Editing Passadumkeag, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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'''Passadumkeag''' is a town on the east bank of the [[Penobscot River]] at the confluence with the [[Passadumkeag River]] in [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], [[Maine]], United States.<ref>DeLorme Mapping Company ''The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer'' (13th edition) (1988) {{ISBN|0-89933-035-5}} map 33</ref> The population was 356 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2301957045| title=Census - Geography Profile: Passadumkeag town, Penobscot County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> ''Passadumkeag'' is a word of the [[Penobscot people]] meaning "quick water".<ref>Federal Writer's Project, ''Maine: A Guide Downeast'' (1937), p. 295</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|23.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|22.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}  is land and {{convert|0.15|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>

==Historic building==

[[File:District No. 2 Schoolhouse.jpg|thumb|left|The Schoolhouse on Pleasant St.]] The [[District No. 2 School (Passadumkeag, Maine)|District No. 2 Schoolhouse]] in Passadumkeag is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 269
|1840= 394
|1850= 295
|1860= 360
|1870= 243
|1880= 302
|1890= 343
|1900= 409
|1910= 445
|1920= 354
|1930= 325
|1940= 277
|1950= 331
|1960= 355
|1970= 326
|1980= 430
|1990= 428
|2000= 441
|2010= 374
|2020= 356
|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 374 people, 159 households, and 103 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|16.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 197 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 3.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 159 households, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families. 27.0% 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 2.35 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the town was 45.1 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.9% male and 51.1% 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 441 people, 172 households, and 129 families living in the town.  The [[population density]] was 19.2 people per square mile (7.4/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 203 housing units at an average density of 8.9 per square mile (3.4/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 172 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,250, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $38,194 versus $22,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,812.  About 8.8% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

== 2022 shutdown ==
In April 2022, the town government "effectively shut down" for two months after the resignation of a single employee left the town without a town clerk, when she was denied a two-week vacation. At the time the town also did not have a code enforcement officer, animal control officer, or tax assessor.<ref name="Russell 2022">{{cite web | last=Russell | first=Lia | title=The town of Passadumkeag is effectively shut down after clerk's resignation | website=Bangor Daily News | date=May 17, 2022 | url=https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/17/news/penobscot/passadumkeag-resignation-shut-down-n6hjn1me0n/ | access-date=May 22, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517055245/https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/17/news/penobscot/passadumkeag-resignation-shut-down-n6hjn1me0n/ | archive-date=May 17, 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref>

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* [[Solomon Comstock]], US congressman from [[Minnesota]] (1889–1891)
* [[Lawrence E. Lockman]], Maine state legislator

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Maine]]
* [[List of Maine placenames of Native American origin]]
* [[List of place names of Native American origin in New England]]
* [[School Administrative Unit 31]]

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