East Machias is a

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in Washington County,

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, United States on the East Machias River. At the 2020 census, the town population was 1,326. It is the home of Washington Academy, a private school founded in 1792.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2014 American Community Survey

As of the 2014

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the largest self-reported ethnic/ancestry groups in the town of East Machias were English at 24.4%, Irish at 15.4%, German at 14.4% and those who identified as being American ancestry at 7.1%.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,368 people, 582 households, and 377 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 845 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.9%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 582 households, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were

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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age in the town was 44.6 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 33.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,298 people, 540 households, and 370 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 776 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.84%

, 0.31% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 0.77% from two or more races. There were 540 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were

living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.89. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $28,073, and the median income for a family was $32,065. Males had a median income of $26,364 versus $19,118 for females. The

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for the town was $13,254. About 12.2% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the

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, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Maj. Gen. John Caldwell, played a central role in the

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* Austin Cary, forester * Samuel Harris, President of

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and later professor at

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* Martha Seavey Hoyt, biographer, newspaper correspondent, and businesswoman * Alfred Stone, architect, founding partner of Stone, Carpenter, and Willson * William Stone, Attorney General of

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References

External links

* {{Coord, 44, 44, 21, N, 67, 23, 24, W, type:city_region:US-ME, display=title Towns in Washington County, Maine