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24-537: The Zadoc Long Free Library is the public library of Buckfield, Maine , United States. It is located at 5 Turner Street in a small wood-frame building designed by John Calvin Stevens and built in 1901. It was a gift to the town from Buckfield native John Davis Long in honor of his father Zadoc, and was the town's first library. The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The library

48-481: A starch factory, a clover mill (to clean clover seeds, food for cattle ), and a powder mill . The Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad opened a station near East Sumner in 1878. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 44.87 square miles (116.21 km ), of which 44.27 square miles (114.66 km ) is land and 0.60 square miles (1.55 km ) is water. It

72-476: A large brick fireplace. John Davis Long (1838–1915), a Buckfield native, served as Governor of Massachusetts in the 1880s and as United States Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley . In 1900, he acted on an idea he had harbored for some time to provide his place of birth with a library, hiring the noted Portland architect John Calvin Stevens to design the building. The property on which it stands

96-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 30.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the town was 45.5 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 36.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

120-406: Is a single-storey wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, walls sheathed in wood shingles, and a granite foundation. A slightly projecting gable hangs over the entrance, which is centered on the three-bay main facade. The doorway is flanked by sidelight windows with diamond panes, echoing a feature in the elliptical hood, which surmounts the door. The gable is supported by a pair of console brackets. To

144-606: Is a town in Oxford County , Maine , United States. Sumner is included in the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine metropolitan New England city and town area . The population was 994 at the 2020 census . The town includes the villages of West Sumner and East Sumner. Originally called West Butterfield Plantation, it was first settled in 1783 by Noah Bosworth from Plympton , Massachusetts . Most of the early settlers were Revolutionary soldiers from Plymouth County, Massachusetts . The town

168-547: Is drained by the Nezinscot River , a tributary of the Androscoggin River . The town is served by state routes 117 and 140 . It borders the towns of Sumner and Hartford to the north, Turner to the east, Hebron to the south, and Paris to the west and West Paris to the northwest. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,009 people, 821 households, and 547 families living in the town. The population density

192-545: Is drained by the east and west branches of the Nezinscot River . The town is bordered by Peru to the north, Hartford to the east, Buckfield to the south, and Paris and Woodstock to the west. Sumner is served by state routes 140 and 219 . As of the census of 2010, there were 939 people, 383 households, and 266 families living in the town. The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per square mile (8.2/km ). There were 565 housing units at an average density of 12.8 per square mile (4.9/km ). The racial makeup of

216-427: The age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.4% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in

240-406: The average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the town

264-406: The left of the entry are paired sash windows with multi-pane upper and two-pane lower; to the right there are three such windows. The interior of the library is divided into three spaces: the center has the circulation desk, the right side has a reading area, and the left side has the stacks. The stacks consist of original wooden shelving with Craftsman style pedestals at the ends. The reading room has

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288-405: The population of the town was 1,494. The Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad passed through the town. Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 37.77 square miles (97.82 km ), of which 37.53 square miles (97.20 km ) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km ) is water. Buckfield

312-406: The population. There were 330 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and

336-444: The town is uneven, but has deep, dark soil that yielded good crops of grain , corn and apples . The east and west branches of the Nezinscot River join at Buckfield Village, supplying water power for mills . Products included lumber , roof shingles , barrel staves , box boards, shovel handles, snow-shovels, handsleds, drag-rakes, brushes, brush blocks, powder-kegs, leather harness , cutting-blocks and men's boots . In 1870,

360-512: The town was $ 36,821, and the median income for a family was $ 40,078. Males had a median income of $ 28,472 versus $ 22,262 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 17,503. About 5.6% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over. Voter registration 44°17′22″N 70°21′55″W  /  44.28944°N 70.36528°W  / 44.28944; -70.36528 Sumner, Maine Sumner

384-519: The town was 100% [98.49% White , 0.17% Native American , 0.35% Asian , 0.12% from other races , and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 668 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who

408-555: The town was 41.2 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 32.9% were from 45 to 64; and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,723 people, 668 households, and 476 families living in the town. The population density was 45.7 inhabitants per square mile (17.6/km ). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 19.0 per square mile (7.3/km ). The racial makeup of

432-515: The town was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 854 people, 330 households, and 248 families living in the town. The population density was 19.3 people per square mile (7.5/km ). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 11.0 per square mile (4.3/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 98.59% White , 0.12% African American , 0.47% Native American , 0.23% from other races , and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of

456-417: The town was 97.4% White , 0.4% African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.3% Asian , 0.5% from other races , and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 383 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had

480-431: Was 53.5 inhabitants per square mile (20.7/km ). There were 890 housing units at an average density of 23.7 per square mile (9.2/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White , 0.2% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 0.1% from other races , and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 821 households, of which 29.6% had children under

504-402: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in

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528-654: Was donated to the town, and the building was completed in 1901. Long and his relatives provided an initial collection of books. The library is one of a series designed by Stevens for a number of small Maine communities around the turn of the 20th century; the design of the Long library was influential in his work on the Rumford Public Library , and the Cary Library in Houlton , both designed in 1903. Buckfield, Maine It

552-604: Was first settled in 1776 by Benjamin Spaulding from Chelmsford, Massachusetts , a fur trapper . Abijah Buck and Thomas Allen settled in the area in spring of 1777 with their families. In 1785, the inhabitants procured a survey of the town and purchased it from Massachusetts for 2 shillings per acre. Originally called Bucktown Plantation (or Plantation No. 5), in 1793 the Massachusetts General Court incorporated it as Buckfield, named for Abijah Buck. The surface of

576-481: Was incorporated by the General Court on June 13, 1798, and named for Increase Sumner , who was then the governor of Massachusetts . Despite an uneven and somewhat broken surface, the town's principal occupation became agriculture . The two branches of the Nezinscot River provided water power for mills . By 1859, when the population was 1,151, Sumner had three sawmills , two gristmills , two shingle mills,

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