Kingsbury Plantation, Maine Explained

Official Name:Kingsbury Plantation, Maine
Settlement Type:Plantation
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maine
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Piscataquis
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:115.6
Area Land Km2:114.3
Area Water Km2:1.2
Area Total Sq Mi:44.6
Area Land Sq Mi:44.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:28
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:270
Elevation Ft:886
Coordinates:45.15°N -69.5975°W
Postal Code:04479
Area Code:207
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:23-37095
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0582543

Kingsbury Plantation is a plantation in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The plantation was named for Judge Sanford Kingsbury, a landowner.[1] As of the 2020 census, the plantation had a total population of 28.[2]

History

The area that now contains the plantation was originally part of the Bingham Purchase and was purchased by Judge Sanford Kingsbury in 1833 for $4,000.[3] Judge Kingsbury built two mills on Kingsbury Pond in 1835,[4] and the area grew quickly enough that on March 22, 1836 it was incorporated as the town of Kingsbury.[5] By the 1880s, the town had a store, hotel, church, and two schoolhouses. In 1886, the town disbanded, and it reorganized as a plantation in 1887. The reorganization as a plantation was validated by the state legislature in 1895.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of 44.6sqmi, of which 44.1sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.08%) is water. The plantation includes Foss Pond in the north, part of Whetstone Pond in the northeast, and part of Kingsbury Pond in the southwest. The 1,532-ft high Foss Mountain is located in the plantation.[6]

Demographics

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 9 people, 6 households, and 1 family residing in the plantation. The population density was 0.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 139 housing units at an average density of 3.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the plantation was 8 White and 1 from two or more races.

There were 6 households, out of which 2 were married couples living together and 4 were non-families. 3 households were made up of individuals, and 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.50 and the average family size was 2.00.

In the plantation the population was spread out, with 1 between 25 and 44, 3 from 45 to 64, and 5 ages 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years.

External links

45.1194°N -69.6492°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile for Kingsbury, Maine. ePodunk. 2010-05-07.
  2. Web site: Census - Geography Profile: Kingsbury plantation, Piscataquis County, Maine. January 9, 2022.
  3. Web site: History . Kingsbury Plantation . June 24, 2020.
  4. Book: Varney . George Jones . A Gazetteer of the State of Maine . December 31, 1881 . B. B. Russell . Boston . 303 .
  5. Web site: Kingsbury . Maine: An Encyclopedia . June 24, 2020.
  6. Web site: Foss Mountain . Peakery.com . June 24, 2020.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.