqmi. There were 3,321 housing units, of which 275, or 8.3%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.6% White, 1.0% African American, 0.1% Native American or Alaska Native, 3.0% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.8% some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.2% of the population.

Of the 3,046 households in the community, 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were headed by married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51, and the average family size was 3.17.

27.8% of the CDP population were under the age of 18, 4.3% were from 18 to 24, 20.5% were from 25 to 44, 31.7% were from 45 to 64, and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

For the period 2013-17, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $125,595, and the median income for a family was $165,333. The per capita income was $74,017. Male full-time workers had a median income of $112,273 versus $40,132 for females. About 0.9% of families and 2.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 and over.

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New Milford (CDP), Connecticut

Downtown New Milford is a district/census-designated place (CDP) in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It comprises the main population center within the town of New Milford. As of the 2010 census, the population of Downtown New Milford was 6,523, out of 28,142 in the entire town of New Milford.

Geography
Downtown New Milford is in the center of the town of New Milford, in the valley of the Housatonic River. The western edge of the CDP follows the Housatonic and a tributary, the East Aspetuck River. The CDP extends north to Paper Mill Road and south to Hine Hill Road, while the eastern edge of the CDP follows Prospect Hill Road (Connecticut Route 67), Mallett Lane, Heacock Crossbrook Road, and Park Lane Road (U.S. Route 202) north to Paper Mill Road.

U.S. Route 202 passes through the center of the community, leading northeast 18 mi to Litchfield and south 15 mi to Danbury. Route 67 leads southeast out of Milford 4 mi to Roxbury.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 8.8 sqkm, of which 0.07 sqkm, or 0.79%, are water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,523 people, 2,818 households, and 1,563 families residing in Downtown New Milford. The population density was 1,927 PD/sqmi. There were 3,120 housing units, of which 302, or 9.7%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.7% White, 2.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3.1% some other race, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population.

Of the 2,818 households in the community, 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were headed by married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.5% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28, and the average family size was 3.02.

21.2% of the CDP population were under the age of 18, 7.6% were from 18 to 24, 29.5% were from 25 to 44, 28.1% were from 45 to 64, and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

For the period 2013-17, the estimated median income for a household in the CDP was $57,768, and the median income for a family was $72,786. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,798. 8.6% of families and 11.0% of the total population were living below the poverty line, including 15.6% of people under 18 and 7.5% of those over 64.

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Clinton (CDP), Connecticut

Clinton is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village in the town of Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest corner of the town, bordered to the west, across the Hammonasset River, by the town of Madison in New Haven County, to the north by Interstate 95, and to the south by Clinton Harbor, an inlet of Long Island Sound. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 3,441, out of 13,185 in the entire town of Clinton.

The Clinton Village Historic District occupies 120 acre at the center of the village.

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Durham (CDP), Connecticut

Durham is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and surrounding development in the town of Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the central and northeastern portions of the town, bordered to the north by the town of Middlefield and the city of Middletown. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 3,771, out of 7,152 in the entire town of Durham.

The Main Street Historic District occupies 160 acre at the center of the community.

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East Hampton (CDP), Connecticut

East Hampton is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential and rural land in the town of East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the central and eastern portions of the town, bordered to the north by the East Hampton community of Lake Pocotopaug and to the east by the town of Colchester in New London County and the town of Marlborough in Hartford County. As of the 2020 census, the East Hampton CDP had a population of 2,960, out of 12,717 in the entire town of East Hampton.

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Portland (CDP), Connecticut

Portland is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest part of the town, bordered to the west and south by the Connecticut River, which forms the border with Cromwell to the west and Middletown to the south. The Portland CDP extends north along Main Street (Connecticut Route 17A) to its junction with Gospel Lane (Connecticut Route 17) at Fogelmarks Corners, and the eastern extent of the CDP is at Rose Hill Road and Collins Hill Road. The CDP includes the neighborhood of Gildersleeve in the north.

As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 5,813, out of 9,384 in the entire town of Portland.

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Wonder Lake (CDP), Illinois

Wonder Lake is a former census-designated place (CDP) in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,463 at the 2000 census. The CDP has been annexed by the village of Wonder Lake.

Geography
Wonder Lake is located at 42.38444°N, -88.34944°W (42.384504, -88.349505).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2), of which 6.2 square miles (16.2 km2) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.5 km2) of it (13.45%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,463 people, 2,674 households, and 1,986 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,194.6 PD/sqmi. There were 2,997 housing units at an average density of 479.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.22% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 1.38% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% of the population.

There were 2,674 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,698, and the median income for a family was $56,705. Males had a median income of $38,984 versus $26,597 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,352. About 0.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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Houlton (CDP), Maine

Houlton is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village within the town of Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,856 at the 2010 census, out of a population of 6,123 for the entire town. Houlton is the county seat of Aroostook County. The northern terminus of Interstate 95 and eastern terminus of U.S. Route 2 are just east of the CDP at the Canada–United States border.

Geography
The Houlton CDP is located near the center of the town of Houlton, along the Meduxnekeag River. U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 2 intersect at the center of the CDP, and Interstate 95 passes along the northern edge, with access at Exit 302 (Route 1). It is 42 mi north along Route 1 to Presque Isle, 120 mi southwest along I-95 to Bangor, 90 mi southeast along Route 1 to Calais and 16 mi east along I-95 and New Brunswick Route 95 to Woodstock, New Brunswick.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.6 sqkm, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,270 people, 2,203 households, and 1,310 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 687.3 PD/sqmi. There were 2,472 housing units at an average density of 124.4 persons/km2 (322.4 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.48% White, 0.34% African American, 2.81% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 2,203 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,162, and the median income for a family was $33,864. Males had a median income of $27,534 versus $21,778 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,875. About 1.31% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under the age of 18 and 16.0% ages 65 or older.

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Houlton, Maine

Houlton is a town in and the county seat of Aroostook County, Maine, United States, on the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and as the birthplace of Samantha Smith, a goodwill ambassador as a child during the Cold War. The town hosts the annual Houlton Agricultural Fair.

Its nickname is the "Shire Town". The Houlton High School sports teams are named "The Shiretowners". The Meduxnekeag River flows through the heart of the town, and the border with the Canadian province of New Brunswick is 3 mi east of the town's center. Houlton was the home of Ricker College, which closed in 1978.

