Ashland, Maine

Ashland, Maine
Town
Location of Ashland, Maine
Coordinates: 46°37′40″N 68°23′23″W / 46.62778°N 68.38972°W / 46.62778; -68.38972
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Aroostook
Area^[1]
• Total	81.54 sq mi (211.19 km²)
• Land	80.41 sq mi (208.26 km²)
• Water	1.13 sq mi (2.93 km²)
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	1,302
• Estimate (2012^[3])	1,282
• Density	16.2/sq mi (6.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	04732, 04737, 04759
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-01710
GNIS feature ID	0582331

Ashland is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1309 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Maine's Great North Woods.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.54 square miles (211.19 km²), of which 80.41 square miles (208.26 km²) is land and 1.13 square miles (2.93 km²) is water.^[1] Around Ashland are the smaller towns and townships of Masardis, Oxbow Plantation, Portage, Sheridan, Nashville Plantation, and Garfield Plantation.

History

For thousands of years, Native American tribes inhabited this region.

In the 1830s William Dalton became the first Euro-American to establish residency at the site of the future town.^[4]^[5] The community was organized as a plantation in 1840,^[5] at which time there were 40 heads of household listed.^[6] It was incorporated as a town in 1862, under the name of Ashland. From 1869 to 1876 the town was renamed "Dalton," but then reverted to its historic and current name.^[5]

The town of Ashland was located on the nineteenth-century stage route from Patten to Fort Kent. In the nineteenth-century logging was the main industry. The lumber industry was at a peak about 1915,^[5] although some continues to the present.

Russell Camp Maine c. 1900

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	606		—
1870	445		−26.6%
1880	505		13.5%
1890	568		12.5%
1900	1,080		90.1%
1910	2,173		101.2%
1920	2,391		10.0%
1930	2,198		−8.1%
1940	2,457		11.8%
1950	2,370		−3.5%
1960	1,980		−16.5%
1970	1,761		−11.1%
1980	1,865		5.9%
1990	1,542		−17.3%
2000	1,474		−4.4%
2010	1,302		−11.7%
Est. 2014	1,252	^[7]	−3.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 1,302 people, 603 households, and 355 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.2 inhabitants per square mile (6.3/km²). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 603 households of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% 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 2.74.

The median age in the town was 45.2 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 1,474 people, 629 households, and 398 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.3 people per square mile (7.1/km²). There were 760 housing units at an average density of 9.4 per square mile (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% White, 0.88% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.

There were 629 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,472, and the median income for a family was $40,185. Males had a median income of $32,768 versus $21,027 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,328. About 6.1% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town was served by Ashland Community High School for grades 7-12 and the Ashland Central School for grades K-6. In 2010 construction was completed and the new consolidated Ashland District School, next to the former high school, was opened for grades K-12. The building that housed Ashland Community High School for nearly 50 years was demolished that year to make way for new athletic fields.

References

1 2 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
↑ Wiggin, Edward (1922). History of Aroostook.pdf History of Aroostook, Vol. I, Comprising Facts, Names, and Dates Relating to the Early Settlement of all the Different Towns and Plantations of the County Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Presque Isle, Maine: Star Herald Press. p. 305.
1 2 3 4 Hellmann, Paul T. (2006). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. pp. 445–446. ISBN 1135948593.
↑ "Range 5 Township 11, Aroostook, Maine". Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Municipalities and communities of Aroostook County, Maine, United States

County seat: Houlton

Cities	Caribou Presque Isle

Towns	Allagash Amity Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Castle Hill Caswell Chapman Crystal Daigle Dyer Brook Eagle Lake Easton Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Frenchville Grand Isle Hamlin Hammond Haynesville Hersey Hodgdon Houlton Island Falls Limestone Linneus Littleton Ludlow Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Merrill Monticello New Canada New Limerick New Sweden Oakfield Orient Perham Portage Lake St. Agatha St. Francis Sherman Smyrna Stockholm Van Buren Wade Wallagrass Washburn Westfield Westmanland Weston Woodland

Plantations	Cary Plantation Cyr Plantation Garfield Plantation Glenwood Plantation Macwahoc Plantation Moro Plantation Nashville Plantation Oxbow Reed Plantation Saint John Plantation Winterville Plantation

Unorganized territories	Bancroft Central Aroostook Connor Northwest Aroostook South Aroostook Square Lake

CDPs	Ashland Blaine Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Houlton Limestone Loring AFB (former) Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill-Blaine (former) Mars Hill Van Buren Washburn

Other villages	Clayton Lake Crouseville Estcourt Station Fort Kent Mills Maine Portage Saint David Sinclair Smyrna Mills Wytopitlock

Saint John River Watershed

Tributaries	Allagash River Aroostook River Baker Branch Saint John River Becaguimec Stream Big Black River Birch River Blackwater River Campbell Branch Little Black River River De Chute Daaquam River Fish River Hammond River Jemseg River Kennebecasis River Keswick River Little Black River Little Machias River Little Madawaska River Little River Little Saint Roch River Little Southwest Branch Saint John River Machias River Madawaska River Meduxnekeag River Musquacook Stream Nashwaak River Nerepis River North Branch Birch River North Branch Blackwater River North Branch Meduxnekeag River Northwest Branch Saint John River Oromocto River Red River Saint Croix Stream Saint Francis River Shields Branch South Branch Birch River South Branch Blackwater River South Branch Machias River South Branch Meduxnekeag River Southwest Branch Saint John River Tobique River West Branch Little Black River

Lakes	Baker Lake Beau Lake Chemquasabamticook Lake Churchill Lake Clear Lake Cross Lake Eagle Lake (Allagash R.) Eagle Lake (Fish R.) Fish River Lake Glazier Lake Grand Lake Long Lake Mactaquac Lake Millinocket Lake Mud Lake Munsungan Lake Musquacook Lakes Lake Pohenegamook Portage Lake Saint Froid Lake Saint John Ponds Scopan Lake Square Lake Umsaskis Lake

Towns	Allagash Ashland Blaine Bridgewater Caribou Eagle Lake Easton Edmundston Florenceville-Bristol Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Fredericton Frenchville Grand Bay–Westfield Grand Falls Grand Isle Hampton Hartland Hodgdon Houlton Lac-Frontière Limestone Littleton Madawaska Mapleton Mars Hill Masardis Monticello Nackawic New Limerick Oromocto Perham Perth-Andover Pohénégamook Portage Lake Presque Isle Quispamsis Rivière-Bleue Rothesay Sainte Agatha Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Saint-Cyprien Saint Francis Saint John Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Saint-Léonard Saint-Marcel Saint-Pamphile Saint-Zacharie Stockholm Sussex Van Buren Washburn Westfield Woodstock

Landmarks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Clair–Fort Kent Bridge Edmundston–Madawaska Bridge Florenceville Bridge Fort Kent Hartland Bridge North Maine Woods Reversing Falls Saint John Harbour Bridge Saint John River High Level Crossing Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge Tinker Dam Watson Settlement Bridge

Coordinates: 46°37′52″N 68°24′22″W / 46.63111°N 68.40611°W / 46.63111; -68.40611

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