Tag: Gouldsboro

Gouldsboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. The town has many historically separate fishing and summer visitor villages, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, and Corea. The population was 1,941 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 100.8 square miles (261 km), of which, 46.1 square miles (119 km) of it is land and 54.7 square miles (142 km) of it (54.24%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,941 people, 801 households, and 539 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.1 people per square mile (16.3/km²). There were 1,328 housing units at an average density of 28.8 per square mile (11.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.39% White, 0.67% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or…