Lincoln Plantation is a

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in Oxford County,

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, United States. It contains the village of Wilson's Mills. The population was 41 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the plantation has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95.4 km), of which 32.5 square miles (84.1 km) is land and 4.4 square miles (11.3 km) (11.83%) is water. The southern portion of the

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reservoir is located in the plantation, along with the Aziscohos Dam on the Magalloway River that impounds the reservoir. Lincoln Plantation is also home to Aziscohos Mountain, whose summit sits at an elevation of .

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 46 people, 24 households, and 19 families residing in the plantation. The

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was . There were 119 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the plantation was 100.00%

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. There were 24 households, out of which 4.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were

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living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 20.8% 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 1.92 and the average family size was 2.11. In the plantation the population was spread out, with 2.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 8.7% from 25 to 44, 56.5% from 45 to 64, and 26.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males. The median income for a household in the plantation was $26,750, and the median income for a family was $31,563. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $12,500 for females. The

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for the plantation was $17,376. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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References

External links

Maine Genealogy: Lincoln Plantation, Oxford County, Maine
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