Magalloway Plantation was a

plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...

in Oxford County,

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, United States, which de-organized in 2021. The population was 45 at the 2020 census. Part of the

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Located in Coos County, New Hampshire and Oxford County, Maine, Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge is a northern treasure in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The diversity of exceptional habitats provides excellent breeding and foraging areas f ...

is located at its southwest corner.

Geography

According to the

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, 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

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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 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 ...

, and a portion of

Umbagog Lake Umbagog Lake is a wilderness lake located in Coös County, New Hampshire, and Oxford County, Maine. It is one of the most pristine lakes in the state of New Hampshire. It lies in the towns of Errol, New Hampshire, and Upton, Maine, as well as the ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 37 people, 15 households, and 12 families residing in the plantation. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

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%

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. There were 15 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.0% were

married couples 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 t ...

living together, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.83. In the plantation the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 5.4% from 25 to 44, 40.5% from 45 to 64, and 29.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the plantation was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $0 versus $25,833 for females. The

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for the plantation was $16,546. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

External links

Maine Genealogy: Magalloway Plantation, Oxford County, Maine
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