The primary settlement and center of the town is designated as a CDP with the same name. The headquarters of the federally recognized Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is based here.

History
The area was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. In historic times, these were the Algonquian-speaking Maliseet people. When Maine was part of Massachusetts, parcels of land were dealt out to schools and colleges. The area that was to become Houlton was deeded to the Academy of New Salem, Massachusetts. Thirteen men from New Salem bought the land from the Academy though only three settled there.

Decades after the American Revolutionary War, Anglo-American pioneers Aaron Putnam and Joseph Houlton started a village. They named it for Houlton, who had moved to Maine in 1807 from the more populated part of Massachusetts. Maine separated from Massachusetts in 1820 and became an independent state.

In 1828 the United States government established Hancock Barracks, a military post, in the area. Houlton officially incorporated as a town in 1831. When the Aroostook War flared in 1839 over the border with Canada, three companies of the 1st Artillery Regiment manned Hancock Barracks under Major R. M. Kirby. Major Kirby helped to restrain the twelve companies of militia that Maine sent there from starting a shooting war. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled the boundary dispute in 1842, and the Army abandoned Hancock Barracks in 1847.

The U.S. Army installed its first transatlantic Radio Intelligence Station 1.5 miles east of the town center of Houlton, Maine, during World War I. The Houlton Radio Intelligence Station intercepted German diplomatic communications, primarily from its Nauen Transmitter Station. MI-8 created the Radio Intelligence Service, using selected Signal Corps personnel for the sole purpose of supporting strategic intelligence through radio intercepts during World War I. The United States intelligence services built Houlton as the first unit of its type, and its success helped to lay the foundation for many more United States long-range radio-intercept stations.

On January 7, 1927, AT&T initiated the first transatlantic commercial telephone service, linking New York and London. The AT&T Transoceanic Receiver Station was located at the end of Hand Lane, 46.127°N, -67.8841°W, two miles west of the town center. The massive receiving Beverage antenna, over three miles long and two miles wide, straddled what is now Interstate 95 in Maine four miles west of the center of Houlton. The receiver station worked with the large long-wave transmitting facility of AT&T located at RCA in Rocky Point, New York. The receiver station received the longwave telephone signal from the British General Post Office Rugby transmitting station near Rugby, England. The Rugby Radio Station ceased operations in 2007. On its site is a new large scale housing development, which has also been named Houlton, in honour of the historic links with its American namesake.

The US Army established Houlton Army Air Base in 1941 immediately adjacent to the Canada–US border. Prior to the United States' entry into World War II, American army pilots flew planes to the base. They could not fly the planes directly into Canada, a member of the British Commonwealth, because that would violate the official United States position of neutrality. Local farmers used their tractors to tow the planes into Canada, where the Canadians closed the Woodstock highway so that aircraft could use it as a runway.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot, officer George Newall Harrison, died on December 5, 1942, when he crashed 500 yards south of the runway while ferrying a Hudson Bomber to Britain. Survivors buried his body in the Evergreen Cemetery plot for veterans. Few other New Zealand casualties from World War II were buried in the United States of America. His 19-year-old radio operator, Sergeant Henry Bordewick, also died and was buried there; he was from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The American Legion post in Houlton maintains both these Commonwealth War Graves.

The Houlton Army Air Base closed in July 1944. In 1944, the Army adapted a major part of the Houlton Army Air Base for use as prisoner of war internment in Camp Houlton. At its peak, the internment camp held 3,700 German prisoners of war. Forcing prisoners of war to work violated the Geneva Convention; however, they could volunteer to work. Camp Houlton provided laborers for local farms to harvest peas, pick potatoes, and do other labor. For security reasons, the government did not allow every prisoner of war to work on the farms. Most prisoners selected to work did not want to harm their captors or cause trouble. Many farmers came to consider the prisoners of war who worked their fields as good laborers rather than enemy soldiers. They paid the prisoners $1/day in scrip, which the prisoners could spend at the post exchange, the base store, to buy toiletries, tobacco, chocolate, or beer. After the prisoners repatriated, the Army closed Camp Houlton in 1946. The site was redeveloped as Houlton International Airport.

A solar eclipse across the United States was expected on April 8, 2024, and Houlton was known to be in the path of totality. The town spent two years preparing a three-day festival leading up to the event. The turnout was even greater than planners had expected because of bad weather in other parts of the country, resulting in a last-minute rush of visitors to Houlton. Attendance was estimated at 20,000 people or more. Welcome news as the sudden unexpected influx of tourist seeking clear skies only added to the street party atmosphere. A large (photo op) banner was unveiled, celebrating Houlton’s being the Great American Eclipse’s final destination proclaiming, “The End is Here” and the town’s bust statue of George Washington was outfitted with a pair of oversized eclipse glasses. As the celestial moment drew near observers clustered in different areas of the city to marvel at the spectacle. But when the people started leaving after totality, there was a 7-mile traffic backup heading south out of town.

Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.73 sqmi, of which 36.71 sqmi is land and 0.02 sqmi is water. Houlton is drained by the Meduxnekeag River.

Interstate 95 has its northernmost two exits in Houlton. The Houlton/Woodstock Border Crossing, located to the east of downtown Houlton, marks the northern terminus of Interstate 95. The town is also crossed by U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 2, which have a brief concurrency in the center of town.

Typically for Maine, Houlton has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm summers and cold, snowy winters comparable to Fargo or St. Petersburg. The coldest month between 1971 and 2000 was January 1994 with a mean temperature of 0.7 F, though data from nearby stations suggest the Januaries of 1920 and 1925 were equally cold. Snow depth typically reaches 14 in in February, and has been as high as 71 in at the close of January 1998. Temperature extremes range from −41 °F (−41 °C) on January 4, 1981, up to 99 °F (37 °C) on August 2, 1975.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,123 people, 2,556 households, and 1,563 families residing in the town. The population density was 166.8 PD/sqmi. There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 76.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 91.0% White, 0.7% African American, 5.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 2,556 households, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. Of all households, 33.9% were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the town was 43.2 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,476 people, 2,677 households, and 1,654 families residing in the town. The population density was 176.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,994 housing units at an average density of 31.5 persons/km2 (81.5 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 94.19% White, 0.29% African American, 4.23% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,677 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 38.2% were non-families. Of all households, 34.3% were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,212, and the median income for a family was $34,812. Males had a median income of $27,623 versus $20,991 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,007. 17.7% of the population and 13.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.0% are under the age of 18 and 15.8% are 65 or older.

