Editing Brooklin, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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'''Brooklin''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 827 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300907800|title=Census - Geography Profile: Brooklin town, Hancock County, Maine|access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref>

==History==

Brooklin was originally part the larger town of [[Sedgwick, Maine|Sedgwick]]. Brooklin broke off and formed its own town in 1849. A few weeks later, the name was changed to Brooklin, after the brook line which separated it from Sedgwick. Using pogie [[fish oil|oil]] as a fertilizer, the difficult soil was made productive, and hay became the principal crop. With excellent harbors, however, the main occupations were fishing and seafaring. By 1859, when the population was 1,002, it also had five boot and shoemaking factories, as well as two barrel manufacturers.<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/n106 72]–73| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref> By 1886, the town was noted for producing smoked herring in considerable quantities. Canning lobster had also become an important business.<ref>{{Citation
  | last = Varney
  | first = George J.
  | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Brooklin
  | place = Boston
  | publisher = Russell
  | year = 1886
  | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/brookline-me.htm
  | access-date = March 4, 2010
  | archive-date = March 3, 2016
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192909/http://history.rays-place.com/me/brookline-me.htm
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Street View, Brooklin, ME.jpg|Street view in 1909
Image:Old High School, Brooklin, ME.jpg|Old High School {{circa|1915}}
Image:Redman Cottage, North Brooklin, ME.jpg|Redman Cottage in 1909
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==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|41.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|17.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|23.26|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> Brooklin is situated on the Eggemoggin Reach, Blue Hill Bay and the Benjamin River, which are part of Penobscot Bay.

The town is crossed by [[Maine State Route 175]].

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1850= 1002
|1860= 1043
|1870= 966
|1880= 977
|1890= 1046
|1900= 936
|1910= 936
|1920= 856
|1930= 782
|1940= 656
|1950= 546
|1960= 525
|1970= 598
|1980= 619
|1990= 785
|2000= 841
|2010= 824
|2020= 827
|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>
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===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 824 people, 397 households, and 238 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|46.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 874 housing units at an average density of {{convert|48.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 397 households, of which 19.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.63.

The median age in the town was 52.9 years. 17.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.4% were from 25 to 44; 35.4% were from 45 to 64; and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.3% male and 51.7% 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 841 people, 371 households, and 244 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|46.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 697 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 371 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 33.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,786, and the median income for a family was $46,591. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,704.  About 6.9% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Archaeology==

{{Main|Maine penny}}
An 11th-century Norse coin was (allegedly<ref name="MaineNorsePenny">[http://mediatedcultures.net/phantom/norsepenny.pdf Norse Penny] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206064014/http://mediatedcultures.net/phantom/norsepenny.pdf |date=February 6, 2009 }} - Carpenter, Edmund.</ref>)
found in Brooklin at the site of an excavation of a Native American trading center.  If true this would be the only physical evidence of Nordic settlers having entered the area of what is now the United States.  If not an outright hoax, it is also possible that the coin was brought to the site not directly by Vikings, but rather through trading.

==National Historic Sites==

* [[Beth Eden Chapel]], added August 2, 2001
* [[Brooklin IOOF Hall]], added January 26, 1990
* [[Flye Point 2]], added April 15, 1985
* [[Goddard Site]], added May 7, 1979
* [[E. B. White House]], added September 22, 1986

== Notable people ==
[[File:Rockbound Chapel.jpg|thumb|right|Rockbound Chapel, completed in 1902]]
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* [[John Wesley Powell]], geologist and explorer<ref>
{{cite book
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=IYEhAQAAIAAJ&q=brooklin
|title= John Wesley Powell
|first= James
|last= Aton
|publisher= Boise State University
|year= 1994
|page= 30
|isbn= 9780884301134
}}</ref>
* [[Oswald Veblen]], mathematician, [[geometer]], [[topologist]]
* [[E. B. White]], author of ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'', ''[[The Trumpet of the Swan]]'', and ''[[Stuart Little]]''
* [[James Russell Wiggins]], managing editor of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', United Nations ambassador

==References==

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==Further reading==

* {{cite journal | last = Wright | first = Virginia M. | title = Brooklin: The Boatbuilding Capital of the World | journal = Down East: The Magazine of Maine | issue = September 2009 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.brooklinmaine.com/ Town of Brooklin, Maine]
* [http://www.friendml.org/ Friend Memorial Library]
* [http://www.visitmaine.com/organization/484/sedgwick-brooklin_historical_society_museum/ Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Museum]
* [http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=20765 Photograph of Center Harbor, Brooklin, {{circa|1900}}, from the Maine Memory Network]

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[[Category:Towns in Hancock County, Maine]]
[[Category:Towns in Maine]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Maine]]