Tremont, Maine

Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, known to locals as "the quietside."

The villages of Bass Harbor, Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove, and West Tremont are part of the town of Tremont.

1 Geography
2 Notable residents
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.4 square miles (135.7 km²), of which, 16.9 square miles (43.7 km²) of it is land and 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²) of it (67.84%) is water.

[edit] Notable residents

John F. Bickford, Medal of Honor winner
Elaine Guthrie Lorillard, musician
Eleanor Mayo, writer, politician
Ruth Moore, writer

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,529 people, 662 households, and 436 families residing in the town. The population density was 90.7 people per square mile (35.0/km²). There were 1,075 housing units at an average density of 63.8/sq mi (24.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.04% White, 0.33% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 662 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $43,472. Males had a median income of $28,026 versus $21,835 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,420. About 5.0% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.