Education
Houlton High School is the public high school in the town.

Sites of interest

 * Amazeen House, built in 1882 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
 * Aroostook County Courthouse and Jail
 * Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum
 * Blackhawk Putnam Tavern
 * Cary Library
 * Edward L. Cleveland House
 * Market Square Historic District
 * Unitarian Church of Houlton
 * Walter P. Mansur House

Notable people

 * Charles P. Barnes, 17th Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and 67th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
 * Ralph Botting, pitcher for the California Angels
 * Michael E. Carpenter, Maine Attorney General and state legislator
 * Shepard Cary, US congressman
 * Marcus Davis, mixed martial arts fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * William Dufris, original voice of Bob the Builder in North America
 * Ira G. Hersey, US congressman
 * Stan Hindman, defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers
 * Debra Lee Hovey, Connecticut State Representative
 * Jean E. Howard, George Delacorte Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University
 * Frank M. Hume, colonel; commanding officer of the 103rd Infantry, 26th Division during World War I
 * Happy Iott, Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Natalie Kalmus, influence Technicolor engineer who was born in Houlton
 * Alton Kelley, psychedelic poster artist
 * Lester D. Mallory, diplomat
 * Henry Clay Merriam (1837–1912), Civil War-era general, awarded the Medal of Honor
 * Bern Porter (1911–2004), artist, writer, and scientist
 * Samantha Smith (1972–1985), child peace activist
 * Gregory Swallow, state legislator
 * Danny Wilde (musician), guitarist, singer, and founding member of pop group The Rembrandts
 * Eliza Tupper Wilkes (1844–1917), Unitarian Universalist minister, suffragist

title: Houlton, Maine


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Brunswick, Maine

Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Brunswick is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 21,756 at the 2020 United States Census. Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum, and the Maine State Music Theatre. It was formerly home to the U.S. Naval Air Station Brunswick, which was permanently closed on May 31, 2011, and has since been partially released to redevelopment as "Brunswick Landing".

History
Settled in 1628 by Thomas Purchase and other fishermen, the area was called by its Indian name, Pejepscot, meaning "the long, rocky rapids part [of the river]". In 1639, Purchase placed his settlement under protection of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During King Philip's War in 1676, Pejepscot was burned and abandoned, although a garrison called Fort Andros was built on the ruins during King William's War. During the war, in Major Benjamin Church's second expedition a year later, he arrived on September 11, 1690, with 300 men at Casco Bay. He went up the Androscoggin River to Fort Pejepscot (present day Brunswick, Maine). From there he went 40 mi upriver and attacked a native village. Three or four native men were shot in retreat. When Church discovered five captive settlers in the wigwams, six or seven prisoners were butchered as an example, and nine prisoners were taken. A few days later, in retaliation, the natives attacked Church at Cape Elizabeth on Purpooduc Point, killing seven of his men and wounding 24 others. On September 26, Church returned to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The 1713 Treaty of Portsmouth brought peace to the region between the Abenaki Indians and the English colonists.

In 1714, a consortium from Boston and Portsmouth bought the land, thereafter called the Pejepscot purchase. The Massachusetts General Court constituted the township in 1717, naming it "Brunswick" in honor of the House of Brunswick and its scion, King George I. A stone fort called Fort George was built in 1715 near the falls. But during Dummer's War on July 13, 1722, Abenaki warriors from Norridgewock burned the village. Consequently, Governor Samuel Shute declared war on the Abenakis. In 1724, 208 English colonial militia left Fort Richmond and sacked Norridgewock during Dummer's War. Brunswick was rebuilt again in 1727, and in 1739 incorporated as a town. It became a prosperous seaport, where Bowdoin College was chartered in 1794.

The Androscoggin River falls in three successive stages for a total vertical drop of 41 ft, providing water power for industry. Brunswick became a major producer of lumber, with as many as 25 sawmills. Some of the lumber went into shipbuilding. Other firms produced paper, soap, flour, marble and granite work, carriages and harness, plows, furniture, shoes and confections. The town was site of the first cotton mill in Maine, the Brunswick Cotton Manufactory Company, built in 1809 to make yarn. Purchased in 1812, the mill was enlarged by the Maine Cotton & Woolen Factory Company. In 1857, the Cabot Manufacturing Company was established to make cotton textiles. It bought the failed Worumbo Mill and expanded the brick factory along the falls. Needing even more room, the company in 1890 persuaded the town to move Maine Street.

Principal employers for Brunswick include L.L. Bean, Bath Iron Works, as well as companies that produce fiberglass construction material and electrical switches. A number of health services providers serving Maine's mid-coast area are located in Brunswick. The former Naval Air Station Brunswick was a major employer in Brunswick prior to its closure.

National Register of Historic Places
Brunswick has a number of historic districts recognized on the National Register of Historic Places:

 * Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
 * Henry Boody House
 * Brunswick Commercial Historic District
 * Parker Cleaveland House
 * Crystal Spring Farm
 * John Dunlap House
 * Federal Street Historic District
 * First Parish Church
 * Lincoln Street Historic District
 * Massachusetts Hall, Bowdoin College
 * Pennellville Historic District
 * Richardson House
 * St. Paul's Episcopal Church
 * Harriet Beecher Stowe House
 * Whittier Field

In popular culture
The book Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe while she was living in Brunswick, during the time that her husband was a professor at Bowdoin. She got a key vision for the book in the First Parish Church.

A scene in the 1993 movie The Man Without a Face was filmed in the town.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.34 sqmi, of which 46.73 sqmi is land and 7.61 sqmi is water. Brunswick is located at the north end of Casco Bay, as well as the head of tide and head of navigation on the Androscoggin River.

