Topsfield (Maine)
Topsfield | ||
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Location in Maine
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1832 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Maine | |
County : | Washington County (Maine) | |
Coordinates : | 45 ° 26 ′ N , 67 ° 46 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 234 (as of 2012) | |
Population density : | 1.8 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 143.28 km 2 (approx. 55 mi 2 ) of which 129.73 km 2 (approx. 50 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 131 m | |
Postal code : | 04490 | |
Area code : | +1 207 | |
FIPS : | 23-76895 | |
GNIS ID : | 0582765 |
Topsfield is a small town in Washington County , Maine . In the United States Census 2010 , the population was given as 237.
location
Topsfield is in north Washington County. Brookton is to the north and Codyville to the east . Farrow Lake is in the urban area . There is an Indian reservation in the south. The city can be reached via Highway 1 .
The city has an area of 143.28 km² , of which 129.73 km² is land and 13.55 km² is water.
history
Topsfield was settled in 1832 by Nemeniah Kneeland, who moved from Topsfield, Massachusetts and accordingly gave the city its name. The name was registered on February 24, 1838.
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Bev. | % ± | |
1840 | 188 | - | |
1850 | 268 | 42.6% | |
1860 | 444 | 65.7% | |
1870 | 463 | 4.3% | |
1880 | 440 | −5.0% | |
1890 | 375 | −14.8% | |
1900 | 282 | −24.8% | |
1910 | 259 | −8.2% | |
1920 | 272 | 5.0% | |
1930 | 224 | −17.6% | |
1940 | 221 | −1.3% | |
1950 | 231 | 4.5% | |
1970 | 177 | - | |
1980 | 240 | 35.6% | |
1990 | 235 | −2.1% | |
2000 | 225 | −4.3% | |
2010 | 237 | 5.3% | |
Est. 2014 | 229 | −3.4% | |
US Decennial Census |
The city reached its highest number of inhabitants in 1870 with 463 inhabitants. Since then, the population has dropped to approximately 237 in the last US Census 2010 census . In the 20th century, the population remained roughly constant in the two hundredth range.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Census Bureau Geography: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files Record Layouts. Retrieved December 7, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Geo. J. Varney: History of Topsfield, Maine. In: A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 - US Census Bureau. May 23, 2015, accessed December 7, 2018 .
- ↑ US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services Division: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved December 7, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Community Facts. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .