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Tremont, Maine

Town

Tremont Town Office

Seal

Tremont, Maine

Location in Maine

Tremont, Maine

Location in the United States

United States

Settled

1762

Incorporated

June 3, 1848

Villages

Tremont
Bass Harbor
Bernard
Center
Richtown
Seal Cove
West Tremont

Government

• Type

Board of Selectmen, Town Manager

Area

• Total

52.36 sq mi (135.61 km²)

• Land

16.83 sq mi (43.59 km²)

• Water

35.53 sq mi (92.02 km²)

Elevation

13 ft (4 m)

Population

(2020)

• Total

1,544

• Density

92/sq mi (35.4/km²)

Time zone

UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))

• Summer (DST)

UTC−4 (EDT)

ZIP Codes

04653 (Bass Harbor), 04612 (Bernard and West Tremont), 04674 (Seal Cove)

Area code(s)

207

FIPS code

23-77345

GNIS feature ID

0582767

Website

tremont.maine.gov

Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, known to locals as "the quiet side."

Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor (or McKinley), Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove and West Tremont. Part of Acadia National Park lies within the town. Bass Harbor is the terminus for the Swan's Island ferry and the Frenchboro ferry. The population was 1,544 at the 2020 census.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Education
Sites of interest
Notable people
Gallery
See also

History

Bass Harbor Head Light

Settled in 1762, it was incorporated on June 3, 1848, as Mansel, the name given the island by Isaac Young Ellis company of emigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Two months later, on August 8 it was renamed Tremont, which means "three mountains" in French. By 1880, when the population was 2,011, the town had a sawmill, shipyard, gristmill, shingle mill and brickyard. Fishing and fish curing were the principal industries. Today, tourism is important to the economy.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.36 square miles (135.61 km²), of which 16.83 square miles (43.59 km²) is land and 35.53 square miles (92.02 km²) is water. Located on southwestern Mount Desert Island, Tremont is beside Blue Hill Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The town is crossed by state routes 102 and 102A. It borders the towns of Mount Desert to the north and Southwest Harbor to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	1,425	—
1860	1,768	24.1%
1870	1,822	3.1%
1880	2,011	10.4%
1890	2,036	1.2%
1900	2,010	−1.3%
1910	1,116	−44.5%
1920	1,029	−7.8%
1930	954	−7.3%
1940	1,118	17.2%
1950	1,115	−0.3%
1960	1,044	−6.4%
1970	1,003	−3.9%
1980	1,222	21.8%
1990	1,324	8.3%
2000	1,529	15.5%
2010	1,563	2.2%
2020	1,544	−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,563 people, 723 households, and 440 families living in the town. The population density was 92.9 inhabitants per square mile (35.9/km²). There were 1,260 housing units at an average density of 74.9 per square mile (28.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 723 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. Of all households, 28.5% were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.

The median age in the town was 48.5 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.3% were from 25 to 44; 38.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

Education

Tremont has one school, Tremont Consolidated School, located in Bass Harbor. The school educates students in kindergarten through eighth grade. High school students attend Mount Desert Island High School in the town of Mount Desert.