Demographics
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $40,402; and the median income for a family was $49,088. Males had a median income of $32,141 versus $24,927 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,322. About 5.0% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,175 people, 7,183 households, and 6,498 families residing in the census-designated place of Brunswick. The population density was 433.9 PD/sqmi. There were 9,599 housing units at an average density of 205.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 93.0% White, 1.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 8,469 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 44.7% were married couples living together; 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present; 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present; and 42.3% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the town was 41.4 years. 19.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

Education
The Brunswick School Department operates the town's public schools, including: Other local educational institutions include: The Growstown School, on Woodside Road, is the last remaining of the town's formerly twenty-six one-room schoolhouses.
 * Brunswick High School
 * Brunswick Junior High School
 * Kate Furbish Elementary School
 * Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
 * REAL School
 * Region 10 Technical High School
 * Children's School of Arts & Science
 * Saint John's Catholic School
 * Bowdoin College
 * Southern Maine Community College Midcoast Campus

Sister city
Brunswick's Sister city is:
 * 🇨🇺 Trinidad, Cuba

Sites of interest

 * Androscoggin Pedestrian Swinging Bridge
 * Bowdoin College Museum of Art
 * Pejepscot Historical Society
 * Pejepscot Museum
 * Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
 * Skolfield-Whittier House

Transportation
The town is served by Interstate 295, U.S. Routes 1 and 201, and Maine State Route 24, Maine State Route 123 and Maine State Route 196.

Amtrak's Downeaster train service terminates at Brunswick Maine Street Station and connects the town to the Portland Transportation Center and Boston's North Station.

Greater Portland Metro provides several trips a day between the Portland Transportation Center and Brunswick Maine Street Station with its Metro Breez bus service. A local bus service is provided by Brunswick Link.

Notable people

 * John Stevens Cabot Abbott, clergyman and author
 * Daniel Ankeles, state legislator
 * Poppy Arford, state legislator
 * Dale Arnold, sportscaster, co-host of the WEEI-FM Dale & Holley (with Keefe) Show and the Boston Bruins pre and postgame shows on NESN; resided in Brunswick
 * Austin Cary, forester
 * Fanny Chamberlain, wife of Joshua Chamberlain
 * Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War–era general and 32nd governor of Maine
 * Walter Christie, author
 * Robert P. T. Coffin, poet
 * Alexander Cornell du Houx, state legislator
 * Scott Cowger, state legislator
 * Elizabeth W. Crandall, environmental and women's rights activist
 * Robert L. Dale, pilot in Antarctica, Dale Glacier namesake
 * Robert P. Dunlap, congressman, 11th governor of Maine
 * Charles Carroll Everett, theologian
 * Stanley Gerzofsky, state legislator
 * John Gould, reporter, columnist
 * Frederic Aldin Hall, professor, school chancellor
 * Joshua Herrick, congressman
 * Graeme K., musician
 * Angus King, U.S. Senator, 72nd governor of Maine
 * Lady Lamb, musician
 * Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet
 * Cynthia Lord, children's author
 * Stump Merrill, baseball player
 * Karen Mills, Administrator of Small Business Administration, cabinet-level position
 * Ralph Mims, basketball player
 * Benjamin Orr, congressman
 * Alpheus Spring Packard, professor
 * George Palmer Putnam, publisher
 * Luke Rathborne, musician
 * John Rankin Rogers, third Governor of the state of Washington
 * Mark Rogers, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
 * Patricia E. Ryan, human rights advocate and women's rights lobbyist
 * Arthur A. Small, Iowa state legislator and lawyer
 * Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist, author
 * Brigadier Samuel Thompson, Revolutionary War soldier
 * Grant Tremblay, astrophysicist
 * George J. Varney, author and historian
 * Dan Walters, baseball player and police officer
 * Robert Zildjian, founder of Sabian cymbals

title: Brunswick, Maine


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Oak Hill, Maine

Oak Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Prior to the 2020 census, the CDP was known as Scarborough. The population was 4,403 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Oak Hill is located at 43.59258°N, -70.33361°W (43.59258, -70.333608).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.9 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.27%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,867 people, 1,615 households, and 1,046 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 777.1 PD/sqmi. There were 1,697 housing units at an average density of 341.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.15% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 1,615 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,705, and the median income for a family was $60,037. Males had a median income of $37,891 versus $27,407 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,013. About 5.2% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

title: Oak Hill, Maine


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Farmington, Maine

Farmington is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,592. Farmington is home to the University of Maine at Farmington, Nordica Memorial Auditorium, the Nordica Homestead, and the annual Farmington Fair.

History
The area was once territory of the Canibas tribe of Abenaki Indians. They had two camps located near Farmington Falls, with fields cleared for cultivation of maize and potatoes. Their fort's stockade enclosed about an acre at the center of what is today Farmington Falls village.

A group from Topsham arrived in 1776 to explore the area and lay out a town, called Plantation No. 1 or Sandy River Plantation, but permanent settlement was delayed by the Revolutionary War.

In 1781, the first settlers arrived, the same year a sawmill was established. On February 1, 1794, Sandy River Plantation was incorporated as Farmington, named for its unusually fertile soil. Beginning with a cluster of log houses at Farmington Falls, the town grew quickly and prospered. Agriculture was an important early occupation, with hay a principal product. Orchards yielded apples and other fruit. Farmington became one of the largest wool producing towns in New England, with many herds of sheep grazing the hills and intervales.

The town's water power attracted industry, including five lumber mills, two sash, blind and door factories, two brickyards, a foundry, a rake factory, three gristmills, nearly a dozen carriage factories, a cheese factory, two corn canning factories, two reaper machine factories, a spool factory and a tannery. As a regional center for manufacturing, trade and agriculture, Farmington was designated county seat when Franklin County was formed in 1838. In 1859, the Androscoggin Railroad completed its line from Leeds Junction to Farmington, carrying freight and tourists.

In 1879, the town became the southern terminus for the narrow gauge Sandy River Railroad (later part of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad), making it a gateway to the Rangeley Lake and Sugarloaf Mountain areas. Farmington suffered a devastating fire on October 22, 1886, when thirty-three houses, nineteen stores, three churches, the county jail and the post office were destroyed. The 1877 Methodist Church designed by noted architect Arthur H. Vinal survived. Farmington is today a college town and resort area.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.82 sqmi, of which 55.67 sqmi is land and 0.15 sqmi is water. Farmington is drained by Wilson Stream, Temple Stream, Beaver Brook and the Sandy River.

The town is crossed by U.S. Route 2 and Maine State Routes 4, 27, 43, 133 and 149. It borders the towns of Industry and New Sharon to the east, Chesterville to the south, Wilton to the southwest, Temple to the west, and Strong and New Vineyard to the north.

