Sagadahoc County

Sagadahoc County Courthouse in Bath
administration
US state :	Maine
Administrative headquarters :	Bath
Foundation :	1854
Demographics
Residents :	35,293  (2010)
Population density :	53.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	959 km²
Water surface :	301 km²
map
Website : www.sagcounty.com

Sagahadoc County is a county in the state of Maine in the United States . The administrative seat, Shire Town , is Bath . It is the smallest county in Maine by area. Its name comes from the name of the Indians who used to live here for the lower reaches of the Kennebec River , which flows through the county.

geography

According to the US Census Bureau , the county has a total area of ​​959 square kilometers. 301 square kilometers, or 31.41 percent, are water areas. The county is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Kennebec County , Lincoln County , Cumberland County, and Androscoggin County .

history

56 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 11, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	21,790		-
1870	18.803		-13.7%
1880	19,272		2.5%
1890	19,452		0.9%
1900	20,330		4.5%
1910	18,574		-8.6%
1920	23,021		23.9%
1930	16,927		-26.5%
1940	19.123		13%
1950	20,911		9.3%
1960	22,793		9%
1970	23,452		2.9%
1980	28,795		22.8%
1990	33,535		16.5%
2000	35.214		5%
2010	35,293		0.2%
Before 1900; 1900-1990; 2000 + 2010

As of the 2000 census , the county had 35,214 people. There were 14,117 households and 9,641 families. The population density was 54 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.49% White, 0.92% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, and 0.38% other races Groups; 1.21% were from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,117 households, 33.20% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 54.60% were married couples living together, 9.60% were single mothers. 31.70% were not families. 25.20% are single households and 9.30% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

Age pyramid of Sagadahoc County (as of 2000)

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.80% of residents under 18 years of age, 6.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 30.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.90% between 45 and 64 years of age 12.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 41,908 , and the median income for a family is $ 49,714. Males had a median income of $ 34,039 versus $ 24,689 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,378. 8.60% of the population and 6.90% of families are below the poverty line. 12.20% of these were under 18 years of age and 6.40% were 65 years of age or older.

The McCobb-Hill-Minott House , listed on the NRHP with the number 77000083

The Seguin Island Light Station , listed in the NRHP with the number 77000084

cities and communes

Penobscot County is divided into ten administrative units: a City and New Towns . The former town of Perkins is now uninhabited and an Unorganized Territory .

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding
Arrowsic	Town	427	28.0	20.1	21.3	March 2, 1841
Bath ( County Seat )	City	8,514	34.2	23.6	250	February 17, 1881
Bowdoin	Town	3,061	112.9	112.6	27.2	March 21, 1788
Bowdoinham	Town	2,889	101.5	89.1	32.4	0September 19, 1762
Georgetown	Town	1,042	167.2	48.1	21.7	June 13, 1716
Phippsburg	Town	2,216	184.4	74.0	29.9	January 26, 1814
Richmond	Town	3,411	81.7	78.8	43.4	February 10, 1823
Topsham	Town	8,784	92.2	83.4	105.3	January 31, 1764
West Bath	Town	1,877	38.9	30.8	60.9	February 14, 1844
Woolwich	Town	3,072	107.7	90.9	33.8	October 20, 1759

Census-designated places

(Population: 2010 Census)

• Bowdoinham (CDP) (2,889 inhabitants)
• Richmond (CDP) (1,940 inhabitants)
• Topsham (CDP) (5,931 inhabitants)

Unorganized Territory

• Perkins (Swan Island)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 581297. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
6. ↑ ^{a b} Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
7. ^ Official website of the Maine administration
8. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder

Web links

Commons : Sagadahoc County, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 55 ′  N , 69 ° 50 ′  W