Oxbow, officially Oxbow North and Township 9 Range 6, is an unincorporated township in
Aroostook County
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Maine
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. The population was 66 at the
2010 census.
As of 2016, the population was estimated to be 50.
History
Oxbow was first settled in 1842 by Elias and Samuel Hayden, who had previously resided in
Somerset County, Maine
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History
Somerset County was established on March 1, 1809 from portions of Kennebec Cou ...
. More settlers came to set up farms and mills, which spurred residents to incorporate as Oxbow Plantation in 1870. In 1994, an attempt to deorganize was defeated by a vote of 21–9.
[ In November 2015, Oxbow residents voted unanimously to deorganize, which was largely driven by a need to lower property tax rates.]Maine Legislature
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voted to accept the town's attempt to deorganize.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.22%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census
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population density
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was 1.5 people per square mile (0.6/km2). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 2.2 per square mile (0.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White
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. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 29 households, out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples
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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.20.
In the township, the population was spread out, with 8.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 32.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
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for the township was $15,247. There were 18.2% of families and 21.6% of the population living below the poverty line
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, including 50.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
References
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Populated places disestablished in 2017
Populated places in Aroostook County, Maine
Former towns in Maine