Farmington is divided into four local areas and sometimes mapped as such. They are West Farmington, Fairbanks, Farmington Falls, and Farmington (downtown). Each except Fairbanks has its own zip code, but all are within Farmington's town limits.

Climate
Typical for Maine, Farmington has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with cold (sometimes severely cold) winters and warm, often humid summers. Winters are cold and snowy, with forty nights per year under 0 F and 68.6 days failing to top freezing. Snow cover peaks in February at typically around 18 in, but the maximum reached is 84 in on February 28, 1969. The coldest month since records began in 1893 was January 1982, with an average of 3.4 F, and the hottest was July 1921, with an average of 73.3 F, including 12 days over 90 F, while the coldest winter was that of 1917–1918, with an average temperature of 10.45 F. The hottest day was August 3, 1975, which reached 101 F, while the coldest temperature was −39 F on January 20, 1994.

Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with snowfall especially heavy in winter. The wettest calendar month was December 1969, with 15.49 in including 41.0 in of snow and a fall from a warm front of 9.97 in of precipitation (mostly rain) on December 27 and 28. The snowiest season was from July 1968 to June 1969, with total snowfall of 164.0 in, while the least snowy was from July 1980 to June 1981, with 43.0 in.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,760 people, 3,072 households, and 1,597 families residing in the town. The population density was 139.4 PD/sqmi. There were 3,441 housing units at an average density of 61.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 3,072 households, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the town was 32.1 years. 16% of residents were under the age of 18; 27.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.3% male and 54.7% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,410 people, 2,813 households, and 1,533 families residing in the town. The population density was 132.8 PD/sqmi. There were 3,048 housing units at an average density of 54.6 persons/sq mi (21.1 persons/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.48% White, 0.20% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,813 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 9.1% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 45.5% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 25.0% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,814, and the median income for a family was $33,656. Males had a median income of $27,569 versus $21,101 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,982. About 18.0% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% ages 65 or older.

Government
Farmington is the county seat and largest town in Franklin County. It has regional administrative buildings such as a courthouse and DHHS branch. It is governed by a board of selectmen who meet at Town Hall on alternating Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. Daily administration is by a town manager, and the town holds an annual town meeting in March.

Sites of interest
Farmington is home to historic properties and districts including the Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington Historic District, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Franklin County Courthouse, Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse, Greenacre, Chester Greenwood House, Merrill Hall, Nordica Homestead, Old Union Meetinghouse, Hiram Ramsdell House and the Tufts House.
 * Farmington Historical Society
 * Nordica Memorial Homestead
 * Titcomb Mountain
 * Sandy River
 * Mount Blue Middle School
 * University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington is home to The University of Maine at Farmington, part of Maine's public university system. UMF had a full-time enrollment of 1,800 in 2016.

Neighborhoods

 * Downtown Farmington – The main part of town, downtown has several banks, houses, stores, and public facilities. The University of Maine at Farmington is next to downtown. Downtown is at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway Street.
 * West Farmington – West Farmington is at the junction of U.S. 2 and SR 43. Titcomb Mountain is in West Farmington. The Whistle Stop Rail-Trail starts at Oakes Street and continues to East Wilton, Wilton and Jay. Bikers, hikers, ATVs, snowmobiles, and cross-country skiers use the trail. There is also a gas station. The Zip code is 04992.
 * Farmington Falls – Farmington Falls is at the junction of U.S. 2, SR 41 and SR 156. There are some houses and a church. The Sandy River passes through here. The zip code is 04940.
 * Fairbanks – Fairbanks once housed a school, and has a trading post and some restaurants. It is at the junction of SR 4 and SR 27. It is part of the 04938 Zip Code. The Lillian Nordica House is in Fairbanks.
 * Wilton Road – U.S. 2 passes through Farmington. This area is mostly businesses. The zip code is 04938.
 * Front Street – Front Street is a street behind downtown. There are a few houses before the intersection at Broadway. The Narrow Gauge Square has a cinema, an eye doctor, and a few stores. Prescott Field is for baseball, softball, and soccer for the University of Maine at Farmington. It is the main way to get to the Sandy River swimming area. Front Street is considered Historic Farmington's main street.

Prophecy
Farmington is the subject of a prophecy by the Quaker Licia Kuenning (formerly Lisa Bieberman) about a Coming New Order in the town. This was originally prophesied for Tuesday, June 6, 2006 but, after gathering more than 80 people together with no apparent miracles on that date, is now prophesied "within the next few years".

Notable people

 * Edward Abbott, clergyman, journalist, author
 * Jacob Abbott, author, educator
 * Elizabeth Akers Allen, author, journalist, poet
 * Nellie Greenwood Andrews, Canadian suffragist
 * Hiram Belcher, US congressman
 * Supply Belcher, composer, musician
 * Nathan Cutler, politician
 * Robert Goodenow, US congressman
 * Walter Gooley, state legislator
 * Chester Greenwood, the inventor of earmuffs
 * Wilhelmina Harper, librarian and author
 * S. Clifton Ives, Methodist bishop
 * H. Scott Landry (born 1948 or 1949), politician
 * Julia Harris May (1833–1912), founder of May School in Farmington
 * Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, former state attorney general
 * Peter Mills, politician
 * Samuel P. Morrill, US congressman and minister
 * Lillian Nordica, singer
 * Thomas Parker, Judge, early donor to Bates College
 * Dan Simoneau, cross country skier
 * Charlie Webster, state legislator and Chair of the Maine Republican Party
 * Seth Wescott, first Olympic gold medalist in Snowboard Cross
 * Henry Clay Wood, U.S. Army officer who received the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War
 * Chandler Woodcock, state senator

title: Farmington, Maine


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Bar Harbor, Maine

Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination.

Bar Harbor is also home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within 25 miles of the coastline of the eastern United States.

