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{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Cary, Maine |settlement_type = Township |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> ||pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = Aroostook County Maine incorporated and unincorporated areas Cary highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Cary, Maine |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Maine]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Maine|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 48.6 |area_land_km2 = 48.6 |area_water_km2 = 0 |area_total_sq_mi = 18.8 |area_land_sq_mi = 18.8 |area_water_sq_mi = 0 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 218 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 137 |elevation_ft = 449 |coordinates = {{coord|45|59|43|N|67|51|43|W|region:US-ME|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 04471 |area_code = [[Area code 207|207]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 23-11020 |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 582394 |website = |footnotes = }} '''Cary''' is an unorganized township and former plantation in [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]], [[Maine]], United States, and is part of the unorganized territory of [[South Aroostook, Maine]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], it had a population of 218.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2300311020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142547/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2300311020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cary plantation, Aroostook County, Maine |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> ==History== Cary was settled in 1824. It was organized as Plantation Number 11, Range 1 on June 30, 1859; this organization was made official by the legislature on February 21, 1878. It was organized as Cary Plantation on January 27, 1883; this organization was made official by the legislature on March 5, 1895.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Genealogist's Address Book: State and Local Resources|last=Bentley|first=Elizabeth Petty|year=2009|publisher=Genealogical Publishing}}</ref> In July 2015, Cary Plantation residents began a plan to {{Not a typo|deorganize}} and become residents of the Maine Unorganized Territory.<ref name="Cyr">{{cite news |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2015/07/31/news/aroostook/cary-plantation-moves-forward-with-plan-to-dissolve-town/ |title=Cary Plantation moves forward with plan to dissolve town |last=Cyr |first=Joseph |date=July 31, 2015 |work=[[Bangor Daily News]] |access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bidgood">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/us/in-maine-local-control-is-a-luxury-fewer-towns-can-afford.html?emc=eta1/ |title=In Maine, Local Control Is a Luxury Fewer Towns Can Afford |last=Bidgood |first=Jess |date=January 16, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=18 January 2016}}</ref> However, in March 2016, the Maine Legislature rejected the plantation's application, citing the financial burden {{Not a typo|deorganization}} would add to the remaining municipalities in Aroostook County.<ref name="Higgins">{{cite news |url=http://news.mpbn.net/post/officials-fear-domino-effect-aroostook-county-towns-try-deorganize |title=Officials Fear Domino Effect as Aroostook County Towns Try to Deorganize |last=Higgins |first=AJ |publisher=[[Maine Public Broadcasting Network]] |access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> On October 3, 2017, residents again voted to deorganize, this time by a vote of 85 to 6, citing their rapidly increasing tax burden.<ref>[https://thecounty.me/2017/10/03/news/cary-plantation-residents-again-vote-to-move-forward-with-deorganization-attempt/ Cary Plantation residents again vote to move forward with deorganization attempt]</ref> The state legislature accepted their second deorganization proposal with an act that became law on April 21, 2018.<ref name="bill">[https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0560&item=3&snum=128 An Act Authorizing the Deorganization of Cary Plantation]</ref> On November 6, 2018, Cary residents voted to confirm the plantation's deorganization by a vote of 105 to 4.<ref>[https://bangordailynews.com/2018/11/08/news/aroostook/cary-residents-pass-final-deorganization-vote-2/ Cary residents pass final deorganization vote]</ref> Cary became part of Maine's Unorganized Territory on July 1, 2019.<ref name="bill"/> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|48.6|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |deleted=yes |1890= 390 |1900= 400 |1910= 340 |1920= 327 |1930= 241 |1940= 287 |1950= 278 |1960= 208 |1970= 184 |1980= 229 |1990= 235 |2000= 217 |2010= 218 |estyear=2019 |estimate=291 |estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US2300311020&tid=ACSST5Y2019.S0101|title=S0101: Age and Sex - Cary plantation, Aroostook County, Maine|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref> |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> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 217 people, 90 households, and 66 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|11.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 126 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 96.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.84% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 0.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 90 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.75. In the township the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $29,500, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $15,172. About 9.1% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of those under the age of 18 and 17.5% of those 65 or over. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Aroostook County, Maine}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2019]] [[Category:Populated places in Aroostook County, Maine]] [[Category:Former municipalities in Maine]]
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