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Orland, Maine
Orland, Maine is located in Maine
Orland, Maine
Orland, Maine
Location in Maine
Orland, Maine is located in the United States
Orland, Maine
Orland, Maine
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Maine
County Hancock
Villages Orland
East Orland
South Orland
Area
 • Total 52.87 sq mi (136.93 km2)
 • Land 47.04 sq mi (121.83 km2)
 • Water 5.83 sq mi (15.10 km2)
Elevation
259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,221
 • Density 47/sq mi (18.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04472
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-55505
GNIS feature ID 0582650

Orland is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.87 square miles (136.93 km2), of which 47.04 square miles (121.83 km2) is land and 5.83 square miles (15.10 km2) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1800 294
1810 480 63.3%
1820 610 27.1%
1830 975 59.8%
1840 1,381 41.6%
1850 1,579 14.3%
1860 1,787 13.2%
1870 1,701 −4.8%
1880 1,689 −0.7%
1890 1,390 −17.7%
1900 1,251 −10.0%
1910 1,224 −2.2%
1920 910 −25.7%
1930 891 −2.1%
1940 1,015 13.9%
1950 1,155 13.8%
1960 1,195 3.5%
1970 1,307 9.4%
1980 1,645 25.9%
1990 1,805 9.7%
2000 2,134 18.2%
2010 2,225 4.3%
2020 2,221 −0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 2,225 people, 976 households, and 627 families living in the town. The population density was 47.3 inhabitants per square mile (18.3/km2). There were 1,470 housing units at an average density of 31.3 per square mile (12.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 0.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2%.

Of the 976 households 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families. 27.9% of households were one person and 8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.70.

The median age in the town was 47.3 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.5% were from 25 to 44; 38.5% were from 45 to 64; and 15.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

Notable people

  • Phinehas Barnes (1811–1871), newspaper editor, corporate attorney, and state legislator; born in Orland in 1811
  • Walter Van Tilburg Clark, author and poet, best known for the novel The Oxbow Incident, which was made into a 1943 film
  • Edwin Ginn, publisher, peace advocate, philanthropist
  • Samuel Harriman, Union Army Brigadier General

See also

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