From the mainland, Bar Harbor is accessible by road via Maine State Route 3, by air at Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport, and by ferry from Winter Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

History

The town of Bar Harbor was founded on the northeast shore of Mount Desert Island, which the Wabanaki Indians knew as Pemetic, meaning "range of mountains" or "mountains seen at a distance." The Wabanaki seasonally fish, hunt and gather berries, clams, and other shellfish in the area. They speak of Bar Harbor as Man-es-ayd'ik ("clam-gathering place") or Ah-bays'auk ("clambake place"), leaving great piles of shells as evidence of this abundance. In early September 1604, French explorer Samuel de Champlain ran aground on a rock ledge believed to be Egg Rock, just off Otter Cliffs, and when he came ashore to repair his boat he met local natives. Champlain named the island Isles des Monts Deserts, meaning "island of barren mountains"—now called Mount Desert Island, the largest island in Maine.

In 1761, Abraham Somes established the first European village on Mount Desert Island, naming it Somesville. Also named for him is Somes Sound, the only naturally occurring fjard on the East Coast of the US. Bar Harbor itself was incorporated as Eden on February 23, 1796, named after Sir Richard Eden, an English statesman.

Early industries included fishing, lumbering and shipbuilding. With the best soil on Mount Desert Island, it also developed agriculture, with a main focus on dairy. In the 1840s, its rugged maritime scenery attracted the Hudson River School and Luminism artists Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, William Hart and Fitz Henry Lane. Inspired by their paintings, journalists, sportsmen and "rusticators" followed. Agamont House, the first hotel in Eden, was established in 1855 by Tobias Roberts. Birch Point, the first summer estate, was built in 1868 for Alpheus Harding.

By 1880, there were 30 hotels, including the Mira Monte Inn, a historic landmark that survived a massive fire in 1947. Tourists were arriving by train and ferry to the Gilded Age resort that would rival Newport, Rhode Island. The rich and famous tried to outdo each other with entertaining and estates, often hiring landscape gardener and landscape architect Beatrix Farrand, a resident at local Reef Point Estate, to design their gardens. A glimpse of their lifestyles was available from the Shore Path, a coastal path skirting waterfront lawns. Yachting, garden parties at the Pot & Kettle Club, and carriage rides up Cadillac Mountain were popular diversions. Others enjoyed horse-racing at Robin Hood Park-Morrell Park. US President William Howard Taft played golf in 1910 at the Kebo Valley Golf Club. He was the last sitting President to visit the town until Barack Obama in July 2010.

On March 3, 1918, Eden was renamed Bar Harbor, after the sand and gravel bar, visible at low tide, which leads across to Bar Island and forms the rear of the harbor. The name would become synonymous with elite wealth. It was the birthplace of vice-president Nelson Rockefeller.

Bar Harbor was also used for naval practices during World War II. More specifically, Bald Porcupine Island (one of the five Porcupine Islands) was used to fire live torpedoes. In October 1944, the submarine USS Piper fired 12 live torpedoes at the island. Of those fired, one failed to explode on the first attempt but was later detonated by the twelfth torpedo. In 1996, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers surveyed all 30 acres of Bald Porcupine Island for unexploded ordnance. Nine were found.

Many influential people have called Bar Harbor home for at least part of the year. John D. Rockefeller Jr., son of John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil Co., donated about one-third of the land in Acadia National Park and built the carriage roads that are used for hiking and biking. J. P. Morgan owned a house that is adjacent to the town. Cornelius Vanderbilt built cottages in Bar Harbor, while the Astor family owned hotels and cottages in Bar Harbor and the surrounding areas. Roxanne Quimby, co-founder and CEO of Burt's Bees, has a home near Bar Harbor. Martha Stewart owns property in nearby Seal Harbor and frequents Bar Harbor.

Mount Desert Island fire
In mid-October 1947, Maine experienced a severe drought, seeing only half of its usual rainfall. On October 17, sparks at a cranberry bog near Town Hill ignited a wildfire that intensified over the next ten days, due to strong winds that began on October 21, and it was not declared out until mid-November. This was one of several wildfires in the state that year. Nearly half the eastern side of Mount Desert Island burned, including 67 "cottages" —nearly one-third of the 222 cottages that stood at the time. (Many were empty or for sale; only 135 were occupied that summer.) Five historic grand hotels were also destroyed. These were Agamont House (Main Street), Hamor House (Main Street at Cottage Street), Belmont Hotel (Mount Desert and Kebo Streets), Malvern Hotel (Kebo Street) and the DeGregoire Hotel (Eden Street at West Street). The Building of Arts civic building, on Kebo Street at Cromwell Harbor Road, also perished.

Over 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of Acadia National Park were destroyed. The town's business district was spared, including Mount Desert Street, where several former summer homes within a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places operate as inns.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 63.11 sqmi, of which 42.24 sqmi is land and 20.87 sqmi is water. Bar Harbor is situated on Frenchman Bay, with multiple smaller islands just offshore. Twice a day, at low tide, a sand bar (Bar Harbor's namesake) is exposed, linking the town to Bar Island.

Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Bar Harbor has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island are located near the coastline and surrounded by the North American continent to the northeast and southwest. This location, combined with prevailing winds that are not from the Atlantic, gives Bar Harbor a continental climate with very cold winters for an island location at such a low latitude.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,235 people, 2,427 households, and 1,275 families residing in the town. The population density was 123.9 PD/sqmi. There were 3,495 housing units at an average density of 82.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 94.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.8% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 2,427 households, of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.70.

The median age in the town was 45.3 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 32.3% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,820 people, 2,142 households, and 1,163 families residing in or near the town. The population density was 114.2 PD/sqmi. There were 2,805 housing units at an average density of 66.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.88% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 2,142 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.78.

In and near the town, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in or near the town was $37,481, and the median income for a family was $51,989. Males had a median income of $31,085 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the area was $24,103. About 4.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Conners Emerson School, founded in 1962, is located in Bar Harbor, serving students of grades K through 8.

Mount Desert Island High School serves the four towns of Mount Desert Island, plus the outlying islands of Swans Island and the town of Cranberry Isles. The school also serves students from towns such as Trenton, Hancock, Lamoine and Mariaville on the mainland.

The College of the Atlantic is located in Bar Harbor, on Route 3.

Transportation
Bar Harbor's main access road, from the north or south, is State Route 3, which is the coastal Eden Street taken from the Trenton Bridge. Upon entering the town limits from the north, Route 3 turns east onto Mount Desert Street, before turning south onto Main Street at Bar Harbor's Village Green. It then circumnavigates the eastern portion of Mount Desert Island. Two other streets link Route 3 to Main Street: West Street (the first visitors from the north see) and Cottage Street. Another principal road, Eagle Lake Road, leads west, from its intersection with Eden Street, Mount Desert Street and Kebo Street, into the national park.

