Editing Sebago, Maine

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'''Sebago''' is a town in [[Cumberland County, Maine]], United States. The population was 1,911 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300566775| title=Census - Geography Profile: Sebago town, Cumberland County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=June 11, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area]].

==History==

Originally called Flintstown, it was granted in 1774 by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] to survivors of Captain John Flint's company of soldiers from [[Concord, Massachusetts]]. It replaced a grant of 1735 that awarded them Township No. 3 (now [[Walpole, New Hampshire]]), but which was ruled invalid when the border between [[Massachusetts]] and [[New Hampshire]] was redrawn to satisfy prior claims by the descendants of [[John Mason (governor)|John Mason]]. On June 23, 1802, Flintstown was incorporated as [[Baldwin, Maine|Baldwin]]. Then on February 10, 1826, Sebago was set off from Baldwin and incorporated as a separate town. It took the name of [[Sebago Lake]]. Land was annexed from [[Denmark, Maine|Denmark]] in 1830, and taken in 1834 to help form [[Naples, Maine|Naples]].<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/n338 300]–301| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref>

[[Image:Hillcrest Lodge, Sebago Lake, ME - 1917.jpg|thumbnail|left|Hillcrest Lodge, Sebago Lake, ME – 1917]]

[[Lumberjack]]s and woodsmen were the first European inhabitants of the area, but they left as soon as the first growth of [[pine]] was cut. It 1790, Joseph Lakin from [[Groton, Massachusetts]], built a cabin, then returned with his family and possessions. The surface of the town is very uneven and generally rocky, so it was hard work to clear a [[farm]] for [[Tillage|cultivation]]. But the soil was good and yielded abundant crops. [[Watermill|Mills]] were built at [[water power]] sites, and products included long and short [[lumber]], shooks, and [[boot]]s and [[shoemaking|shoes]]. In 1832, the [[Cumberland and Oxford Canal]] opened, increasing [[trade]] between Sebago Lake and [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]. In the early 1870s, the [[Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad]] carried tourists and freight to Sebago Lake Station in [[Standish, Maine|Standish]], where [[steamboat]]s took them to various landings around the lake. [[Inn]]s, [[hotel]]s and summer camps opened, and the town became a recreation area, which it remains today.<ref>[http://history.rays-place.com/me/sebago-me.htm George J. Varney, "History of Sebago, Maine" (1886)]</ref>

In 1906, the [[Order of Sir Galahad]], an Episcopal youth organization, established [[Camp O-AT-KA]] in East Sebago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp O-AT-KA Founded in 1906 |url=https://campoatka.org/camp/history/ |website=Camp O-AT-KA}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|48.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|32.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}  is land and {{convert|16.17|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> Situated beside [[Sebago Lake]], Sebago is drained by the Northwest River and Mill Brook. Douglas Mountain has an elevation of {{convert|1416|ft}} [[above sea level]], the highest point in both the town and southwestern Maine.

The town is crossed by state routes [[Maine State Route 11|11]], [[Maine State Route 107|107]] and [[Maine State Route 114|114]]. It is bordered by the towns of [[Bridgton, Maine|Bridgton]] to the north, [[Naples, Maine|Naples]] to the northeast, [[Baldwin, Maine|Baldwin]] and [[Standish, Maine|Standish]] to the south, and [[Denmark, Maine|Denmark]] and [[Hiram, Maine|Hiram]] to the west.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1830= 586
|1840= 707
|1850= 850
|1860= 958
|1870= 803
|1880= 808
|1890= 681
|1900= 576
|1910= 536
|1920= 541
|1930= 470
|1940= 518
|1950= 577
|1960= 546
|1970= 708
|1980= 974
|1990= 1259
|2000= 1433
|2010= 1719
|2020= 1911
|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 1,719 people, 724 households, and 484 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|52.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,464 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.3% of the population.

There were 724 households, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. Of all households 25.8% were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.80.

The median age in the town was 44.7 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 33.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.2% male and 48.8% 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 1,433 people, 584 households, and 412 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|43.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,240 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.33% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.35% of the population.

There were 584 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. Of all households 22.4% were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,391, and the median income for a family was $43,512. Males had a median income of $33,083 versus $25,139 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,995.  About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Sites of interest==

* [[Douglas Mountain (Maine)|Douglas Mountain]]
* Sebago Historical Society & Museum<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mecsebag/HistSoc.html Sebago Historical Society & Museum]</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[George Herbert Babb]], state legislator
* [[Vinal G. Good]], state legislator and insurance agent

==References==

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==External links==

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* [http://www.townofsebago.org/ Town of Sebago official website]
* [http://www.spaulding.lib.me.us/ Spaulding Memorial Library]
* [http://maine.gov/local/cumberland/sebago Town Information from Maine.gov]
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2333 Epodunk Profile]
* [http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=sebago Maine Genealogy: Sebago, Cumberland County, Maine]

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