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Hartland, Maine

Hartland, Maine
Town
Country United States
State Maine
County Somerset County
Incorporation February 17, 1820
Area
 • Total 42.95 sq mi (111.24 km2)
 • Land 37.10 sq mi (96.09 km2)
 • Water 5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,782
 • Estimate (2012) 1,761
 • Density 48.0/sq mi (18.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Hartland is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,782 at the 2010 census.


The area was first settled in approximately 1800, and was incorporated as Warrentown or Warrenton on February 17, 1820. It was the last town in Maine to be incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court before the Missouri Compromise which led to the birth of the state of Maine, three weeks later.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.95 square miles (111.24 km2), of which, 37.10 square miles (96.09 km2) of it is land and 5.85 square miles (15.15 km2) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,782 people, 741 households, and 482 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.0 inhabitants per square mile (18.5/km2). There were 1,109 housing units at an average density of 29.9 per square mile (11.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 741 households of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.80.


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