Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… population of 11, 452; the 1980 census recorded a population of 11,172; the 1990 census recorded a population of 10,767; and the 2000 census…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the highest it had ever been), Surry sent 122 men into the Civil War which significantly impacted the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The years progressed, and, as the population grew, other forms of recreation were found: dance halls, pool rooms, boxing matches, horse racing, a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of the Isles (1901) was built for the Catholic summer help who worked for the wealthy summer families."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… a decrease in demand for ships and a commensurate population decrease; the Federal Census lists Bath with a population of 14,731 in 1920 and 9,110…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Census of 1880 reported that the population of Blue Hill had grown by 507 people over the preceding ten years."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Between 1812 and 1816, the population of New Portland declined when many people left to go out West."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The rapid expansion of the American population during the 1820s and 30s forced the building of new housing."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Other businesses opened to serve the growing population. Jerome and Belle (Smallidge) Knowles opened a law, real estate and insurance office at the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… with its sports teams, even though their student population was always one of the smallest in the large school division."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… War two had a minimizing effect on New Portland's population, as the class sizes tended to go down after those years."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Expansion Text by Karyn Field By 1800, Hampden’s population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"This new school was to serve the population of sub-primary, first and second grade students. EXHIBITS STUDENT CORNER HOME"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… to keep the largest breeders in the lobster population. All egg-bearing females and those with a V-notch cut in a tail flipper must be released."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… of native born citizens, in proportion to its population, than Rumford, and none had more men killed in action or died from wounds.” Rumford sent…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… settlement of Dark Harbor was the least populated. While occupying almost one-quarter of the island’s total acreage, there were only twenty-six…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… use in Passamaquoddy • Census results – 1,430 population 1821 • Twenty smokehouses operating in Lubec – produced 50 to 60 thousand boxes of fish…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… predominately agricultural and slowly fading in population with the advent of electricity and the railroad."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Schools The number of schools grew as the population increased and spread out within the town lines."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… alive in the stories told by an ever-shrinking population of residents who fondly recall a simpler time long ago, on a summer’s day at Riverside…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… the early lightkeepers from the small farming population in North Lubec. The 1899 renovation of the keepers’ house created a duplex with ground…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… mail service and goods for the large tourist population that stayed at hotels and inns of Scarborough and Higgins Beach and Prouts Neck."