Montville is a

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Waldo County Waldo County is a county in the state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,607. Its county seat is Belfast. The county was founded on 7 February 1827 from a portion of Hancock County and named after ...

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, United States. The population was 1,020 at the 2020 census.

History

Montville was incorporated on February 18, 1807, and was named for the French word for "mountain town".

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Principle bodies of water are Trues Pond (173 acres), Kingdom Bog (90 acres), Ledge Pond (24 acres) and Mud Pond (15 acres). The town is crossed by state routes SR 220 and SR 3. It borders the towns of Knox to the northeast, Morrill to the east, Searsmont to the southeast,

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to the southwest,

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to the west and

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to the northwest. The Town Office is located on 414 Center Rd. Montville is home to part of Frye Mountain Wildlife Management Area. It is also home to part of

James Dorso (Ruffingham Meadow) WMA The James Dorso Wildlife Management Area, or Ruffingham Meadow, is a Wildlife Management Area in the U.S. state of Maine, located in Searsmont and Montville and formed in the 1950s by damming Bartlett Stream near Maine State Route 3 State Route ...

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,032 people, 433 households, and 294 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 553 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.1%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.4%

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, 0.7% from

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, and 2.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 433 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.6% 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 2.38 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age in the town was 43.6 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,002 people, 391 households, and 279 families living in the town. The

was 23.5 people per square mile (9.1/km). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 11.3 per square mile (4.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.00%

, 0.10%

, 0.10% Native American, 0.10%

, 0.90% from

, and 0.80% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.00% of the population. There were 391 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were

living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,434, and the median income for a family was $37,917. Males had a median income of $25,391 versus $23,583 for females. The

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for the town was $14,112. About 9.9% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the

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, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historic Sites in Montville

Ebenezer Knowlton House The Ebenezer Knowlton House is a historic house on Choate Road in Montville, Maine. Built c. 1827, the property, which includes two period barns, is a well-preserved example of vernacular late Federal period architecture. The property is also n ...

Notable people

Ebenezer Knowlton Ebenezer Knowlton (December 6, 1815 – September 10, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Free Will Baptist minister. Biography Born in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, Knowlton moved with his parents to South Montville, Maine, in 182 ...

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from

Free Will Baptist Free Will Baptists are a group of General Baptist denominations of Christianity that teach free grace, free salvation and free will. The movement can be traced back to the 1600s with the development of General Baptism in England. Its formal est ...

minister, and co-founder of

Bates College Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...

Lewiston, Maine Lewiston (; ; officially the City of Lewiston, Maine) is List of cities in Maine, the second largest city in Maine and the most central city in Androscoggin County, Maine, Androscoggin County. The city lies halfway between Augusta, Maine, August ...

* Carol Weston, state legislator

References

External links

Town of Montville, Maine

Maine Genealogy: Montville, Waldo County, Maine

Maine Office of Tourism
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