Editing Baldwin, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Baldwin, Maine
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              =

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| image_caption      = Pequawket Trail {{circa|1906}}
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| image_map          = Cumberland County Maine incorporated and unincorporated areas Baldwin highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland County]] and the state of [[Maine]].
| pushpin_label      = Baldwin
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maine
| pushpin_map        = Maine#USA#North America

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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Maine]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Maine|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = Cornish&nbsp;Station<br>East&nbsp;Baldwin<br>North&nbsp;Baldwin<br>West&nbsp;Baldwin
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| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1802
| named_for          = [[Loammi Baldwin]]

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| area_total_km2     = 94.15
| area_land_km2      = 91.48
| area_water_km2     = 2.67
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.35
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.32
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.03

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1520
| population_density_km2 = 16.6
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 207
| elevation_ft       = 679
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|49|24|N|70|43|27|W|region:US-ME|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 04024 (East Baldwin)<br/>04091 (West Baldwin)
| area_code          = [[Area code 207|207]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 23-02655
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0582338
| website            = {{URL|www.baldwinmaine.org}}
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'''Baldwin''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Cumberland County, Maine]], United States. The population was 1,520 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300502655|title=Census - Geography Profile: Baldwin town, Cumberland County, Maine |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area]].

==History==

First called Flintstown Plantation, it was granted in 1774 by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] to survivors of the [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], [[Massachusetts]], company commanded by Captain John Flint. It replaced a grant of about 1735 which gave them Township No. 3, because when state borders were adjusted in 1741, the town turned out to be in [[New Hampshire]]—present-day [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]]. On June 23, 1802, Flintstown was incorporated as Baldwin, named for Colonel [[Loammi Baldwin]], for whom the [[Baldwin (apple)|Baldwin apple]] was named. [[Sebago, Maine|Sebago]] was set off and incorporated in 1826.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book  | last = Coolidge  | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield  | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge  | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n72 43]–44| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>

The surface of the town is broken, but with soil favorable to [[grain]] and [[hay]]. Baldwin would be noted for its [[orchard]]s, and a factory was established in East Baldwin for drying [[apple]]s. There was also a [[Maize|corn]] factory. Brooks provided [[water power]] for various [[watermill|mills]] which produced board [[lumber]], [[barrel|barrel staves]] and shooks. During times of [[drought]], the Saco Water Power Company could regulate water at Great Falls to run mills down the [[Saco River]] in [[Saco, Maine|Saco]] and in [[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]]. The [[Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad]] followed the Saco River valley for the length of Baldwin.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120713224552/http://history.rays-place.com/me/baldwin-me.htm George J. Varney, ''History of Baldwin, Maine'' (1886)]</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|36.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}  is land and {{convert|1.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> Baldwin is drained by Breakneck Brook and the [[Saco River]].

The town is crossed by state routes [[Maine State Route 5|5]], 107, 113 and 117, and is bordered by [[Sebago, Maine|Sebago]] on the north; [[Standish, Maine|Standish]] on the east; [[Hiram, Maine|Hiram]] on the west; and [[Cornish, Maine|Cornish]] and [[Limington, Maine|Limington]] on the south.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1790= 190
|1800= 370
|1810= 546
|1820= 1120
|1830= 947
|1840= 1134
|1850= 1100
|1860= 1227
|1870= 1101
|1880= 1123
|1890= 932
|1900= 821
|1910= 791
|1920= 700
|1930= 694
|1940= 721
|1950= 725
|1960= 773
|1970= 878
|1980= 1140
|1990= 1219
|2000= 1290
|2010= 1525
|2020= 1520
|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 |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
<gallery>
Image:Great Falls, Saco River, ME.jpg|Great Falls in 1869
Image:Cottage at Dyke Mt. Farm, West Baldwin, ME.jpg|Dyke Mtn. Farm in 1919
Image:Street Scene, East Baldwin, ME.jpg|East Baldwin {{circa|1915}}
</gallery>

===2010 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,525 people, 588 households, and 431 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|43.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 700 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 588 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the town was 42.4 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 32.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,290 people, 493 households, and 385 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|36.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 577 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 493 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $21,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,689.  About 8.2% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Local schools==

* Sacopee Valley Middle School
* Sacopee Valley High School

== Notable people ==
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* [[Isaac W. Dyer]], US District Attorney
* [[Josiah Pierce]], president of the [[Maine Senate]]
* [[Ledell Titcomb]], baseball player
* [[Andrew Clements]], author
* [[Philip Cresey Jr.]], politician

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.baldwinmaine.org Town of Baldwin, Maine]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512073314/http://www.maine.gov/local/cumberland/baldwin/ Maine.gov – Baldwin, Maine]
* [http://www.brown.lib.me.us/ Brown Memorial Library]

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[[Category:Towns in Cumberland County, Maine]]
[[Category:Portland metropolitan area, Maine]]
[[Category:Towns in Maine]]