Swan Lake (2004)
Location Map for Swanville
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 487 |
| 1980 | 873 |
| 1990 | 1,130 |
| 2000 | 1,357 |
| 2010 | 1,388 |
Population Trend 1810-2010
| Geographic Data | |
|---|---|
| N. Latitude | 44:30:56 |
| W. Longitude | 69:00:38 |
| Maine House | District 98 |
| Maine Senate | District 11 |
| Congress | District 2 |
| Area sq. mi. | (total) 21.6 |
| Area sq. mi. | (land) 19.8 |
| Population/sq.mi. | (land) 70.1 |
County: Waldo
Total=land+water; Land=land only |
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Swan Lake on Route 141 in Swanville (2004)
[SWAN-vil] is a town in Waldo County, incorporated on February 19, 1818 from Swan’s Tract Plantation. After ceding land to Waldo Plantation in 1824, it annexed land from Frankfort in 1832 and Brooks in 1841.
Swan Lake Grocery (2004)
Settled in 1774, the town is known as Goose Pond on some early maps. The Goose River is an outlet from Swan Lake, the dominant water body today, which includes a state park at its northern tip.
Swanville School (2004)
Hurd’s Pond is a twenty-five acre water body surrounded by 75 acres of sedge meadow and freshwater wetlands.
Frequented by many species of migrating and breeding waterfowl including bitterns, great blue herons, and ducks, it is owned and managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Mural celebrating the past of water powered mills in Swanville (2004)
Mill Dam (2004)
Swan Lake State Park has a swimming area with lifeguard supervision, picnic sites with grills and trails. Toilets and changing facilities are available. For large gatherings, a private group shelter (fee charged) equipped with volleyball, horseshoes and a handicapped accessible toilet are available.
Form of Government: Town Meeting-Select Board.
Additional resources
Nickerson, F. E. Reminiscences of Swanville: read at Swanville Centennial. 1919. [Maine State Library]