Editing Argyle, Maine

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'''Argyle''' is an [[Unincorporated area#U.S. Census Bureau|unorganized territory]] (township) in [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 255 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2301901500| title=Census - Geography Profile: Argyle UT, Penobscot County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the unorganized territory has a total area of 26.7&nbsp;square miles (69.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.  It is located by the [[Penobscot River]], to the north of [[Orono, Maine|Orono]] and [[Old Town, Maine|Old Town]].

==Notable people==
[[Solomon Gilman Comstock]] (1842-1933); was born in Argyle and moved to [[Minnesota]], where he became a [[List of United States representatives from Minnesota|U.S. congressman]] (1889–91).  He died in [[Moorhead, Minnesota]]

[[Philip Foster]] (1805-1884), noteworthy early pioneer of [[Oregon]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 326
|1840= 527
|1850= 338
|1860= 379
|1870= 307
|1880= 285
|1890= 263
|1900= 320
|1910= 233
|1920= 170
|1930= 120
|1940= 128
|1950= 133
|1960= 128
|1970= 155
|1980= 225
|1990= 202
|2000= 253
|2010= 277
|2020= 255
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 253 people, 95 households, and 64 families residing in the unorganized territory.  The population density was {{convert|9.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 124 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 95.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.95% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 0.40% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]].

There were 95 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|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.

==References==
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{{Penobscot County, Maine}}

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[[Category:Unorganized territories in Maine]]
[[Category:Populated places in Penobscot County, Maine]]