Country United States Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 140 m Population 6,031 (2010) | Incorporated 1767 Area code(s) 207 Zip code 04027 | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 94% Humidity Neighborhoods Fernald Shore, East Lebanon, Center Lebanon, North Lebanon | ||
Lebanon is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,031 at the 2010 census. Lebanon includes the villages of Center Lebanon, West Lebanon, North Lebanon, South Lebanon and East Lebanon. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. Lebanon Airport is home to Skydive New England.
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Map of Lebanon, ME, USA
History
It was called Towwoh by the Newichawannock Abenaki tribe, whose main village was further down the Salmon Falls River. On April 20, 1733, the Massachusetts General Court granted Towwoh Plantation to 60 colonists, who first settled it in 1743. The township was incorporated on June 17, 1767, renamed Lebanon after the biblical land of Lebanon. It was Maine's 23rd town. Lebanon annexed unincorporated land in 1785, and some from Sanford in 1787. It swapped land with Shapleigh, giving some in 1793, then annexing some in 1825.
Farmers found the surface of the town relatively level in the southeast, with extensive pine plains in the northwest. The chief crop would be hay. At the Salmon Falls River and the Little River were water power sites for mills. Lebanon had four sawmills, three gristmills, a shingle mill, a wool carding mill and a tannery. In 1850, Oren B. Cheney founded West Lebanon Academy. Beginning in the early 1870s, the Portland and Rochester Railroad ran the length of the town's southeast side, with the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad crossing for a short distance on the western side.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.83 square miles (144.60 km2), of which, 55.00 square miles (142.45 km2) of it is land and 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2) is water. Lebanon is drained by the Little River and Salmon Falls River. The town's highest point is Prospect Hill, 880 feet (268 m) above sea level. The lowest elevation borders the Salmon Falls River, on the town's southern most boundary, which is approximately 170 feet (52 m) above sea level.
The town is crossed by U.S. Route 202 and State Route 11. It borders the towns of Acton to the north, Sanford to the east, Berwick and North Berwick to the southeast, and the New Hampshire towns of Milton and Rochester to the west.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,031 people, 2,204 households, and 1,679 families residing in the town. The population density was 109.7 inhabitants per square mile (42.4/km2). There were 2,540 housing units at an average density of 46.2 per square mile (17.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 2,204 households of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.8% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.05.
The median age in the town was 39.3 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 10.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there are 5,083 people, 1,823 households, and 1,405 families residing in the town. The population density is 92.9 people per square mile (35.9/km²). There are 2,090 housing units at an average density of 38.2 per square mile (14.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.49% White, 0.31% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,823 households out of which 38.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% are non-families. 17.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.79 and the average family size is 3.10.
In the town, the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $40,021, and the median income for a family is $41,713. Males have a median income of $33,551 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,503. 10.4% of the population and 8.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 12.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Education
Lebanon is part of MSAD60/RSU 60.
Paul Andrade is the Superintendent of Schools.
Lebanon has two schools, Lebanon Elementary School (grades 4-5) and Hanson School (grades K-3).