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{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
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'''Corinth''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 2,900 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2301914380| title=Census - Geography Profile: Corinth town, Penobscot County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref>

==History==

Colin Palmer  was the founder of Corinth.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}} In 1792, he built his home on Lot 10 First Range. Tibbetts enlisted as a [[private (rank)|private]] in Captain Reuben Dyers' company at the age of 17 on May 26, 1777, from [[Gouldsboro, Maine]]. Tibbetts' grave, with an official grave marker of a [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] soldier, is found in the [[Exeter, Maine|East Exeter]] cemetery.

The town was settled in the late 1790s by the extended Daniel Skinner family and originally called "Ohio".  There is still an "Ohio Street" in nearby [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]], being a portion of the original road or trail connecting that town with what is now Corinth.  When the town was incorporated in 1811, it changed its name to [[Corinth]], a reference to the classical Greek city.  A number of [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]] towns incorporated in the same period such as [[Milo, Maine|Milo]], [[Etna, Maine|Etna]], [[Carmel, Maine|Carmel]], and [[Levant, Maine|Levant]] (and [[Troy, Maine|Troy]], in neighboring [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo County]]) were given similarly exotic names, referencing the ancient [[Mediterranean]] world, probably in order to help attract settlers.  Some of these names also have Biblical references.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wblm.com/towns-in-maine-named-after-places-in-the-bible/ | title=Towns in Maine Named After Places in the Bible | date=April 25, 2022 }}</ref>

By the mid-19th century, the town had three villages: East Corinth, West Corinth, and South Corinth. East Corinth emerged as the largest, and had five shops making carriages and sleighs (a local specialty) by the 1850s.

The [[Corinth Village|Skinner Settlement]] in West Corinth is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  This early 19th century village-scape includes a [[general store]], schoolhouse, and [[Methodism|Methodist]] church.  The Robeyville [[Covered Bridge]] near East Corinth is also listed on the National Register, and is one of very few such bridges to survive in Maine.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|40.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land, of which 38% is covered in forest.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1820= 296
|1830= 712
|1840= 1318
|1850= 1600
|1860= 1790
|1870= 1462
|1880= 1333
|1890= 1154
|1900= 1042
|1910= 1034
|1920= 891
|1930= 931
|1940= 954
|1950= 1167
|1960= 1138
|1970= 1212
|1980= 1711
|1990= 2177
|2000= 2511
|2010= 2878
|2020= 2900
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
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===2010 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,878 people, 1,125 households, and 798 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|71.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.7% of the population.

There were 1,125 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the town was 40.4 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,511 people, 959 households, and 715 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|62.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,040 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.56% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 959 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,318, and the median income for a family was $41,016. Males had a median income of $31,715 versus $25,071 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,460.  About 3.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

===Local government===

The Town of Corinth has a [[Board of Selectmen]] form of Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://maineanencyclopedia.com/corinth/|title=Corinth &#124; Maine: An Encyclopedia|date=October 26, 2011}}</ref>

===Political makeup===

Corinth is a well known [[Right-wing politics|right-leaning]] town and has the second highest percent of [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] voters of all municipalities in Maine with a population over 2,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressherald.com/interactive/maine_registered_voters_democrat_republican_independent_green/|title = Maine voters by town and party registration| date=November 2013 }}</ref>

===Fire Department ===

Established in 1950 after the forest fires of 1947, the department currently operates two engines, one ladder truck, two ambulances and one brush fire unit. it also has round the clock staffing, with two paramedics and a full-time fire chief.

The current Fire Chief is Scott Bragdon (1997).

==Education==

Corinth is part of Regional School Unit No. 64.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://msad64.dcix.net/ |title=Regional School Unit 64 |access-date=June 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527180309/http://msad64.dcix.net/ |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Arthur R. Gould]] (1857–1946), US senator (November 30, 1926, to March 3, 1931); president of the Aroostook Valley Railroad (1902–1946)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://maineanencyclopedia.com/gould-arthur-robinson/|title=Gould, Arthur Robinson|date=December 6, 2011|work=Maine: An Encyclopedia|access-date=June 14, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Frank Mason Robinson]] (1845–1923), Early marketer of the drink that became known as Coca-Cola<ref>Donovan, Tristan. Fizz: How Soda Shook up the World. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review, 2013. Print.</ref>
* [[Henrietta Gould Rowe]] (1834/35–1910), litterateur, author<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/herringshawsnat00herrgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/herringshawsnat00herrgoog/page/n88 68]|title=Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits ...|last=Herringshaw|first=Thomas William|date=1914|publisher=American Publishers' Association|language=en}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
*[http://www.townofcorinth.com/ Town of Corinth]
*[https://www.angelfire.com/me2/corinthhistorical/ Corinth Historical Society]

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