Hibberts Gore, Maine
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Hibberts Gore (also called Hibberts) is a small unincorporated area located in Lincoln County, Maine, latitude 44.325N longitude -69.427W. As of the 2000 census, one person lived there. Ignored by surveyors who mapped Northern Maine, it remained unincorporated as the state was demarcated.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the gore has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.28% is water. The water is primarily wetlands, part of Sheepscot Pond, which is the headwaters of Sheepscot River.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there was one person living there. According to the United States Census Bureau, the gore is one of only four places in the United States to have a population of 1 in that census. The others are Erving's Location, New Hampshire, Lost Springs, Wyoming, and New Amsterdam, Indiana.See also
External link
- ["Alone in Hibbert's Gore: Woman is alone, far from forlorn in Maine settlement"] - reprint of a 2001 article in the Boston Globe
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