Indian Lake and park in St. Albans (2003)
Location Map for St.Albans
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,041 |
| 1980 | 1,400 |
| 1990 | 1,724 |
| 2000 | 1,838 |
| 2010 | 2,005 |
Population Trend 1820-2010
| Geographic Data | |
|---|---|
| N. Latitude | 44:55:38 |
| W. Longitude | 69:23:17 |
| Maine House | District 105 |
| Maine Senate | District 4 |
| Congress | District 2 |
| Area sq. mi. | (total) 44.9 |
| Area sq. mi. | (land) 40.9 |
| Population/sq.mi. | (land) 44.7 |
County: Somerset
Total=land+water; Land=land only |
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[ALL-bans] is a town in Somerset County, settled 1800 and incorporated on June 14, 1813 from the township T5 R4 NWP. It later swapped some land with Hartland (1821, 1846) and annexed land from Ripley in 1862.
Town Office/Town Hall (2003)
St. Albans is both the name of the first English Christian martyr and an English town. In 1213 King John convened an assembly there to asses popular rights, resulting in the adoption of the Magna Carter in 1217.
At the junction of Maine Routes 23, 43 and 152, the village lies at the southwestern tip of Indian Lake/Pond.
Indian Lake Market (2003)
The Market in the Village (’03)
The three and one-half mile, 990-acre Indian Lake (sometimes called the Lake, Indian Pond, or Big Indian Lake) is maintained by a dam at the park in the main village, near a trailerable boat launch. [see photo at top] At the northeast end of Indian Pond, connected by a small stream, is Little Indian Pond. Both provide recreational opportunities for local residents and visitors. Big Indian Lake is one of the headwaters of the Sebasticook River, which flows through central Maine.
Indian Lake/Pond (2003)
As the home of country music star Yodelin’ Slim Clark in his later years, the town claims him as its own, though he was born in Massachusetts and performed in New Hampshire before coming to Maine.
Form of Government: Town Meeting-Select Board-Manager.
Additional resources
Bigelow, Gladys M. History of St. Albans, Maine. Bowie, MD Heritage Books. 1995. [Maine State Library]
Knowles, Ruth M. Warren’s Four Towns: St. Albans, Hartland, Palmyra, Corinna. St. Albans, Me. R.M. Knowles. c1988. [University of Maine, Raymond H. Fogler Library, Special Collections; Maine State Library]
“Looking back to pioneer days of St. Albans.” Lewiston, Me. Lewiston Journal. 1927. [Maine State Library]
Spizuoco, Frank E. Around Ripley. Charleston, SC. Arcadia. c2003. [University of Maine, Raymond H. Fogler Library, Special Collections; Maine State Library]