The town is served by the Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport, which provides year-round nonstop flights to Boston, Massachusetts.

Bar Harbor is the western terminus for The CAT, a high-speed summer ferry service across the Gulf of Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, operated by Bay Ferries. The 3.5-hour route returned to service in 2022 after previously operating from 1955 to 2009.

Downeast Windjammer Cruise Lines operates regular summer ferry service across Frenchman Bay between Bar Harbor and Winter Harbor.

Tourism
The population of Bar Harbor, and Mount Desert Island generally, increases dramatically from May through October with "seasonal" residents and tourists. Many come for Acadia National Park, with its hiking trails and carriage roads, providing opportunities for biking, bird watching, and mountain climbing, with Cadillac Mountain being the highest point on the Atlantic seaboard.

Maritime tours are available, on a wide variety of boats, introducing visitors to puffins, whales, seals, seabirds, lighthouses, even lobsters, illustrating the working waterfront side of Bar Harbor.

The town has many historic houses, including large "cottages" along the shore, often converted to other uses today. To protect its housing supply for residents, citizens voted in 2021 to cap the number of vacation rentals in Bar Harbor.

In 2012, the American Planning Association named the Village Green one of their top ten Great Places in America for Public Spaces.

Cruise ships visit Bar Harbor from May through October (most in September and October), with 154 ship visits and more than 222,000 passengers in 2018. The forecast for 2019 was 176 ship visits and more than 254,000 passengers. In November 2022, concerned about crowding and overtourism, the citizens of Bar Harbor voted for a citizens' initiative to cap cruise ship disembarkations to 1,000 per day.

Bar Harbor also hosts many long-distance cyclists, as it is the eastern terminus of the Adventure Cycling Association's Northern Tier Bicycle Route (Anacortes, Washington, is the western terminus), and the northern terminus of its Atlantic Coast Bicycle Route (Key West, Florida, is the southern terminus).

Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, ranked among the best ice cream shops in the country, made the news in 2010 when President Obama and his family made a surprise visit for a treat. Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium, with its lobster-flavored ice cream and lobster statue, is a popular stop.

In popular culture
Bar Harbor is featured in the 2007 book The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan as the setting of Westover Hall, a boarding school.

The Far Harbor add-on for the video game Fallout 4 is located on Mount Desert Island, with Bar Harbor being reimagined as the post apocalyptic settlement of Far Harbor.

Notable people

 * Verna Bloom, actress
 * Charles Bolster, judge
 * Les Brewer, co-founder of College of the Atlantic
 * Dennis Damon, state senator (2002–2010)
 * Henry F. Dimock, lawyer
 * William E. Dodge Jr., businessperson
 * George Dorr, preservationist, lived at Compass Harbor
 * Matthew Dunlap, Maine Secretary of State
 * Joseph T. Edgar, Secretary of State of Maine and Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
 * Jill Goldthwait, state senator (1994–2002)
 * William Jencks (1927–2007), organic chemist, biochemist, enzymologist, born in Bar Harbor
 * Carrie Jones, novelist, podcaster
 * David E. Kelley, television producer
 * George A. Phillips, medical doctor and state legislator
 * Shirley Povich, sports columnist and reporter for The Washington Post
 * Esther Ralston, actress
 * David Rockefeller, banker
 * Nelson Rockefeller, businessman, governor of New York (1959–1973), Vice President of the United States (1974–1977)
 * Jennifer Skiff, author, journalist, television producer
 * George Davis Snell, Nobel Prize winning geneticist conducted his groundbreaking research at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor
 * Marguerite Yourcenar, novelist and essayist

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Howland (CDP), Maine

Howland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,096 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.0 sqkm, of which 19.3 sqkm is land and 0.7 sqkm, or 3.65%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 500 households, and 322 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 161.4 PD/sqmi. There were 544 housing units at an average density of 28.0 persons/km2 (72.6 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.26% White, 0.25% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.

There were 500 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,261, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $32,333 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,875. About 6.1% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under the age of 18 and 25.6% ages 65 or older.

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Howland, Maine

Howland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, which was settled in 1818. It was named after John Howland, one of the passengers on the Mayflower. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census.

Geography
The town is on the west bank of the Penobscot River at its confluence with the Piscataquis River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.62 sqmi, of which 34.92 sqmi is land and 0.70 sqmi is water.

Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. 2. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Howland has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Demographics
As of the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the town was $34,082, and the median income for a family was $36,302. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $17,386 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,466. About 6.9% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under the age of 18 and 25.3% ages 65 or older.

2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,241 people, 523 households, and 330 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.6 PD/sqmi. There were 639 housing units at an average density of 18.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 523 households, of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were headed by married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years.

Local schools
See MSAD 31

Notable people

 * Matthew Mulligan (born 1985), free agent NFL tight end, most recently for the Detroit Lions
 * Percy Spencer (1894–1970), engineer and inventor of the microwave oven

Fire and ambulance
Located in Howland, Maine, Howland Fire & EMS provides 24/7 coverage for Howland, as well as neighboring towns Enfield, Passadumkeag, Edinburg, Maxfield, and Mattamiscontis. The department largely consist of volunteers and part-time EMS providers. The department is funded by an annual budget from the Town of Howland and fire service contracts with other towns. Other equipment purchases which the town cannot afford are paid for through fundraising efforts.

Since the 2015, the department has undergone several changes that have resulted in a more modern, efficient service. With the adoption of new technology, as well as the department's recent launch of a website focused on recruiting and informing the public of news, announcements and fire safety related content, the department has grown into one of the leading volunteer departments in northern Maine.

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Richmond (CDP), Maine

Richmond is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Richmond in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,864 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Richmond is located at 44.10556°N, -69.81194°W (44.1055817, -69.8118560).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18.4 km$2$), all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,864 people, 759 households, and 494 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 262.7 PD/sqmi. There were 840 housing units at an average density of 45.7 persons/km$2$ (118.4 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.80% White, 0.59% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 759 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $45,114. Males had a median income of $30,362 versus $26,161 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,867. About 18.1% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.3% of those under the age of 18 and 3.2% ages 65 or older.

