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Buxton, Maine
Coordinates: 43°38′7″N 70°32′21″W / 43.63528, -70.53917
Country United States
State Maine
County York
Incorporated 1772
Government
 - Type Board of Selectmen
 - 1st Selectman Daniel Collomy
 - Selectmen Carol Sanborn
Clifford Emery
Jean Harmon
Robert Libby
Area
 - Total 41. 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. York County is a County located in the US state of Maine. As of 2000 the population was 186742 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (106. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²)
 - Land 40. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (104. 9 km²)
 - Water 0. 7 sq mi (1. 8 km²)
Elevation 180 ft (55 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 7,452
 - Density 184. 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 0/sq mi (71. 1/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 04093
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-09410
GNIS feature ID 0582380
Website: http://www.buxton.me.us/

Buxton is a town in York County, Maine, USA. 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 The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states York County is a County located in the US state of Maine. As of 2000 the population was 186742 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 It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the largest city in the county and is the 6th largest in the State The Portland&ndashSouth Portland&ndashBiddeford Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7,452. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Buxton includes the villages of Salmon Falls, Groveville, Bar Mills, West Buxton and Buxton Center.

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History

The township was granted by the Massachusetts General Court as Narragansett Number 1 in 1728. The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts It was assigned to Philemon Dane of Ipswich, Massachusetts and 119 other veterans (or their heirs) who had fought in King Philip's War against the Narragansett Indians in 1675. Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. King Philip's War, sometimes called Metacom 's War or Metacom's Rebellion was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of The Narragansett tribe are a Native American Tribe who controlled the area surrounding Narragansett Bay in present-day Rhode Island, and also For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Settlement was attempted in the early 1740s but abandoned because of the ongoing French and Indian Wars. The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts in North America that represented the actions there that accompanied The first permanent settlement commenced in fall of 1750 near Salmon Falls, which was within protection of the stockaded blockhouse and trading post built in 1728 a half mile below Union Falls in present-day Dayton. A stockade is an enclosure of Palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security In Military science, a blockhouse is a small isolated Fort in the form of a single building A trading post is a place where the trading of goods takes place Dayton is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1805 at the 2000 census The first schoolhouse was established in 1761 by Rev. Silas Moody. Narragansett Number 1 was incorporated in 1772 as Buxton, named by its minister, Rev. Paul Coffin, for his former town of Buxton in Norfolk, England. Buxton is a village in Norfolk, located between Norwich and Aylsham, Buxton is adjacent to the village of Lammas. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Settlers found the land generally level and suited for farming. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Chief crops were corn, potatoes and hay. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae Hay is a generic term for grass or Legumes that have been cut dried and stored for use as animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like Buxton also provided excellent water power sites. Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may The first sawmill was on the Little River, a tributary of the Presumpscot River. A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters The Presumpscot River is a 27-mile long River located in Cumberland County, Maine, and it is the main outlet of Sebago Lake. A gristmill called Bog Mill was built at the outlet of Bonny Eagle Pond. A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself The biggest mills, however, were located at the series of falls on the Saco River. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock The Saco River is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. Salmon Falls had sawmills capable of turning out 4 million feet of lumber annually. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Bar Mills had gristmills and a box mill. Moderation Falls in West Buxton had sawmills, heading mills and woolen textile mills which produced about 936,000 yards of cloth annually. Woollen ( American English: woolen) is the name of a Yarn and Cloth usually made from Wool. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Buxton's mill town prosperity left behind fine architecture. A Mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories (usually Cotton mills The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Listed on the National Register of Historic Places are Elden's Store, the First Congregational Church, Royal Brewster House and Salmon Falls (East) Historic District. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of A historic district in the United States is a group of buildings properties or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally

Notable residents

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41. John Brewster Jr ( May 30 or May 31, 1766 –1854 was a prolific deaf itinerant painter who produced many charming portraits of well-off New England families Mark Hill Dunnell ( July 2, 1823 &ndash August 9, 1904) was a member of the U Alanson Mellen Kimball (1827-1913 was born on March 12, 1827 in Buxton Maine, in York County Maine and was a member of the United Gibeon Bradbury (1833 – 1904 was a painter from Buxton, Maine Julia Spencer-Fleming is an American Novelist.She lives in Maine with her husband and 3 children 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 2 square miles (106. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²), of which, 40. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (104. 9 km²) of it is land and 0. 7 square miles (1. 8 km²) of it is water. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. The total area is 1. 70% water. Buxton is drained by Little River and the Saco River. The Saco River is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. Bonny Eagle Pond is a 211-acre (0. 85 km²) body of water located in the northern part of the town.

Buxton borders the towns of Gorham to the northeast, Scarborough and Saco to the southeast, Dayton to the south, Hollis to the west and Standish to the northwest. Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 14141 at the 2000 census Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 16822 at the 2000 census Dayton is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1805 at the 2000 census Hollis is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4114 at the 2000 census Standish is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

Demographics

Moderation Falls in 1907
Moderation Falls in 1907

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,452 people, 2,804 households, and 2,094 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 184. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (71. 1/km²). There were 2,930 housing units at an average density of 72. 4/sq mi (27. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97. 83% White, 0. 42% African American, 0. 24% Native American, 0. 59% Asian, 0. 12% Pacific Islander, 0. 19% from other races, and 0. 62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 55% of the population.

There were 2,804 households out of which 35. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62. 6% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25. 3% were non-families. 18. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 65 and the average family size was 3. 00.

West Buxton mills in c. 1910
West Buxton mills in c. 1910

In the town the population was spread out with 25. 1% under the age of 18, 6. 8% from 18 to 24, 33. 1% from 25 to 44, 25. 5% from 45 to 64, and 9. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,958, and the median income for a family was $52,845. Males had a median income of $35,628 versus $27,400 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,179. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 2% of families and 6. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. 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 1% of those under age 18 and 16. 5% of those age 65 or over.

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