Editing Ellsworth, Maine

{{short description|City in Maine, United States}}
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| name               = Ellsworth, Maine
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| image_skyline      = Bridge atop the Union River in Ellsworth, ME IMG_2396.JPG
| image_caption      = Bridge over the [[Union River (Maine)|Union River]] in downtown Ellsworth
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Maine|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = Ellsworth&nbsp;Falls<br />North&nbsp;Ellsworth<br />West&nbsp;Ellsworth
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[City manager]]
| leader_name        = Matthew Williams <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ellsworthmaine.gov/government/city-manager/ |title=Ellsworth City Manager - City of Ellsworth, Maine |website=ellsworthmaine.gov |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110213703/https://www.ellsworthmaine.gov/government/city-manager/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| leader_title1      = Police Chief
| leader_name1       = Troy Bires
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1763
| established_title1 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date1  = February 26, 1800
| established_title2 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date2  = February 8, 1869
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_23.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=April 8, 2022 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110213700/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_23.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 243.25
| area_land_km2      = 205.35
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| area_land_sq_mi    = 79.29
| area_water_sq_mi   = 14.63
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 8399
| population_density_km2 = 40.90
| population_density_sq_mi = 105.93
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
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| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 33
| elevation_ft       = 108
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 04605
| area_code          = [[Area code 207|207]]
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}}

[[Image:Downtown Ellsworth, ME IMG 2398.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Traffic alongside the Camden National Bank downtown; Ellsworth is now the fastest growing city in the state of [[Maine]].]]
[[File:The Grand in Ellsworth, Maine.jpg|thumb|alt=The neon lights of The Grand's marquee light up Main St. in downtown Ellsworth, Maine at dusk.|The neon lights of The Grand's marquee light up Main Street in downtown Ellsworth, Maine at dusk.]]
[[Image:Ellsworth American newspaper, Ellsworth, ME IMG 2402.JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[The Ellsworth American|The ''Ellsworth American'']] newspaper has operated since 1851.]]
[[File:Indian Point Preserve Trail, Ellsworth, ME IMG 2357.JPG|200px|right|thumb|A glimpse of Indian Point Preserve Trail, a rural enclave in Ellsworth]]

'''Ellsworth''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Hancock County, Maine]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31}}</ref> The [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]] determined it had a population of 8,399.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2323200 |title=Census - Geography Profile: Ellsworth city, Maine |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110213703/https://data.census.gov/akam/13/6c19a84c |url-status=live }}</ref> Named after [[Founding Fathers of the United States|United States Founding Father]] [[Oliver Ellsworth]], it contains historic buildings and other points of interest, and is close to [[Acadia National Park]].

==History==

According to the history of the [[Passamaquoddy]] people, the Ellsworth area was originally inhabited by members of the Passamaquoddy and [[Penobscot people|Penobscot]] tribes: "Both groups speak closely related [[Algonquian languages]], although [[anthropologist]]s generally group the Passamaquoddies [[Linguistics|linguistically]] with the [[Maliseet]]s and the Penobscots with the [[Abenaki]]s." [https://web.archive.org/web/20070501114844/http://www.passamaquoddy.com/history.htm History]

George J. Varney, in the "Hancock County, Maine" section of his ''Gazetteer of the State of Maine'', published in [[Boston]] in 1886, wrote:
{{blockquote|The first European who made definite mention of the [[Penobscot Bay]] and river, which wash its western side, was [[Thevet]], a French [[explorer]], in 1556. [[Martin Pring]] and Captain Weymouth, the [[English people|English]] explorers, sailed along its shores in 1603 and 1605, and DeMonts, the Frenchman, explored some portions of the coast in 1604 and 1605. There is a tradition that Rosier, the historian of Weymouth's expedition, explored [[Deer Isle, Maine|Deer Island thoroughfare]], making a halt at the bold promontory in [[Brooksville, Maine|Brooksville]], known as Cape Rosier. They found the county occupied by a tribe of Indians, who with those on Passamaquoddy waters, were noted for their long journeys in [[canoe]]s; whence the general name for these Indians, Etechmins. DeMonts claimed the country in the name of the [[King of France]] in the true [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] style, setting up a cross and calling the country "[[Acadia|Acadie]]." By this name it continued to be known until the [[Fall of Quebec|capture of Quebec]] by General [[James Wolfe]] in 1759. When Weymouth came in 1605, he also claimed the country in the name of his King, [[James I of England]]. Thus the two leading powers of Europe became adverse claimants of the soil of Hancock County, and the wars these claims occasioned kept the county an almost unbroken wilderness during the provincial history of Maine.}}
It is likely that the French who founded a colony at [[Somes Sound]] on [[Mount Desert Island]] in 1613, under the patronage of Madame de [[Guercheville]], explored the Ellsworth area and what is now the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of the [[Union River (Maine)|Union River]]. Varney believes that there were French settlements of some kind or another as close to Ellsworth as [[Trenton, Maine|Trenton]], Oak Point, Newbury Neck and [[Surry, Maine|Surry]].

