Editing Dedham, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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'''Dedham''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 1,648 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300916935|title=Census - Geography Profile: Dedham town, Hancock County, Maine|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> The town includes the site of a [[Cold War]] airplane crash on Bald Mountain.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|44.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|39.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|5.05|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>

The small village corporation of Lucerne-in-Maine lies in a summer resort area along Phillips Lake near the center of the town. It is part of Dedham but has limited taxing and regulatory authority separate from the town's. The Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corp. was established in 1927 to give part-time residents a voice in how the village was run. In 2017 the village considered dissolving,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/lucerne-considers-dissolving-becoming-part-dedham/ | title = Lucerne considers dissolving, becoming part of Dedham | first = David | last = Roza | date = September 21, 2017 | access-date = September 21, 2017 | publisher = The Ellsworth American }}</ref> but continues as a quasi-municipal corporation {{as of |January 2025 |lc= yes}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dedhamme.org/index.asp?SEC=2CCF7E26-5C86-4C0A-BBA3-A05D4FEB2723 |title= Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation |access-date= January 6, 2025 }}</ref>

==History==
Dedham, Maine, was named after [[Dedham, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ| title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n101 102]}}</ref>

===1961 F-101 Voodoo crash===
[[File:McDonnell F-101 Voodoo.jpg|thumb|left|F-101B fighter similar to the one which crashed on Bald Mountain]]

Two [[McDonnell F-101 Voodoo]] fighters of the [[75th Fighter Squadron]] were [[scrambling (military)|scrambled]] from [[Dow Air Force Base]] on the night of April 11, 1961, to intercept an unidentified aircraft approaching the United States. [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment|SAGE]] identified the incoming aircraft as a [[Strategic Air Command]] bomber shortly after the fighters were airborne. The fighters' return to Dow was complicated by a light spring rainstorm, creating an icy runway under a 500-foot cloud ceiling. Dow's [[tactical air navigation system]] glide slope function was temporarily disabled after the first aircraft landed. The second aircraft was cleared to descend to 2,200 feet, using a two-dimensional [[radar]] approach, when it hit Bald Mountain at an elevation of 1,200 feet. Both crewmen in the second aircraft were killed. Investigators concluded the airfield elevation had been incorrectly set on the aircraft altimeter, creating a 1000-foot error unrecognized when aircrew acknowledged only the last two digits of altimeter readings in radio transmissions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mewreckchasers.com/f101bd1.html|title=F-101B VOODOO 57-401 APRIL 11, 1961 BALD MOUNTAIN, DEDHAM|publisher=Peter Noddin|access-date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 455
|1850= 546
|1860= 495
|1870= 448
|1880= 406
|1890= 366
|1900= 327
|1910= 353
|1920= 286
|1930= 279
|1940= 293
|1950= 374
|1960= 438
|1970= 522
|1980= 841
|1990= 1229
|2000= 1422
|2010= 1681
|2020= 1648
|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 1,681 people, 702 households, and 491 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|42.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% (1,640) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% (6) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% (8)[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% (10) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% (3) from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% (13) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.8% (13) of the population.

There were 702 households, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the town was 46.2 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 40.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.5% male and 48.5% 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 1,422 people, 564 households, and 412 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|36.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 564 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,917, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $35,052 versus $29,028 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,975.  About 3.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

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==External links==
*[http://www.dedhamme.org Town website]

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[[Category:Towns in Hancock County, Maine]]
[[Category:Towns in Maine]]