Topsfield (Maine)

Topsfield
Topsfield Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	1832
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Washington County (Maine)
Coordinates :	45 ° 26 ′  N , 67 ° 46 ′  W 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
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
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

1. ↑ US Census Bureau Geography: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files Record Layouts. Retrieved December 7, 2018 (American English). 
2. ^ Geo. J. Varney: History of Topsfield, Maine. In: A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. Retrieved December 7, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 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 . 
4. ↑ US Census Bureau Administration and Customer Services Division: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved December 7, 2018 (American English). 
5. ↑ US Census Bureau: American FactFinder - Community Facts. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .