Keywords: 1860 Census
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"… factors, heavy Irish and Canadian immigration occurred. The 1830 and 1860 Biddeford census show a rise from 1,995 residents to 9,349 residents."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870
"After an initial drop in census numbers to 3600 in 1860, due to the separation of South Thomaston and Rockland in 1848, the population leveled off…"
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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property
"According to the census reports from the early 19th century, Phebe’s brothers were fishermen and farmers."
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"… of herring came into wide use in Passamaquoddy • Census results – 1,430 population 1821 • Twenty smokehouses operating in Lubec – produced 50 to 60…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn
"and was living in Portland in the 1900 Census with wife Annie and daughter Margaret; a daughter, Ruth, was born in Portland in 1901."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… census recorded a population of 11, 452; the 1980 census recorded a population of 11,172; the 1990 census recorded a population of 10,767; and the…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"Census. In 1896, the island officially became a town. Swan’s Island is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War
"The 1860 Census showed North Yarmouth to have only 209 families; Cumberland’s count was 329. Many of these families depended on farming for their…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… of the town in 1830 more than tripled from the census of 1800 to over 3700; in the coming decade another 1400 individuals would be added."