Kingsbury Plantation is a

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, United States. The plantation was named for Judge Sanford Kingsbury, a landowner. As of the 2020 census, the plantation had a total population of 28.

History

The area that now contains the plantation was originally part of the

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and was purchased by Judge Sanford Kingsbury in 1833 for $4,000. Judge Kingsbury built two mills on Kingsbury Pond in 1835, and the area grew quickly enough that on March 22, 1836 it was incorporated as the town of Kingsbury. By the 1880s, the town had a store, hotel, church, and two schoolhouses. In 1886, the town disbanded, and it reorganized as a

in 1887. The reorganization as a plantation was validated by the state legislature in 1895.

Geography

According to the

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, the plantation has a total area of , of which is land and (1.08%) is water. The plantation includes Foss Pond in the north, part of Whetstone Pond in the northeast, and part of Kingsbury Pond in the southwest. The 1,532-ft high Foss Mountain is located in the plantation.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 9 people, 6 households, and 1 family residing in the plantation. The population density was . There were 139 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the plantation was 8

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and 1 from two or more races. There were 6 households, out of which 2 were

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living together and 4 were non-families. 3 households were made up of individuals, and 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.50 and the average family size was 2.00. In the plantation the population was spread out, with 1 between 25 and 44, 3 from 45 to 64, and 5 ages 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years.

References

External links

Kingsbury Plantation Website
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