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Buckfield, Maine
Buckfield, Maine (Maine)
Buckfield, Maine
Buckfield, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°17′43″N 70°22′2″W / 44.29528, -70.36722
Country United States
State Maine
County Oxford
Incorporated 1793
Area
 - Total 37. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean This is a list of the sixteen counties in the US state of Maine. Oxford County is a County located in the US state of Maine with a population of 54755 as of the 2000 U Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (98. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
 - Land 37. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (97. 6 km²)
 - Water 0. 2 sq mi (0. 5 km²)
Elevation 374 ft (114 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,723
 - Density 45. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (17. 7/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 04220
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-08710
GNIS feature ID 0582376

Buckfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 207 is the State of Maine 's sole Area code, except for a tiny portion which uses the Quebec Area code 418. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Oxford County is a County located in the US state of Maine with a population of 54755 as of the 2000 U The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Buckfield is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, is the second-largest city in the U Auburn is a city in and the County seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States A New England City and Town Area or NECTA is a geographic and statistical entity defined by the U It is a member of Maine School Administrative District 39 along with nearby Hartford and Sumner. Hartford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Hartford is included in the Lewiston - Auburn, Maine metropolitan New Sumner is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Sumner is included in the Lewiston - Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England

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History

It was first settled in 1776 by Benjamin Spaulding from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, a fur trapper. Chelmsford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area The activity of animal trapping has two separate but related meanings Abijah Buck and Thomas Allen moved here in spring of 1777 with their families. In 1785, the inhabitants procured a survey of the town and purchased it from Massachusetts for 2 shillings per acre. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth Originally called Bucktown Plantation (or Plantation No. 5), on March 16, 1793 the Massachusetts General Court incorporated it as Buckfield, named for Abijah Buck. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The surface of the town is uneven, but has deep, dark soil that yielded good crops of grain, corn and apples. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. The east and west branches of the Nezinscot River join at Buckfield Village, supplying water power for mills. Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may This article is about a type of structure For other locational uses see Milldam. Products included lumber, roof shingles, barrel staves, box boards, shovel handles, snow-shovels, handsleds, drag-rakes, brushes, brush blocks, powder-kegs, leather harness, cutting-blocks and men's boots. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of Wood Staves and bound with Iron Hoops The A shovel is a Tool for lifting and moving loose material such as Coal, Gravel, Snow, Soil, or Sand and is an A horse harness is a type of Horse tack that allows a Horse or other Equine to pull various Horse-drawn vehicles such as a Carriage A boot is a type of Shoe that covers at least the Foot and the Ankle and sometimes extends up to the Knee or even the Hip. In 1870, the population of the town was 1,494. The Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad passed through the town. Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area.

Notable residents

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37. William Berry ( March 6 1753 - August 29 1824) was a Maine -born soldier during the American Revolution. John Lewis Childs (1856-1921 was a horticultural businessman and politician who founded Floral Park New York. John Davis Long ( October 27, 1838 August 28, 1915) was a US Political figure. Masaru Edward Fulenwider-Musashi (born April 26, 1977 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan) better known by the Stage name, Virgil Delphini Parris ( February 18, 1807 - June 13, 1874) was a U Thomas Stowell Phelps ( Buckfield Maine, 2 November 1822 – New York City, New York, 10 January 1901) was an Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=P000537 Albion Woodbury Small ( May 11 1854 – March 24 1926) founded the first Department of Sociology in the USA at the University Seba Smith ( September 14, 1792 - July 28, 1868) was an American humorist and writer John Buck may refer to John Buck (baseball (born 1980 American baseball player John E The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (98. 1 km²), of which, 37. 7 square miles (97. 6 km²) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 5 km²) of it (0. 53%) is water. Buckfield is drained by the Nezinscot River, a tributary of the Androscoggin River. The Androscoggin River is a river in the US states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England.

The town is crossed by state routes 117 and 140. It borders the towns of Sumner and Hartford to the north, Turner to the east, Hebron to the south, and Paris to the west and West Paris to the northwest. Sumner is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Sumner is included in the Lewiston - Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England Hartford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Hartford is included in the Lewiston - Auburn, Maine metropolitan New Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. Hebron is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Hebron is included in the Lewiston - Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England Paris is a town in and the County seat of Oxford County, Maine, United States. West Paris is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United Staets. The population was 1722 at the 2000 census.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,723 people, 668 households, and 476 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 45. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (17. 7/km²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 19. 0/sq mi (7. 3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100% [98. 49% White, 0. 17% Native American, 0. 35% Asian, 0. 12% from other races, and 0. 87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 41% of the population.

There were 668 households out of which 35. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58. 5% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 7% were non-families. 20. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 58 and the average family size was 2. 99.

In the town the population was spread out with 26. 8% under the age of 18, 7. 5% from 18 to 24, 30. 9% from 25 to 44, 25. 0% from 45 to 64, and 9. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96. 5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,821, and the median income for a family was $40,078. Males had a median income of $28,472 versus $22,262 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,503. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 5. 6% of families and 8. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 9. 9% of those age 65 or over.

Landmarks

Landmarks commonly known to residents of and visitors to Buckfield include:

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