The Ellsworth area was disputed between the English and the French throughout the 17th century and well into the 18th century, occasioning intermittent warfare which was known to the English as the [[French and Indian Wars]]. Native American inhabitants may have converted to [[Roman Catholic]]ism and fought with the French against the British until the fall of Quebec City to the British in 1759. After the 1763 signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]] by the governments of the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]], Ellsworth became part of the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]].

The modern history of Ellsworth begins with the settlement of the Union River area around 1763 by a party of English led by entrepreneurs [[Benjamin Milliken]] and Benjamin Joy, from present-day southern Maine and [[New Hampshire]], who intended to build [[dam]]s and [[sawmill]]s to exploit the area's [[timber]] and [[water power]]. They applied for grants offered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to encourage settlement of the Hancock County area. Historian Albert H. Davis in his ''History of Ellsworth, Maine'', published in [[Lewiston, Maine]], in 1927, relates what is known of this early expedition and points to the northern end of the present Water Street, just to the south of the present bridge across the Union River, as the site of the earlier crude buildings erected by the pioneers.

George J. Varney describes the process of land grants by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
{{blockquote|The first grants of land in the county were six townships, each six miles square, between the rivers Penobscot and Union (then known as the Donaqua), which were granted to David Marsh et al., by the [[Massachusetts General Court|General Court of Massachusetts]], upon conditions, one of which was that they should settle each township with 60 [[Protestant]] families within six years. These grants were No. 1, [[Bucksport, Maine|Bucksport]]; 2, [[Orland, Maine|Orland]]; 3, [[Penobscot, Maine|Penobscot]]; 4, [[Sedgwick, Maine|Sedgwick]]; 5, [[Blue Hill, Maine|Blue Hill]]; and 6, Surry. Six other townships east of the Union River were granted on the same terms; three of which are in this county, viz.: No. 1, Trenton, granted to Eben Thorndike, et al.; 2, [[Sullivan, Maine|Sullivan]], to David Bean, et al.; and 3, Mount Desert (Island) to [[Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet|Governor Bernard]]. The surveys were made by Samuel Livermore; and as there were three of the townships on each side of the river, it gave rise to the name which the stream now bears.}}
In 1773 the first [[schooner]] was built at Ellsworth. This was the Susan and Abigail, named after daughters of the two most prominent citizens, [[American Loyalist]] [[Benjamin Milliken]] and Benjamin Joy. The vessel carried pine [[roof shingles|shingles]] and oak [[barrel|staves]] in annual voyages to the [[West Indies]]. In the years up to the beginning of the 20th century, many schooners of various sizes were built in Ellsworth [[shipyard]]s along the Union River.

Albert Davis records that in the latter part of the 18th century, Ellsworth was known as the Union River Settlement and was adjacent to the settlements of Surry (to the east) and Trenton (to the south). Later it was organized as Plantation No. 7 and at times called Bowdoin and New Bowdoin. In 1798 the inhabitants petitioned to be incorporated under the name Sumner. That name having been already taken by a settlement in present-day [[Oxford County, Maine]], the town was incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1800 as Ellsworth, named for [[Oliver Ellsworth]], the [[Connecticut]] delegate to the 1787 National Convention that was then working on a [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] for the new [[United States|United States of America]], and later the third [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice of the Supreme Court]]. Oliver Ellsworth is thought to be first to suggest the name "United States of America".

Davis reports that in the late 1770s, there were British raids on the Union River Settlement, with attempts to appropriate local [[cattle]]. However, there were no formal battles in the Ellsworth area during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].

In 1838, Ellsworth became the county seat of Hancock County, replacing [[Castine, Maine|Castine]]. The 1838 county buildings still stand, west of the Union River, on Bridge Hill.

In 1859, when the town's population was 4,009, industries included nine sawmills, two [[gristmill]]s, one [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]], one [[carding]] machine, one [[pottery]] maker, eight [[brickmaking|brickyards]], thirteen [[shipbuilder]]s, five [[Bucket|pail]] factories, two edge tool factories, one [[carriage]] manufacturer and eight box-making establishments.<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/n152 118]–120 |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ |quote=coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.}}</ref>

Between 1860 and 1865, Ellsworth sent 653 soldiers to fight in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], according to historian Albert Davis. This was at a time when there were only 847 (male) voters in the area. Military training was held in front of the county buildings on Bridge Hill, west of the Union River, at the site of the present Civil War Monument.

In 1869, Ellsworth was incorporated as a city by the [[Maine State Legislature|Maine Legislature]]. The first City Hall was Hancock Hall, which stood at the corner of Main Street and School Street. It was destroyed by the Great Ellsworth Fire of 1933.

