Denmark, Maine
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'''Denmark''' is a town in [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford County]], [[Maine]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census. Denmark is a recreational area located on the shores of Moose Pond.
==History==
The land was once part of Pequawket (now [[Fryeburg, Maine|Fryeburg]]), village of the Sokokis [[Abenaki]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]]. Attacked by Captain [[John Lovewell (Junior)|John Lovewell]] in 1725 during [[Dummer's War]], the tribe abandoned the area and fled to [[Canada]]. The township combined a grant made by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] to [[Fryeburg Academy]], Foster's Gore and a strip from [[Brownfield, Maine|Brownfield]]. Several settlers came from [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover]], [[Massachusetts]]. It was incorporated on [[February 20]], [[1807]] as Denmark, named in a show of solidarity with [[Denmark]]. That country's capital, [[Copenhagen]], was attacked in 1801 and 1807 by the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal navy|navy]], which in 1775 had attacked [[Portland, Maine|Portland]].
Farmers found the soil to be very stony and sandy, producing fair yields of [[potato]]es, [[corn]] and [[oats]]. But the town did have excellent [[water power]]s at the streams, and [[watermill|mills]] were established to manufacture [[grain]], long [[lumber]], [[barrel|barrel staves]], [[window sash|sashes]], [[window shutter|blinds]] and [[door]]s. Denmark Village was established at the foot of Moose Pond, whose outlet, Moose Pond Brook, provided the best water power site. Today, the town is noted for its [[summer camp]]s. [[Camp Wyonegonic]], founded 1902, is the oldest girls' camp in the country.
==Notable residents==
* [[Rufus Ingalls]], general
* [[Hazen S. Pingree]], politician
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 48.6 square miles (125.9 km²), of which, 45.0 square miles (116.7 km²) of it is land and 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²) of it (7.33%) is water. Denmark is drained by Moose Pond Brook and the [[Saco River]]. Largest of its many ponds is Moose Pond, which is about {{convert|8|mi|km}} long.
The town is crossed by state routes 117 and 160. It is bordered by the towns of [[Bridgton, Maine|Bridgton]] to the northeast, [[Sebago, Maine|Sebago]] to the southeast, [[Hiram, Maine|Hiram]] to the south, [[Brownfield, Maine|Brownfield]] to the southwest, and [[Fryeburg, Maine|Fryeburg]] to the northwest.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 1,004 people, 417 households, and 284 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 22.3 people per square mile (8.6/km²). There were 969 housing units at an average density of 21.5/sq mi (8.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.00% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 417 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $47,969. Males had a median income of $32,443 versus $19,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,227. About 7.4% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.
==Site of interest==
* [http://web.mac.com/denmarkcongochurch/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html Denmark Congregational Church]
* [http://www.denmarkarts.org/ Denmark Arts Center]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://history.rays-place.com/me/denmark-me.htm History of Denmark, Maine (1886)]
* [http://maine.gov/local/oxford/denmark/ Maine.gov -- Denmark, Maine]
* [http://www.wyonegonic.com/ Wyonegonic Camps]
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