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Garland, Maine

Garland, Maine
Town
Garland, Maine is located in Maine
Garland, Maine
Garland, Maine
Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 45°2′56″N 69°9′36″W / 45.04889°N 69.16000°W / 45.04889; -69.16000
Country United States
State Maine
County Penobscot
Area
 • Total 37.94 sq mi (98.26 km2)
 • Land 37.67 sq mi (97.56 km2)
 • Water 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
Elevation 394 ft (120 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,105
 • Estimate (2012) 1,098
 • Density 29.3/sq mi (11.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 04939
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-27190
GNIS feature ID 0582488

Garland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2010 census.

Garland was settled in 1802 and incorporated in 1811. It was named for the first settler, Joseph Garland, who came from Salisbury, New Hampshire.

The township was originally granted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Williams College, which sold it to a series of proprietors in 1798. It was originally called "Lincoln" after one of them, Levi Lincoln.

The town had 1,247 people by 1859.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.94 square miles (98.26 km2), of which, 37.67 square miles (97.56 km2) of it is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,105 people, 442 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 29.3 inhabitants per square mile (11.3/km2). There were 552 housing units at an average density of 14.7 per square mile (5.7/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 442 households of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.8% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.83.


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