Editing New Limerick, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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'''New Limerick''' is a town in [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 574 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300348960|title=Census - Geography Profile: New Limerick town, Aroostook County, Maine|access-date=February 26, 2022}}</ref> The town was settled in 1775 and incorporated on March 18, 1837, from New Limerick Plantation. It received its name from the fact that many of its settlers had previously lived in [[Limerick, Maine|Limerick]] in [[York County, Maine|York County]] at the southern end of the state, which in turn was probably named after the Irish city of [[Limerick]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|19.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|18.44|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.09|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>

===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, New Limerick has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=298371&cityname=New+Limerick%2C+Maine%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for New Limerick, Maine]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 123
|1850= 160
|1860= 226
|1870= 308
|1880= 590
|1890= 567
|1900= 600
|1910= 481
|1920= 412
|1930= 404
|1940= 413
|1950= 543
|1960= 394
|1970= 427
|1980= 513
|1990= 524
|2000= 523
|2010= 510
|2020= 574
|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 510 people, 241 households, and 154 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|27.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 407 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 241 households, of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.59.

The median age in the town was 51.4 years. 15.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.1% were from 25 to 44; 40.6% were from 45 to 64; and 22.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 523 people, 223 households, and 148 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|28.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 381 housing units at an average density of 20.6 per square mile (8.0/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 99.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]].

There were 223 households, out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,286, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $30,588 versus $19,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,940.  About 10.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==

* [[Dora Pinkham]], born in New Limerick; in 1922, she became the first woman elected to the [[Maine Legislature]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | last = vonHerrlich | first = Phyllis | encyclopedia = Maine: An Encyclopedia | title = Pinkham, Dora | url = http://maineanencyclopedia.com/pinkham-dora/ | year = 2008 | publisher = Publius Research}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+Limerick,+Maine&ll=46.097638,-67.985287&spn=0.085830,0.181669&t=h&hl=en New Limerick, Maine on Google Maps]

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