Burlington is a

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Penobscot County Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot Nation on Wabanakik. As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199. Its county seat is Bangor. The county was established on February 15, 1816, from part ...

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, United States. It is part of the Bangor

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. The population was 373 at the 2020 census.

History

The area was originally known as "Hurd's Ridge," named after the first non-native settler, Tristram Hurd who arrived in 1824. The town of Burlington was incorporated March 8, 1832.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 363 people, 166 households, and 106 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 410 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.4%

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, 0.3% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 166 households, of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were

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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.61. The median age in the town was 50 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 37.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 351 people, 140 households, and 100 families living in the town. The

was 6.5 people per square mile (2.5/km²). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 5.7 per square mile (2.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00%

or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 140 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were

living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males. The median income for a household for females. The

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for the town was $11,573. About 6.5% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

*Alan H. Hawkins. History of Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine from settlement to 1975. Along the Passadumkeag Vol. 1. Augusta, ME: The Kennebec Journal 1977. Pages 1–264 with index. *Alan H. Hawkins, editor. The Mattanawcook Observer: a magazine of local history and genealogy of Lincoln, Maine and surrounding towns. Falmouth Foreside, Me.: The Mattanawcook Observer. Series of three volumes of magazine published from 1982 to 1985.

External links

Town of Burlington official website
{{authority control Towns in Penobscot County, Maine Towns in Maine