Editing Eustis, Maine

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| official_name      = Eustis, Maine
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Maine]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Franklin County, Maine|Franklin]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = Eustis<br>Stratton
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| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1871

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| area_total_km2     = 107.43
| area_land_km2      = 101.35
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| population_total   = 641
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| elevation_m        = 384
| elevation_ft       = 1260
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 04936 (Eustis)<br/>04982 ([[Stratton, Maine|Stratton]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 207|207]]
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'''Eustis''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Franklin County, Maine|Franklin County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 641 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300724005|title=Census - Geography Profile: Eustis town, Franklin County, Maine|access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref> Eustis, which includes the village of '''Stratton''', is a popular recreation area.

==History==
[[Benedict Arnold]] and his troops passed through the area on October 19, 1775, [[Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec|on their way]] up the North Branch of the [[Dead River (Kennebec River)|Dead River]] to fight in the ill-fated [[Battle of Quebec (1775)|Battle of Quebec]].

Eustis was first called Township No. 1 of Range 4, West of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase. The original settler was Caleb Stevens from [[New Hampshire]], who brought his wife and nine children. About 1831, the northern half of the township was purchased from the state of Maine by two men, one of whom was Charles L. Eustis of [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]. That same year he built a [[sawmill]] and [[gristmill]]. In 1840, the township was organized as Hanover Plantation, which about 1850 became part of the larger Jackson Plantation. On March 30, 1857, however, the township was set off and organized as Eustis Plantation, named after its early proprietor. Then on February 18, 1871, with a population of 342, it was officially incorporated as a town.<ref>{{Citation
  | last = Varney
  | first = George J.
  | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Eustis
  | place = Boston
  | publisher = Russell
  | year = 1886
  | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/eustis-me.htm
  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130201004321/http://history.rays-place.com/me/eustis-me.htm
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = February 1, 2013
  }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|41.48|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|39.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}  is land and {{convert|2.35|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=2012-12-16}}</ref> Eustis is drained by the [[Dead River (Kennebec River)|Dead River]].

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Eustis has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=594464&cityname=Eustis%2C+Maine%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Eustis, Maine]</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Eustis, Maine, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–2018: 1260ft (384m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 60
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 100
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 63
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 44.1
|Feb avg record high F = 44.5
|Mar avg record high F = 55.6
|Apr avg record high F = 70.6
|May avg record high F = 81.0
|Jun avg record high F = 86.4
|Jul avg record high F = 87.1
|Aug avg record high F = 85.7
|Sep avg record high F = 80.9
|Oct avg record high F = 71.0
|Nov avg record high F = 60.4
|Dec avg record high F = 47.8
|year avg record high F = 90.1

|Jan high F = 21.9
|Feb high F = 24.8
|Mar high F = 33.7
|Apr high F = 46.9
|May high F = 61.7
|Jun high F = 70.7
|Jul high F = 75.8
|Aug high F = 74.4
|Sep high F = 66.6
|Oct high F = 52.4
|Nov high F = 39.3
|Dec high F = 27.9
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 12.0
|Feb mean F = 13.9
|Mar mean F = 23.2
|Apr mean F = 36.5
|May mean F = 49.5
|Jun mean F = 59.2
|Jul mean F = 64.2
|Aug mean F = 62.3
|Sep mean F = 54.5
|Oct mean F = 42.7
|Nov mean F = 31.2
|Dec mean F = 19.5
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 2.1
|Feb low F = 3.0
|Mar low F = 12.6
|Apr low F = 26.2
|May low F = 37.3
|Jun low F = 47.8
|Jul low F = 52.6
|Aug low F = 50.3
|Sep low F = 42.3
|Oct low F = 32.9
|Nov low F = 23.0
|Dec low F = 11.0
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -20.9
|Feb avg record low F = -18.5
|Mar avg record low F = -10.6
|Apr avg record low F = 14.6
|May avg record low F = 25.7
|Jun avg record low F = 34.9
|Jul avg record low F = 41.8
|Aug avg record low F = 36.4
|Sep avg record low F = 28.4
|Oct avg record low F = 20.1
|Nov avg record low F = 5.8
|Dec avg record low F = -12.0
|year avg record low F = -23.1

|Jan record low F = −34
|Feb record low F = −36
|Mar record low F = −23
|Apr record low F = −2
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 22
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 31
|Sep record low F = 18
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = −12
|Dec record low F = −25
|year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.43
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.77
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.36
|May precipitation inch = 3.76
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.78
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.04
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.53
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.37
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.30
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.41
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.38
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 22.1
|Feb snow inch = 26.8
|Mar snow inch = 24.1
|Apr snow inch = 8.2
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.2
|Nov snow inch = 7.8
|Dec snow inch = 27.2
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.1
|Feb precipitation days = 9.2
|Mar precipitation days = 11.0
|Apr precipitation days = 12.0
|May precipitation days = 13.0
|Jun precipitation days = 14.0
|Jul precipitation days = 13.0
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 10.2
|Oct precipitation days = 12.9
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 14.0
|year precipitation days =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 10.0
|Feb snow days = 8.6
|Mar snow days = 8.3
|Apr snow days = 3.8
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.2
|Nov snow days = 5.5
|Dec snow days = 11.8
|year snow days =

|Jan snow depth inch = 21.4
|Feb snow depth inch = 27.5
|Mar snow depth inch = 29.2
|Apr snow depth inch = 19.5
|May snow depth inch = 2.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 1.4
|Nov snow depth inch = 5.8
|Dec snow depth inch = 14.9
|year snow depth inch = 31.6

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00172700&format=pdf
|title = Eustis, Maine 1991–2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = October 18, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = March 10, 2024
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 342
|1880= 302
|1890= 321
|1900= 436
|1910= 508
|1920= 589
|1930= 601
|1940= 707
|1950= 763
|1960= 666
|1970= 595
|1980= 582
|1990= 616
|2000= 685
|2010= 618
|2020= 641
|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>
}}

===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=2012-12-16}}</ref> of 2010, there were 618 people, 313 households, and 179 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|15.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 822 housing units at an average density of {{convert|21.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.3% 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 313 households, of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.8% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.47.

The median age in the town was 49.4 years. 14.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 37.3% were from 45 to 64; and 23.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.

===2000 census===
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 685 people, 302 households, and 170 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|17.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 747 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 95.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.90% from two or more races.

There were 302 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% 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 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $27,614 versus $21,111 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,274.  About 7.7% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Sites of interest==
* [[Bigelow Preserve]]
* Dead River Area Historical Society
* [[Flagstaff Lake (Maine)|Flagstaff Lake]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://eustismaine.org/ Town of Eustis, Maine]
* [http://www.stratton.lib.me.us/ Stratton Public Library]
* [http://www.arnoldtrailsnowmobileclub.com/ Arnold Trail Snowmobile Club]

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