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Magalloway Plantation, Maine
Magalloway Plantation was a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States, which de-organized in 2021. The population was 45 at the 2020 census. Part of the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge is located at its southwest corner. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (10.67%) is water. The plantation is located along the New Hampshire border in Maine's western mountain region. Various bodies of water are located in the plantation, including Sturtevant Pond, a segment of the Magalloway River, and a portion of Umbagog Lake. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 37 people, 15 households, and 12 families residing in the plantation. The population density was 0.8 people per square mile (0.3/km2). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.8/km2). The racial makeup of the plantation was 100.00% White. There were 15 households, out of which 26. ...
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Plantation (Maine)
In the U.S. state of Maine, a plantation is a type of minor civil division falling between unincorporated area and a town. The term, as used in this sense in modern times, appears to be exclusive to Maine. Plantations are typically found in sparsely populated areas. History No other New England state has an entity equivalent to a plantation. Massachusetts used the term "plantation" in colonial times for a community in a pre-town stage of development. Maine probably originally got the term from Massachusetts, as Maine was once part of Massachusetts. The term, however, has been out of wide use in Massachusetts since the 18th century. The term was also used in colonial Rhode Island, and a vestige remained in the official State name until 2020, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Writing in 1949, author Richard Walden Hale in ''The Story of Bar Harbor'' described the formation of a plantation as follows: First came the survey, without which no settlement was legal. Land so su ...
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Magalloway River
The Magalloway River is a river in northwestern Maine and northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Androscoggin River, which flows to the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine, near the Atlantic Ocean. The total length of the river is , or if the distances across intervening lakes are included. The Magalloway River rises near the extreme northwestern corner of Maine, at the juncture of the West Branch and the Third East Branch of the Magalloway. The river flows south through logging country to Parmachenee Lake, then descends for another to the Aziscohos Lake. Below the lake dam, the Magalloway turns west and descends in to the village of Wilsons Mills, Maine, before once again turning south, now along the New Hampshire–Maine border. The river ends where it joins the outlet of Umbagog Lake, forming the Androscoggin River. Tributaries of the Magalloway include the West Branch, the First, Second, and Third East Branches, the Little Magallowa ...
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Second College Grant, New Hampshire
Second College Grant (also known as the Dartmouth College Grant) is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The area of this township is owned and controlled by Dartmouth College. As of the 2020 census, the grant had a population of one. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, purchases, and townships (which are different from towns) are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). Trails and cabins are available for use by the Dartmouth community, and are maintained by the Dartmouth Outing Club and Dartmouth's Outdoor Programs Office. The DOC maintains three cabins available for rent by DOC members (Peaks, Alder Brook, and Stoddard), and the OPO maintains seven cabins for use by Dartmouth-affiliated individuals and their guests. Many freshmen spend a few days in the grant as part of their freshmen trips just before freshman orientation. The grant is also used for timber prod ...
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Wentworth Location, New Hampshire
Wentworth Location is a township in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 28 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH– VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county that are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited). Wentworth Location will fall within the path of totality during the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024. History The land was sold in 1797 to George Wentworth of Portsmouth and operated as an unorganized "plantation" from 1797 to 1881. It was incorporated as a town from 1881 to 1966, then became an organized township. Geography Wentworth Location is along the border with Maine and north of the town of Errol, east of Dixville. To the north is the Second College Grant. The Magalloway River traverses the southeastern corner, as does New Hampshire Route 16. Mount ...
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Errol, New Hampshire
Errol is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 298 at the 2020 census. It is located north of the White Mountains along Route 16 at its intersection of Route 26. It has a municipal airport with a single, unpaved runway ( airport code ERR). Errol is part of the Berlin, NH– VT micropolitan statistical area. History Errol was granted by Governor John Wentworth to Timothy Ruggles and others in 1774, the name taken from Scotland's James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll. In 1789, proprietors of the Errol grant petitioned the General Court that towns between Conway and Errol be required to pay for "a good connecting road". The legislature approved the measure in 1781, mandating what is today Route 16. A winter trade route to Andover, Maine, was built in 1804, connecting Errol to Portland by what is now Route 26. The first settlers arrived at Errol in 1806, and by 1820 the population was 36. It was incorporated in 1836. Although the soil was con ...
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Upton, Maine
Upton is a town in Oxford County, Maine. The population was 69 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census there were 113 people, 61 households, and 30 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 199 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% White and 1.8% Native American. Of the 61 households 13.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 1.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 50.8% were non-families. 36.1% of households were one person and 18% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.40. The median age in the town was 57.1 years. 10.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 1.8% we ...
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North Oxford, Maine
North Oxford is an unorganized territory in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 16 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 546.2 square miles (1,414.7 km2), of which, 509.6 square miles (1,319.9 km2) of it is land and 36.6 square miles (94.8 km2) of it (6.70%) is water. The territory consists of fifteen townships, which are Riley, Grafton, Andover North Surplus, Andover West Surplus, Township C, C Surplus, Richardsontown, Adamstown, Lower Cupsuptic, Parkertown, Upper Cupsuptic, Lynchtown, Oxbow, Parmachenee, and Bowmantown. The terrain is mountainous with little level ground suitable for raising crops; and the elevation causes frost in June and August leaving a growing season of about 60 days. History of Grafton Grafton, the southernmost township, was the only township to achieve incorporation. The first European settler was James Brown in 1834. ...
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Lincoln Plantation, Maine
Lincoln Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 41 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.4 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles (84.1 km²) of it is land and 4.4 square miles (11.3 km²) of it (11.83%) is water. The southern portion of the Aziscohos Lake reservoir is located in the plantation, along with the Aziscohos Dam on the Magalloway River that impounds the reservoir. Lincoln Plantation is also home to Aziscohos Mountain, whose summit sits at an elevation of . Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 46 people, 24 households, and 19 families residing in the plantation. The population density was 1.4 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 119 housing units at an average density of 3.7 per square mile (1.4/km²). The racial makeup of the plantatio ...
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Poverty Line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult.Poverty Lines – Martin Ravallion, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan The cost of housing, such as the rent for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as a major influence on the poverty line. Individual factors are often used to account for various circumstances, such as whether one is a parent, elderly, a child, married, etc. The poverty threshold may be adjusted annually. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries. In October 20 ...
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Per Capita Income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita income is national income divided by population size. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living. It is usually expressed in terms of a commonly used international currency such as the euro or United States dollar, and is useful because it is widely known, is easily calculable from readily available gross domestic product (GDP) and population estimates, and produces a useful statistic for comparison of wealth between sovereign territories. This helps to ascertain a country's development status. It is one of the three measures for calculating the Human Development Index of a country. Per ...
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Marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is considered a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding. Individuals may marry for several reasons, including legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious purposes. Whom they marry may be influenced by gender, socially determined rules of incest, prescriptive marriage rules, parental choice, and individual desire. In some areas of the world, arrang ...
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White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ...
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