In 1888, electricity was introduced into the Ellsworth area.

The disputed city elections in 1896 resulted in the appointment of two separate Ellsworth police forces, each of which threatened to arrest the other.

Work on the Ellsworth [[hydro-electric dam]] began in 1907, at the site of one of the original [[Benjamin Milliken]] Union River dams. This led to the creation of the present Leonard's Lake just north of the city.

Ellsworth's first disaster of the 20th century was the Great Flood of 1923. A spring [[freshet]] rushed over the dam and carried off the metal Union River Bridge, along with many buildings along the river, such as the Dirigo Theater, the [[Foundry]] and many [[wharf|wharves]] and [[warehouse]]s. This event marked the end of Ellsworth's prominence as a [[shipping]] center. The present concrete bridge was finished in 1924.

The Great Fire of 1933 destroyed most of Ellsworth's downtown [[commercial district]], on the east side of the Union River. New buildings were built in brick, mainly in [[Art Deco]] style. The unique Ellsworth City Hall dates from this period. Many old houses outside the business district survived the [[conflagration]].

The 1960s and 1970s saw the development of an Ellsworth [[business district]] on High Street, which is the direct route to and from [[Bar Harbor, Maine|Bar Harbor]] and [[Acadia National Park]]. This area is now the largest shopping district in Hancock County, with several [[shopping center]]s and many large stores, stretching nearly to the Ellsworth-Trenton boundary.

===Postcards of Ellsworth===

<gallery>
File:The Black House, Ellsworth, ME.jpg|[[Black Mansion|Col. John Black House]], built 1824–1827 after a pattern book design by [[Asher Benjamin]]; now part of Woodlawn Museum.
File:View of Street from Hotel, Ellsworth, ME.jpg|Street scene {{circa|1905}}
File:High Street, Ellsworth, ME.jpg|High Street in 1907
File:View of Main Street, Ellsworth, ME.jpg|View of Main Street in 1907.
File:Main Street, Ellsworth, ME.jpg|Main Street in 1910.
File:Public Library, Ellsworth, ME.jpg|Ellsworth Public Library
</gallery>

==Geography==

Ellsworth is located at 44°34'20" North, 68°28'34" West (44.572223, −68.476039).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-04-23 |date=2011-02-12 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-date=2019-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{cvt|93.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{cvt|79.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{cvt|14.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref> Located at the [[head of navigation]], Ellsworth is drained by the [[Union River (Maine)|Union River]]. Ellsworth Falls is the location of the [[Agassiz Bedrock Outcrop|Agassiz Outcrop]] [http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/bedrock/sites/jan04.htm Maine Geological Survey: Maine ACF], a [[National Historic Landmark]], notable for its early recognition as evidence of [[glaciation]].

The city is served by [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|U.S. Route 1]] and [[U.S. Route 1A]], in addition to state routes [[Maine State Route 3|3]], [[Maine State Route 172|172]], [[Maine State Route 179|179]], [[Maine State Route 180|180]], [[Maine State Route 184|184]] and [[Maine State Route 230|230]].

===Neighboring cities and towns===

{{Geographic Location
|width = auto
|Centre = Ellsworth
|North = [[Otis, Maine|Otis]]
|Northeast = [[Mariaville, Maine|Mariaville]] 
|East = [[Hancock, Maine|Hancock]] 
|Southeast = [[Trenton, Maine|Trenton]]
|South = [[Surry, Maine|Surry]]
|Southwest = [[Penobscot, Maine|Penobscot]]
|West = [[Orland, Maine|Orland]]
|Northwest = [[Dedham, Maine|Dedham]]
|image = 
}}

