{{Short description|Town in Maine, United States}} {{About|the town|other uses|Sebec (disambiguation){{!}}Sebec}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Sebec, Maine |settlement_type = Town |nickname = |motto =
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<!-- General information --> |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 188 |elevation_ft = 617 |coordinates = {{coord|45|14|31|N|69|6|24|W|region:US-ME|display=inline}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Codes |postal_code = 04481 (Sebec)<br/>04426 (Dover-Foxcroft) |area_code = 207 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 23-66950 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0582718 |website = https://townofsebec.com/ |footnotes = }} '''Sebec''' is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 665 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2302166950|title=Census - Geography Profile: Sebec town, Piscataquis County, Maine|access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|37.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|36.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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|accessdate=December 16, 2012}}</ref>
===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Sebec Lake, Maine, 1991–2020 normals, 1993-2020 extremes: 380ft (116m) |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 55 |Feb record high F = 62 |Mar record high F = 70 |Apr record high F = 87 |May record high F = 91 |Jun record high F = 97 |Jul record high F = 96 |Aug record high F = 96 |Sep record high F = 97 |Oct record high F = 80 |Nov record high F = 70 |Dec record high F = 56 |year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 43.9 |Feb avg record high F = 46.4 |Mar avg record high F = 56.7 |Apr avg record high F = 72.8 |May avg record high F = 84.2 |Jun avg record high F = 90.6 |Jul avg record high F = 89.8 |Aug avg record high F = 88.8 |Sep avg record high F = 84.2 |Oct avg record high F = 74.1 |Nov avg record high F = 61.4 |Dec avg record high F = 50.2 |year avg record high F = 92.9
|Jan high F = 23.8 |Feb high F = 28.2 |Mar high F = 38.3 |Apr high F = 50.5 |May high F = 64.7 |Jun high F = 73.4 |Jul high F = 78.3 |Aug high F = 77.2 |Sep high F = 69.2 |Oct high F = 55.6 |Nov high F = 42.2 |Dec high F = 30.0 |year high F =
|Jan mean F = 13.3 |Feb mean F = 15.8 |Mar mean F = 26.1 |Apr mean F = 39.0 |May mean F = 52.0 |Jun mean F = 61.4 |Jul mean F = 66.6 |Aug mean F = 65.0 |Sep mean F = 57.2 |Oct mean F = 45.0 |Nov mean F = 33.9 |Dec mean F = 22.1 |year mean F =
|Jan low F = 2.7 |Feb low F = 3.4 |Mar low F = 13.9 |Apr low F = 27.5 |May low F = 39.3 |Jun low F = 49.3 |Jul low F = 54.9 |Aug low F = 52.8 |Sep low F = 45.2 |Oct low F = 34.4 |Nov low F = 25.6 |Dec low F = 14.3 |year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -21.5 |Feb avg record low F = -19.6 |Mar avg record low F = -12.1 |Apr avg record low F = 14.6 |May avg record low F = 25.6 |Jun avg record low F = 36.2 |Jul avg record low F = 44.1 |Aug avg record low F = 40.4 |Sep avg record low F = 31.0 |Oct avg record low F = 20.1 |Nov avg record low F = 8.6 |Dec avg record low F = -6.3 |year avg record low F = -25.2
|Jan record low F = −43 |Feb record low F = −36 |Mar record low F = −29 |Apr record low F = 4 |May record low F = 22 |Jun record low F = 29 |Jul record low F = 40 |Aug record low F = 36 |Sep record low F = 26 |Oct record low F = 14 |Nov record low F = -2 |Dec record low F = −19 |year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 3.57 |Feb precipitation inch = 3.17 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.63 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.01 |May precipitation inch = 3.75 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.44 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.00 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.82 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.03 |Oct precipitation inch = 5.15 |Nov precipitation inch = 4.39 |Dec precipitation inch = 4.50 |year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 22.9 |Feb snow inch = 23.0 |Mar snow inch = 21.6 |Apr snow inch = 7.3 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.6 |Nov snow inch = 4.9 |Dec snow inch = 20.0 |year snow inch =
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00177654&format=pdf |title = Sebec Lake, Maine 1991-2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = January 17, 2024 }} </ref> |source 2 = XMACIS2 (temp records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2> {{cite web |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS |access-date = January 17, 2024 }} </ref> }}
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1820= 431 |1830= 906 |1840= 1116 |1850= 1223 |1860= 1152 |1870= 954 |1880= 876 |1890= 725 |1900= 593 |1910= 549 |1920= 464 |1930= 357 |1940= 372 |1950= 442 |1960= 384 |1970= 325 |1980= 469 |1990= 554 |2000= 612 |2010= 630 |2020= 665 |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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}
===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|accessdate=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 630 people, 273 households, and 194 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|17.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 420 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% White, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 273 households, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.65.
The median age in the town was 49.3 years. 17.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 37.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19.4% 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<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 612 people, 249 households, and 177 families living in the town. The population density was 16.5 people per square mile (6.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 361 housing units at an average density of 9.8 per square mile (3.8/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 98.20% White, 0.49% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.
There were 249 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $32,000 versus $17,422 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,495. About 6.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://townofsebec.com/ Town of Sebec, Maine] * [http://www.trcmaine.org Three Rivers Community of Maine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702020613/http://www.trcmaine.org/ |date=July 2, 2014 }}
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