North Yarmouth, Maine
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| North Yarmouth, Maine | |
  North Yarmouth, Maine
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Cumberland |
| Area | |
| - Total | 21.3 sq mi (55.3 km²) |
| - Land | 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,210 |
| - Density | 151.9/sq mi (58.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04097 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-53860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582642 |
North Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,210 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] North Yarmouth/Yarmouth Confusion
North Yarmouth, despite a similar name, shares no relation with adjacent Yarmouth. Many newcomers to the area figure that North Yarmouth is an area within Yarmouth, but the two are completely different towns. In fact, North Yarmouth is much more associated with Cumberland. The two towns share many departments, as well as organizations and SAD 51, the public school system. Yarmouth, however, operates its own school system. North Yarmouth, incorporated as a town in 1680, was actually the parent town to today's Yarmouth, which was incorporated in 1849 after separating from North Yarmouth.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.3 square miles (55.2 km²), of which, 21.1 square miles (54.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.89%) is water.
[edit] History
The area embracing North Yarmouth, first settled in 1636, was abandoned twice before successful final settlement in 1713. In 1646, William Royall purchased a farm on the river that, since, has borne his name. John Cousins, a few years previous, occupied a neck of land between branches of a stream and owned an island, both now bearing his name. These settlements were established in the vicinity, called by the Wabanakis, as “Wescustogo”. Yarmouth originally constituted the eastern portion of North Yarmouth; the “North” in the name intended to differentiate it from Yarmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod (Maine was then a part of Massachusetts). North Yarmouth was chartered on September 22, 1680, encompassing the area of the present Town of North Yarmouth and the towns of Harpswell (separating off in 1750), Freeport (separating off in 1789), Pownal (separating off from Freeport in 1808), Cumberland (separating off in 1821), and Yarmouth (separating off in 1849).
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,210 people, 1,118 households, and 924 families residing in the town. The population density was 151.9 people per square mile (58.6/km²). There were 1,142 housing units at an average density of 54.0/sq mi (20.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.66% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 1,118 households out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,850, and the median income for a family was $65,000. Males had a median income of $42,986 versus $29,179 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,180. About 0.6% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
- Rufus Anderson, born in North Yarmouth, missionary[2]
- Edward Russell (Maine), Maine secretary of state, brigadier general
[edit] References
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- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who.
