Official Name: | Argyle, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Unorganized territory |
Pushpin Map: | Maine |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maine |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Penobscot |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 69.2 |
Area Land Km2: | 69.2 |
Area Water Km2: | 0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.7 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.7 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 255 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 59 |
Elevation Ft: | 194 |
Coordinates: | 45.0542°N -68.6722°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 04468 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 23-01500 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2378257 |
Argyle is an unorganized territory (township) in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 census.[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 26.7 square miles (69.2 km2), all land. It is located by the Penobscot River, to the north of Orono and Old Town.
Solomon Gilman Comstock (1842-1933); was born in Argyle and moved to Minnesota, where he became a U.S. congressman (1889–91). He died in Moorhead, Minnesota
Philip Foster (1805-1884), noteworthy early pioneer of Oregon.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 253 people, 95 households, and 64 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 9.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 124 housing units at an average density of 4.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 95.65% White, 3.95% Native American and 0.40% Asian.
There were 95 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the unorganized territory the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males.
The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $35,714, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the unorganized territory was $14,359. About 5.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.4% of those 65 or over.