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Morrill is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 971 at the 2020 census.

History

Morrill is situated in the central part of Waldo County, 6½  miles west of Belfast. The surface of the town is uneven, but with very little waste land. Morey and Rowe hills are probably the highest elevations, though these have no great altitude. The soil is sandy in parts, and in others clay loam. Hay and potatoes are the chief crops. The usual forest trees of the region thrive here. Cross Pond, in this town, contains about , and another—Dolliff—about . The chief water-power is at the village on the east on the Passagassawakeag Stream. There are here shingle and stave mills, and a horse-rake factory. Morrill is on the Belfast and Kendall’s Mills stage-line. The nearest railroad station is at Belfast. The town roads are very good. There is one bridge in length, constructed of stone and timber.

Morrill was incorporated March 3, 1855 being named in honor of Hon. Anson P. Morrill, then governor of the State. The first settlements were made by James Weymouth, Benjamin Smith, Joseph Corning and Nathaniel Cushman, in 1801 and 1802. They purchased their lands of General Henry Knox, proprietor under the Waldo Patent.

The climate of this town is regarded as quite healthful. There are four inhabitants past eighty years of age, and four between seventy and eighty. The Grange has a good building here, which is used as a townhall. There is a Methodist society in the town, and a Union meetinghouse at the village. The town has five public schoolhouses. The entire school property is valued at $2,500. The valuation of estates in 1870 was $133,099. In 1880 it was $122,098. The rate of taxation in the latter was for money tax, 42 mills on the dollar. The population in 1870 was 523. In 1880 it was 494.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Principal bodies of water include Smiths Mill Pond (81 acres) and Cross Pond (159 acres). It is bounded on the north by Knox, east by Waldo and Belfast, south by Belmont, and west by Searsmont and Montville.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 884 people, 337 households, and 242 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 379 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.3% White, 0.2% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 337 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.2% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the town was 40.9 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24 23.1% were from 25 to 44 29.6% were from 45 to 64 and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 774 people, 299 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.7 people per square mile (18.0/km² ). There were 331 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile (7.7/km² ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.65% Asian, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 299 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.