Albion, Maine

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Coordinates: 44°30′49″N 69°26′6″W / 44.51361, -69.435
Albion, Maine
Albion, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Kennebec
Area
- Total	39.5 sq mi (102.3 km²)
- Land	38.9 sq mi (100.6 km²)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,946
- Density	50.1/sq mi (19.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	04910
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-00590
GNIS feature ID	0582317
Website: www.albionme.com

Albion is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,946 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable people born or raised in Albion
4 Other Notable Facts
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.5 square miles (102.3 km²), of which, 38.8 square miles (100.6 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (1.60%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,946 people, 719 households, and 545 families residing in the town. The population density was 50.1 people per square mile (19.3/km²). There were 805 housing units at an average density of 20.7/sq mi (8.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.56% White, 0.05% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 719 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,357, and the median income for a family was $37,574. Males had a median income of $30,868 versus $20,385 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,285. About 8.9% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable people born or raised in Albion

Edward Sturgis Ingraham-Educator and mountaineer who played a role in establishing Mount Rainier National Park.
Elijah P. Lovejoy, (1802-1837), born in Albion, Abolitionist and editor of the Alton Observer, had his printing press destroyed four times, killed when his warehouse was burned, seen as a martyr for the cause. ^[2]
Owen Lovejoy, (1811-1864), brother of Elijah, Congregational Church clergyman, abolitionist, and United States Congressman from Illinois.^[2]

[edit] Other Notable Facts

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Albion was the northern terminus of the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad; a two-foot gauge railroad running north from the seaport of Wiscasset, Maine. The railroad reached Albion in November of 1895, with a goal of eventually extending as far north as Quebec City. After going through bankruptcy, several new owners and a couple of name changes to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, the company finally succumbed to over the road transportation and the depression in 1933.