| Roxbury, Maine | |
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| Ellis Pond in 1906 | |
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Roxbury, Maine
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| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Oxford |
| Incorporated | 1835 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.1 sq mi (114.2 km2) |
| • Land | 42.9 sq mi (111.0 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 384 |
| • Density | 9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04275 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-64185 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582702 |
Roxbury is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 384 at the 2000 census. Ellis Pond is popular with recreational fishermen.
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Originally known as Township No. 7, it was first settled about 1809. It was incorporated as a town on March 17, 1835, and named after Roxbury, Massachusetts. Farmers grew hay and raised livestock. Set on an intervale surrounded by the Western Maine Mountains, Roxbury was noted in the 19th century for abundant forests and mineral deposits. The Swift River falls provided water power for watermills, and industries included a sawmill, gristmill, shingle mill and shoe factory. In 1837, the population was 182. By 1859, it had grown to 246. The Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was completed in 1896, carrying freight, tourists and "rusticators" up the Swift River valley through Roxbury to Mooselookmeguntic Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.1 square miles (114.2 km²), of which, 42.9 square miles (111.1 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (2.74%) is water. Roxbury is drained by the Swift River, a tributary of the Androscoggin River. Ellis Pond (also called Roxbury Pond or Silver Lake, a part of which lies in Byron) is in the northwest.
The town is crossed by state routes 17 and 120. It borders the towns of Byron to the northwest, Andover to the southwest, and Rumford, Mexico and Carthage to the south.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 384 people, 165 households, and 119 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.0 people per square mile (3.5/km²). There were 457 housing units at an average density of 10.7 per square mile (4.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.48% White, 0.26% Native American and 0.26% Pacific Islander.
There were 165 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 116.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,750, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,615. About 5.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
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