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Great Pond, Maine
Great Pond, Maine is located in Maine
Great Pond, Maine
Great Pond, Maine
Location in Maine
Country United States
State Maine
County Hancock
Area
 • Total 39.89 sq mi (103.31 km2)
 • Land 37.76 sq mi (97.80 km2)
 • Water 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2)
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 61
 • Density 2/sq mi (0.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04408
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-28975
GNIS feature ID 0582498

Great Pond is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 61 at the 2020 census.

Gleason Archer Sr. (1880–1966), the founder and first president of Suffolk University in Boston, was born in Great Pond. He was also the author of many legal textbooks.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.89 square miles (103.31 km2), of which 37.76 square miles (97.80 km2) is land and 2.13 square miles (5.52 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1960 58
1970 43 −25.9%
1980 45 4.7%
1990 59 31.1%
2000 47 −20.3%
2010 58 23.4%
2020 61 5.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 58 people, 26 households, and 17 families living in the town. The population density was 1.5 inhabitants per square mile (0.6/km2). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 2.3 per square mile (0.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 1.7% Native American, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.

There were 26 households, of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.6% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.59.

The median age in the town was 50.3 years. 13.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.5% were from 25 to 44; 48.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 53.4% male and 46.6% female.

Notable people

  • Gleason Archer Sr., first president of Suffolk University and Suffolk Law School in Boston, Massachusetts

See also

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