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The settlers intended to name it "Orangetown" after Orangetown, Maryland, but it was written on the record-books in distant Massachusetts, of which Maine was then a territory, as "Orrington". "Orring" was a reasonable phonetic rendering of "orange" before the standardization of English spelling. [3] For much of its town history Orrington was a ...
City Cumberland 68,408 21.6 56 1786 Lewiston: City Androscoggin 37,121 34.2 89 1795 Bangor: City Penobscot (seat) 31,753 34.3 89 1834 South Portland: City Cumberland 26,498 12.1 31 1895 Auburn: City Androscoggin (seat) 24,061 59.3 154 1842 Biddeford: City York 22,552 30.1 78 1653 Scarborough: Town Cumberland 22,135 47.6 123 1658 Sanford: City ...
The median age in the town was 40.4 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 30.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
Hampden is crossed by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1A and U.S. Route 202, as well as Maine State Route 9 and Maine State Route 69. It is bordered by the towns of Winterport to the south, Newburgh to the west, Hermon to the north, Bangor to the northeast, and (separated by the Penobscot River) Brewer to the northeast and Orrington to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.31 square miles (130.30 km 2), of which 21.11 square miles (54.67 km 2) is land and 29.20 square miles (75.63 km 2) is water. [1] The town is at the head of Narraguagus Bay, and situated beside Harrington Bay and Pleasant Bay on the Gulf of Maine.
The median age in the town was 50.4 years. 15.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18% were from 25 to 44; 41.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.
Alexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 525 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The town is named for Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton , the British negotiator of the Webster–Ashburton Treaty which ended the Aroostook War in 1838–1839.
The Enterprise Grange, No. 173 is a historic Grange hall at 446 Dow Road in Orrington, Maine. Built in 1884 and enlarged in the early 20th century, this modest Italianate building has been a significant social and civic center in the rural community since its construction. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]