Southport, Maine
| Southport, Maine | |
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| Town | |
Southport Landing in 1910
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 Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine. |
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| Coordinates: 43°49′23″N 69°40′0″W / 43.82306°N 69.66667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Lincoln |
| Incorporated | 1842 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.16 sq mi (59.98 km2) |
| • Land | 5.38 sq mi (13.93 km2) |
| • Water | 17.78 sq mi (46.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 606 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 599 |
| • Density | 112.6/sq mi (43.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04576 |
| Area code(s) | 207 Exchange: 633 |
| FIPS code | 23-71955 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582737 |
Southport is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 606 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of Southport, West Southport, Cape Newagen, and Squirrel Island. The majority of the town's residents live on Southport Island.
Cape Newagen, at the southern tip of the island, was an early European fishing outpost. Southport was part of Boothbay until it separated on February 12, 1842. Originally called Townshend after Lord Townshend, the name was changed to Southport in 1850.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.16 square miles (59.98 km2), of which, 5.38 square miles (13.93 km2) of it is land and 17.78 square miles (46.05 km2) is water. Southport is on Southport Island in the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The Town of Southport constitutes the whole of Southport Island.
It is crossed by state routes 27 and 238. It is connected by a green swing bridge to the adjacent municipality of Boothbay Harbor.
As of the census of 2010, there were 606 people, 316 households, and 195 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.6 inhabitants per square mile (43.5/km2). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 195.4 per square mile (75.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.5% White, 1.7% from two or more races, 1.3% Asian, 0.3% African American and 0.2% Native American. Hispanic and/or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population.
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