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Richmond, Maine

Richmond is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,522 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area, situated at the head of Merrymeeting Bay.

Richmond is located adjacent to the 2,019 acre state-owned and managed Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area on Swan Island, a wildlife sanctuary and tourist area listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Swan Island is a major wildlife tourist attraction for the town, especially during the summer.

Richmond is also known for its collection of Greek Revival homes, unique for the area.

History
The tract of land which comprises Richmond and Gardiner was purchased in 1649 from the Abenaki Indians by Christopher Lawson. The site of Richmond, as well as neighboring Swan Island, is believed by historians to have served as a summer settlement for the Abenaki.

In 1719, Fort Richmond was built by the Province of Massachusetts Bay on the western bank of the Kennebec River where Richmond is located today. Named for Ludovic Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, the fort included a blockhouse, trading post, chapel, officers' and soldiers' quarters, all surrounded by a palisade. In 1722 during the Dummer's War, following the battle at Arrowsic, Maine, Fort Richmond was attacked in a three-hour siege by warriors from Norridgewock. Houses were burned and cattle slain, but the fort held. Brunswick and other settlements near the mouth of the Kennebec River were destroyed. The fort's defenses were enlarged in 1723. On August 19, 1724, a militia of 208 soldiers departed Fort Richmond under command of captains Jeremiah Moulton and Johnson Harmon, traveling up the Kennebec in 17 whaleboats to sack Norridgewock. Fort Richmond would be rebuilt in 1740, attacked by another tribe in 1750, then dismantled in 1755 when forts Shirley (also called Frankfort), Western and Halifax were built upriver.

Settled in 1725, the community was part of Bowdoinham when it was incorporated in 1762 by the Massachusetts General Court. In 1790, Revolutionary War veteran John Plummer was awarded a land grant on Plummer Road, where his son built the surviving house about 1810. The Embargo of 1807 crippled the port's economy, bankrupted merchants and created a recession which lingered through the War of 1812.

The town was set off and incorporated on February 10, 1823, taking its name from the old fort. Farms produced hay and potatoes. With the arrival of steamboats in the 1830s, Richmond boomed as a shipbuilding and trade center on the navigable Kennebec River estuary. Among the more important shipbuilders were T. J. Southard, also considered one of the town's "founding fathers". A brass foundry was established. The community also produced shoes, sails and wood products. Its peak years were between 1835 and 1857, endowing the town with a wealth of fine Greek Revival architecture.

Richmond is believed to have been a site along the Underground Railroad.

Richmond was once the center of the largest Slavic-speaking settlement in the United States. People of Ukrainian, Russian, and Polish heritage emigrated to the United States during World War II to settle along the Kennebec Valley. In the 1950s and 1960s, there was also a large influx of White Russian emigres, who earlier fled the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.56 sqmi, of which 30.41 sqmi is land and 1.15 sqmi is water. Richmond is drained by Mill Brook, Abagadasset River and Kennebec River. Peacock Beach State Park, established in May 2010, is a state park located on Pleasant Pond in Richmond.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,411 people, 1,420 households, and 965 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,629 housing units at an average density of 53.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 1,420 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the town was 42.1 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

2000 census
At the 2000 census, there were 3,298 people, 1,290 households and 900 families residing in the town. The population density was 108.5 PD/sqmi. There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of 18.7 persons/km$2$ (48.5 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 98.18% White, 0.42% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,290 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% 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 3.01.

Age distribution was 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median household income was $36,654, and the median family income was $48,125. Males had a median income of $30,557 versus $25,844 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,896. 13.6% of the population and 14.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.7% are under the age of 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older.

Sites of interest

 * Richmond Historical & Cultural Society
 * C. H. T. J. Southard House Museum—built about 1870 and remodeled in 1886

Notable people

 * De Alva S. Alexander, journalist, lawyer, US congressman
 * Walter A. Burleigh, physician, US congressman
 * Andrey Dikiy, historian, writer. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would visit him occasionally at this address
 * Seth Goodall, Maine state senator
 * George Hamilton-Gordon, Scottish earl, sailor
 * T. J. Southard, shipbuilder, merchant fleet operator, entrepreneur, politician, philanthropist, and a Richmond "founding father"

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Committee for the Re-Election of the President

The Committee for the Re-election of the President (or the Committee to Re-elect the President, CRP, but often mocked by the acronym CREEP) was, officially, a fundraising organization of United States President Richard Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign during the Watergate scandal. In addition to fundraising, the organization also engaged in political sabotage against Nixon's opponents, the various Democratic politicians running in the election.

History
Planning began in late 1970 and an office opened in the spring of 1971. Besides its re-election activities, CRP employed money laundering and slush funds, and was involved in the Watergate scandal.

The CRP used $500,000 in funds raised to re-elect President Nixon to pay legal expenses for the five Watergate burglars. This act helped turn the burglary into an explosive political scandal. The burglars, as well as G. Gordon Liddy, E. Howard Hunt, John N. Mitchell, and other Nixon administration figures (Watergate Seven), were indicted over the break-in and their efforts to cover it up.

The acronym CREEP became popular due to the Watergate scandal.

Prominent members

 * Charles Colson, special counsel to the President
 * Kenneth H. Dahlberg, Midwest finance chairman; developer of the Miracle-Ear hearing aid
 * Francis L. Dale, chairman; publisher of The Cincinnati Enquirer; owner of the Cincinnati Reds
 * E. Howard Hunt, consultant to the White House; retired CIA operative
 * Herbert W. Kalmbach, deputy finance chairman; President Nixon's personal attorney
 * Fred LaRue, deputy director; aide to John Mitchell
 * G. Gordon Liddy, finance counsel; former aide to John Ehrlichman
 * James W. McCord, Jr., security coordinator; former director of security at the Central Intelligence Agency
 * Jeb Stuart Magruder, deputy director
 * Fred Malek, manager; former Deputy Undersecretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
 * Judy Hoback Miller, bookkeeper
 * John N. Mitchell, director; former United States Attorney General
 * Donald Segretti, political operative
 * DeVan L. Shumway, spokesman
 * Hugh W. Sloan, Jr., treasurer; former aide to White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman
 * Maurice Stans, finance chairman; former United States Secretary of Commerce
 * Roger Stone, political operative