===Climate===
Ellsworth has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfb'') of the warm summer type. As much of [[Maine]] winters are harsh and snowy throughout the season, even being at latitudes similar to [[southern France]], such discrepancies are due to the western patterns and the [[Labrador Current]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/maine/ellsworth-141872/ |title=Ellsworth climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Ellsworth weather averages - Climate-Data.org |website=en.climate-data.org |access-date=2019-02-20 |archive-date=2023-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110213705/https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/united-states-of-america/maine/ellsworth-141872/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Seager |first1=R. |last2=Battisti |first2=D. S. |last3=Yin |first3=J. |last4=Gordon |first4=N. |last5=Naik |first5=N. |last6=Clement |first6=A. C.|author-link6=Amy C. Clement |last7=Cane |first7=M. A. |date=2002 |title=Is the Gulf Stream responsible for Europe's mild winters? |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society |language=en |volume=128 |issue=586 |pages=2563–2586 |doi=10.1256/qj.01.128 |bibcode=2002QJRMS.128.2563S |s2cid=8558921 |issn=1477-870X|citeseerx=10.1.1.733.3488 }}</ref> In places to the northwest of the city, as around Branch Lake, the USDA hardiness zone is 5a, while in the [[urban area]] it is 5b, as is much of the state's coastline.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/hardiness-zones-for-ellsworth-maine |title=Ellsworth, Maine Hardiness Zones |website=www.plantmaps.com |access-date=2019-02-20 |archive-date=2023-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110213716/https://www.plantmaps.com/hardiness-zones-for-ellsworth-maine |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800=227
|1810=614
|1820=892
|1830=1385
|1840=2263
|1850=4009
|1860=4658
|1870=5257
|1880=5052
|1890=4804
|1900=4297
|1910=3549
|1920=3058
|1930=3557
|1940=3911
|1950=3936
|1960=4444
|1970=4603
|1980=5179
|1990=5975
|2000=6456
|2010=7741
|2020=8399
|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 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717060613/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
[[File:Ellsworth city hall steve.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ellsworth City Hall (1935)]]
[[File:L. L. Bean Outlet in Ellsworth, ME IMG 2488.JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[L.L. Bean]] Outlet in Ellsworth]]
[[Image:First congregational church of Ellsworth steve.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Ellsworth Congregational Church|First Congregational Church of Ellsworth]] is a [[United Church of Christ]] congregation.]]

===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=2012-11-23 |archive-date=2021-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> of 2010, there were 7,741 people, 3,305 households, and 2,048 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{cvt|97.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,240 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|53.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 3,305 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.0% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12% 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 2.81.

The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
In the 2000 [[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 |archive-date=2021-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 6,456 people, 2,755 households, and 1,782 families in the city. The population density was {{cvt|81.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,442 housing units at an average density of {{cvt|43.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup ofwas 97.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.29% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,755 households, of which 27.7% had children under 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size 2.75.

In the city, the population was 21.9% under 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household was $35,938, and the median for a family $41,884. Males had a median of $31,455 versus $22,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,049. 9.2% of the population and 5.7% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 9.4% of those under 18 and 8.3% of those 65 and older were below the poverty line.

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Ellsworth, Maine}}

==Sites of interest==
*Birdsacre—Stanwood Homestead Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
*[https://www.ellsworthhistory.org/ojhistory Ellsworth Historical Society Building]
*[[Ellsworth Public Library]]
*[[The Grand (Ellsworth, Maine)|The Grand]]—performing arts theatre, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP)
*Telephone Museum<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thetelephonemuseum.org/ |title=The Telephone Museum is operated by the New England Museum of Telephony, Inc |access-date=2014-09-27 |archive-date=2014-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016204007/http://thetelephonemuseum.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Woodlawn Museum]]—the Black House, NRHP-listed

==Notable people==
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*[[Johannes Bapst]], missionary and educator
*[[Robert H. Crosthwaite]], state representative and city councilor
*[[Curt Fullerton]], baseball player
*[[Nicole Grohoski]], State Senator
*[[Eugene Hale]], U.S. Senator
*[[Marsden Hartley]], U.S. painter
*[[Brian Langley]], State Senator
*[[Clarence Cook Little]], geneticist
*[[Louis Luchini]], State Senator
*[[Asa McGray]], Free Will Baptist minister
*[[Betsy Flagg Melcher]], American artist<ref name=SI1>{{cite web |title=Betsy Flagg Melcher |url=http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=3269 |website=Search Collections |publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=13 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Benjamin Milliken]], American Loyalist and founder of Ellsworth, Maine (fled to Canada)
*[[Bryant Moore]], major general
*[[Frank A. Moore]], politician and judge
*[[John A. Peters (1822-1904)|John A. Peters]] (1822–1904), U.S. Congressman
*[[John A. Peters (1864-1953)|John A. Peters]] (1864–1953), U.S. Congressman (nephew of John A. Peters of 1822)
*[[Darryl Pollard]], football player
*[[Fulton J. Redman]], state Congressman and multiple time candidate for the US Senate and Governor
*[[Dick Scott (shortstop)|Dick Scott]], shortstop with the [[Oakland Athletics]]
*[[Cordelia Stanwood]], teacher, ornithologist, and wildlife photographer
*[[Tim Sylvia]], former [[List of UFC champions#Heavyweight Championship|UFC Heavyweight champion]]
*[[Mary Agnes Tincker]], novelist
*[[John Hay Whitney]], publisher and ambassador
*[[James Worth]], state representative and resident of Ellsworth<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Worth |url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Worth |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.ellsworthmaine.gov/ City of Ellsworth, Maine]
*[http://www.ellsworth.lib.me.us/ Ellsworth Public Library]
*[http://www.ellsworthchamber.org/ Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/ ''Ellsworth American'' weekly newspaper]
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Ellsworth (Maine)|Ellsworth, Maine}}
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**{{Cite NIE |wstitle=Ellsworth |year=1905 |short=x |noicon=x}}
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