Hibberts Gore, Maine

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Hibberts Gore (also called Hibberts) is a small unincorporated area located in Lincoln County, Maine, latitude 44.325N longitude -69.427W. As of the 2000 census, one person lived there. Ignored by surveyors who mapped Northern Maine, it remained unincorporated as the state was demarcated.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 External link

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the gore has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.28% is water. The water is primarily wetlands, part of Sheepscot Pond, which is the headwaters of Sheepscot River.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there was one person living there. According to the United States Census Bureau, the gore is one of only four places in the United States to have a population of 1 in that census. The others are Erving's Location, New Hampshire, Lost Springs, Wyoming, and New Amsterdam, Indiana.

[edit] See also

• List of places with fewer than ten residents

[edit] External link

• "Alone in Hibbert's Gore: Woman is alone, far from forlorn in Maine settlement" - reprint of a 2001 article in the Boston Globe