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Winn, Maine
Winn is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, on the east bank of the Penobscot River. The town was named for John M. Winn, an early landholder. The population was 399 at the 2020 census. History Henry Poor & Son, a large leather firm in Boston, owned a tannery in Winn which burned down in 1892, bankrupting the company. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 407 people, 175 households, and 122 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 210 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% White, 0.2% African American, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 175 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Town
The town is the basic unit of local government and local division of state authority in the six New England states. Most other U.S. states lack a direct counterpart to the New England town. New England towns overlay the entire area of a state, similar to civil townships in other states where they exist, but they are fully functioning municipal corporations, possessing powers similar to cities in other states. New Jersey's system of equally powerful townships, boroughs, towns, and cities is the system which is most similar to that of New England. New England towns are often governed by a town meeting legislative body. The great majority of municipal corporations in New England are based on the town model; there, statutory forms based on the concept of a compact populated place are uncommon, though elsewhere in the U.S. they are prevalent. County government in New England states is typically weak at best, and in some states nonexistent. Connecticut, for example, has no county g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
