Baring, Maine
Encyclopedia
Baring Plantation is a plantation
in Washington County
, Maine
, United States
. The population was 273 at the 2000 census. The plantation is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
, the British negotiator of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
which ended the Aroostook War
in 1838-1839.
, the plantation has a total area of 24.1 square miles (62.4 km²), of which, 20.9 square miles (54.1 km²) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it (13.20%) is water.
of 2000, there were 273 people, 113 households, and 81 families residing in the plantation. The population density
was 13.1 people per square mile (5.0/km²). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 7.0 per square mile (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the plantation was 97.80% White, 0.37% African American, 0.37% Native American, and 1.47% from two or more races.
There were 113 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples
living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the plantation the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the plantation was $30,536, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $19,531 for females. The per capita income
for the plantation was $14,083. About 12.5% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those sixty five or over.
Plantation (Maine)
In the U.S. state of Maine, a plantation is a type of minor civil division falling between township and town. The term, as used in this sense in modern times, appears to be exclusive to Maine....
in Washington County
Washington County, Maine
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 32,856. Its county seat is Machias.Sometimes referred to as "Sunrise County" because it is the easternmost county in the United States, and it is often where the rising sun first shines on the 48...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 273 at the 2000 census. The plantation is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton PC was a British politician and financier.-Background:Baring was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, and of Harriet, daughter of William Herring...
, the British negotiator of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies...
which ended the Aroostook War
Aroostook War
The Aroostook War was an undeclared nonviolent confrontation in 1838/1839 between the United States and Great Britain over the international boundary between British North America and Maine. The compromise resolution win a mutually accepted border between the state of Maine and the provinces of...
in 1838-1839.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the plantation has a total area of 24.1 square miles (62.4 km²), of which, 20.9 square miles (54.1 km²) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it (13.20%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 273 people, 113 households, and 81 families residing in the plantation. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 13.1 people per square mile (5.0/km²). There were 146 housing units at an average density of 7.0 per square mile (2.7/km²). The racial makeup of the plantation was 97.80% White, 0.37% African American, 0.37% Native American, and 1.47% from two or more races.
There were 113 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the plantation the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.
The median income for a household in the plantation was $30,536, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $19,531 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the plantation was $14,083. About 12.5% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those sixty five or over.