Verona Island, Maine

Verona Island, Maine
Town
Verona Island, Maine Location within the state of Maine
Coordinates: 44°32′2″N 68°46′59″W / 44.53389°N 68.78306°W / 44.53389; -68.78306Coordinates: 44°32′2″N 68°46′59″W / 44.53389°N 68.78306°W / 44.53389; -68.78306
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Hancock
Area^[1]
• Total	8.77 sq mi (22.71 km²)
• Land	6.24 sq mi (16.16 km²)
• Water	2.53 sq mi (6.55 km²)
Population (2010)^[2]
• Total	544
• Estimate (2012^[3])	543
• Density	87.2/sq mi (33.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	207

Verona Island is a town located on an island of the same name in the Penobscot River in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 544 at the 2010 census.

History

The island and community has undergone numerous name changes. It was originally Penobscot Island, part of the Waldo Patent. When Henry Knox bequeathed it to his orphaned grandchildren, it became known as Orphan Island. In 1839 it became the plantation of Wetmore Isle. The name was changed to Verona (after Verona, Italy) upon its incorporation as a town on February 18, 1861. The town lengthened its name to Verona Island, matching the name of the landform on which it was located, in a March 27, 2004 referendum.^[4]

The island was once a shipbuilding village. In 1905 the last vessel was built. This was the Roosevelt, which carried Robert Peary from New York to the Arctic in 1908 for his final expedition to the North Pole.^[5]

The Waldo–Hancock Bridge (carrying U.S. 1), which opened November 16, 1931 to connect Verona Island and Prospect in Waldo County, is on the National Register of Historic Places but was in such bad condition that it was replaced. Demolition of the bridge began on November 20, 2012.^[6]

The new bridge, opened on December 30, 2006, is called the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. The legislature's Transportation Committee originally decided it would be named the Downeast Gateway Bridge, but strong opposition by community leaders from eastern Waldo County forced this decision to be reconsidered. The new name was unanimously approved on March 9, 2006 by the legislature's Transportation Committee.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.77 square miles (22.71 km²), of which 6.24 square miles (16.16 km²) is land and 2.53 square miles (6.55 km²) is water.^[1]

The highest point is McCloud Mountain at an elevation of 344 feet (105 m) above sea level.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1840	139		—
1850	405		191.4%
1860	399		−1.5%
1870	352		−11.8%
1880	356		1.1%
1890	323		−9.3%
1900	234		−27.6%
1910	229		−2.1%
1920	233		1.7%
1930	228		−2.1%
1940	391		71.5%
1950	374		−4.3%
1960	435		16.3%
1970	437		0.5%
1980	559		27.9%
1990	515		−7.9%
2000	533		3.5%
2010	544		2.1%
Est. 2014	542	^[7]	−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 544 people, 238 households, and 164 families residing in the town. The population density was 87.2 inhabitants per square mile (33.7/km²). There were 292 housing units at an average density of 46.8 per square mile (18.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.2% Native American, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 238 households of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.66.

The median age in the town was 47.3 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 36.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 533 people, 223 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 85.6 people per square mile (33.0/km²). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 42.1 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.19% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 223 households out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,827, and the median income for a family was $47,778. Males had a median income of $35,125 versus $31,563 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,714. About 5.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

1 2 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
↑ March 27, 2004 name change referendum
↑ Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Doris A. Isaacson, ed. Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. p. 272.
↑ http://www.maine.gov/mdot/whbridgeremoval/index.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Verona Island, Hancock County Planning Commission

Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Maine, United States

County seat: Ellsworth

City	Ellsworth

Towns	Amherst Aurora Bar Harbor Blue Hill Brooklin Brooksville Bucksport Castine Cranberry Isles Dedham Deer Isle Eastbrook Franklin Frenchboro Gouldsboro Great Pond Hancock Lamoine Mariaville Mount Desert Orland Osborn Otis Penobscot Sedgwick Sorrento Southwest Harbor Stonington Sullivan Surry Swan's Island Tremont Trenton Verona Island Waltham Winter Harbor

Unorganized territories	Central Hancock East Hancock Northwest Hancock

CDPs	Bar Harbor Blue Hill Bucksport Castine Southwest Harbor Winter Harbor

Other villages	Bass Harbor Bernard Birch Harbor Corea Harborside Hulls Cove Islesford Manset Minturn Northeast Harbor Otter Creek Prospect Harbor Salisbury Cove Sargentville Seal Cove Seal Harbor Sunset

Islands of Maine

Cumberland	Bailey Bustins Chebeague Cliff Cousins Cow Cushing Dingley Eagle Frye Great Diamond Hog Hope House Jewell Mackworth Little Diamond Littlejohn Long Orr's Peaks Ragged Sebascodegan

Hancock	Bar Island Cranberry Isles Baker Bear Great Cranberry Little Cranberry Sutton Deer Isle Eagle Great Duck Great Spruce Head Little Deer Long Mount Desert Nautilus Spectacle Swan's Verona

Knox	Allen Criehaven Curtis Eastern Egg Rock Franklin Isle au Haut Lane's Matinicus Metinic North Haven Seal Two Bush Vinalhaven Whitehead

Lincoln	Burnt the Cuckolds Damariscove Hog Louds Manana Monhegan Squirrel Westport Witch

Piscataquis	Gero Sugar

Sagadahoc	Arrowsic Harbor Malaga Pond

Waldo	Islesboro Sears Warren

Washington	Birch Islands Cross Great Wass Machias Seal Moose North Rock Saint Croix

York	Badger's Boon Seavey's Isles of Shoals Appledore Smuttynose

Penobscot River Watershed

Tributaries	Dead River East Branch Mattawamkeag River East Branch Penobscot River East Branch Piscataquis River East Branch Pleasant River Kenduskeag Stream Little Seboeis River Mattawamkeag River Middle Branch Pleasant River Molunkus Stream Narramissic River North Branch Marsh River North Branch Penobscot River Orland River Passadumkeag River Piscataquis River Pleasant River Sebec River Seboeis River South Branch Marsh River South Branch Penobscot River Stillwater River West Branch Mattawamkeag River West Branch Penobscot River West Branch Piscataquis River West Branch Pleasant River

Lakes	Allagash Lake Canada Falls Lake Caucomgomoc Lake Chamberlain Lake Chesuncook Lake Cold Stream Pond Grand Lake Seboeis Lobster Lake Lower Wilson Pond Matagamon Lake Mattawamkeag Lake Millinocket Lake Lake Onawa Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes Pushaw Lake Schoodic Lake Sebec Lake Seboeis Lake Seboomook Lake South Twin Lake Telos Lake Upper Wilson Pond

Towns	Abbot Bangor Bradley Brewer Brooks Brownville Bucksport Burlington Carmel Charleston Danforth Dover-Foxcroft East Millinocket Eddington Enfield Frankfort Guilford Hampden Haynesville Hermon Howland Hudson Island Falls Kenduskeag Kingman Lee Levant Lincoln Macwahoc Mattawamkeag Medway Milford Millinocket Milo Monson Oakfield Old Town Orland Orono Orrington Passadumkeag Patten Prospect Sangerville Sherman Smyrna Springfield Veazie Verona Winn Winterport Wytopitlock

Landmarks	Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Baxter State Park Fort Knox Gero Island Great Northern Paper Company Hundred-Mile Wilderness Katahdin Iron Works Maine Central Railroad Monson Railroad Mount Katahdin North Maine Woods Peaks-Kenny State Park Penobscot Indian Island Reservation Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory Ripogenus Gorge University of Maine Waldo–Hancock Bridge

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