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      Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accredited Main Street America community. It is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.


      History


      Located at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River, Gardiner was founded as Gardinerstown Plantation in 1754 by Dr. Silvester Gardiner, a prominent Boston physician. Dr. Gardiner had made a fortune as a drug merchant, with one apothecary shop in Massachusetts and two in Connecticut, and became a principal proprietor of the Kennebec Purchase within the old Plymouth Patent. He proved a tireless promoter for his development, which once comprised over 100,000 acres (400 km2).
      Dr. Gardiner induced a gristmill builder, saw millwright, house carpenter and wheelwright to settle here, as well as a man he enslaved named Isaac "Hazard" Stockbridge. Houses, mills, a church and a blockhouse were built. Situated at the confluence of the Kennebec River and Cobbosseecontee Stream, which has falls that drop 130 feet, the location was recognized by him as ideal for water-powered mills. Gardinerstown, set off from Pittston in 1760, became center of the regional economy.
      The wilderness toils of Dr. Gardiner would end, however, with the Revolution. Loyal to the Crown, he fled Boston in 1776 when the British army evacuated. But his settlement lived on without him, and in 1803 was incorporated as the town of Gardiner. From the early 19th century until the Civil War, shipbuilding and trade were primary industries. It would become a city in 1849, at which time ten large riverfront wharves served shipping. Lumber, in vast quantities, passed
      through Gardiner. Tanneries and shoe factories prospered.
      The city became known for exporting ice. Each winter men cut large blocks from the Kennebec River, then covered the ice with sawdust in warehouses to keep it frozen into summer. It was loaded year-round on large vessels for shipment throughout the United States and world. Gardiner was noted for its pristine Kennebec ice, harvested at the furthest point upriver that deep-draft vessels could reach.
      In 1851, the city was connected by railroad. One of the first workable steam automobiles in America was built in Gardiner in 1858. Beginning in the 1860s, paper mills flourished, as did the commercial ice industry between the 1880s and 1920s. By the 1960s, however, many mills declined and closed, sending Gardiner's economy plummeting. The former mill town is now largely a bedroom community for people who work in Augusta, the state's capital, as well as Bath Iron Works in Bath. Some residents commute as far as the Portland area. The city is endowed with a great deal of antique architecture, much of it beautifully restored. In 1980, the entire downtown historic district became one of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine.















      Geography



      Gardiner is located south of Augusta on the west side of the Kennebec River at the confluence of the Cobbesseeconte Stream. Randolph lies just across the river.
      According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.57 square miles (42.92 km2), of which 15.65 square miles (40.53 km2) is land and 0.92 square miles (2.38 km2) is water.


      = Climate

      =
      This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gardiner has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.


      Demographics




      = 2010 census

      =
      As of the census of 2010, there were 5,800 people, 2,487 households, and 1,550 families living in the city. The population density was 370.6 inhabitants per square mile (143.1/km2). There were 2,778 housing units at an average density of 177.5 per square mile (68.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
      There were 2,487 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82.
      The median age in the city was 40.9 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.


      = 2000 census

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      As of the census of 2000, there were 6,198 people, 2,510 households, and 1,603 families living in the city. The population density was 395.6 inhabitants per square mile (152.7/km2). There were 2,702 housing units at an average density of 172.5 per square mile (66.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.90% White, 0.39% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
      There were 2,510 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.

      In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
      The median income for a household in the city was $35,103, and the median income for a family was $42,750. Males had a median income of $33,069 versus $25,399 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,033. About 11.4% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.


      Education



      Gardiner is part of Maine School Administrative District #11 that serves the communities of Gardiner, Pittston, Randolph and West Gardiner. The district operates five elementary schools, a middle school, and high school.
      The following schools are located in Gardiner:

      Gardiner Area High School (9–12) 620 students
      Gardiner Regional Middle School (6–8) 421 students
      Laura E Richards School (Pre-K–2) 233 students
      River View Community School (3–5) 174 students


      Government




      = Local government

      =
      Gardiner has a Mayor and council-manager system, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called a City Council. Voters elect a mayor, and seven council members, one for each of Gardiner's four districts and three at-large. The council appoints a city manager to handle the ordinary business of the city.


      = Political makeup

      =
      In the 2012 Presidential election, Barack Obama received 1,699 of the town's votes to Mitt Romney's 1,158. Political affiliation is roughly split into thirds between Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
      Voter registration


      Sites of interest


      Christ Episcopal Church
      Edwin Arlington Robinson House
      Gardiner Heritage Museum
      Gardiner Historic District
      Gardiner Main Street
      Gardiner Public Library
      Gardiner Railroad Station
      Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center
      Kennebec River
      Laura E. Richards House


      Notable people



      Louis J. Brann, 56th Governor of Maine
      George Burgess, the first Episcopal bishop of Maine
      Henry Chadwick, journalist
      Charles R. Clason, U.S. Congressman
      Patrick Colwell, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
      Burton M. Cross, Maine's 61st and 63rd Governor
      Henry Dearborn, physician, and a veteran of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
      William Diamond, Maine State Senator
      Charles Dow, Maine legislator and businessman
      George Evans, U.S. Congressman and Senator
      Barzillai Gannett, U.S. Congressman
      Silvester Gardiner, physician and founder
      Robert Hallowell Gardiner, grandson of Silvester Gardiner and Gardiner's first mayor
      John W. Heselton, U.S. Congressman
      Horace A. Hildreth, ambassador and the 59th Governor of Maine
      Henrietta Hooker, botanist and educator
      Julia Ward Howe, social activist and poet
      Edward Hunter, army officer
      George Kenney, World War II general
      John Hiram Lathrop, educator
      Earle McCormick, Maine State Senator
      Karen Montell, State legislator
      Alton Morgan, Maine state legislator
      William Clark Noble, sculptor
      James Parker, U.S. Congressman
      George H. Ray, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
      Chester I. Reed, attorney/politician
      Laura E. Richards, author and poet
      Robert Hallowell Richards, mining engineer and metallurgist
      Edwin Arlington Robinson, poet
      Arthur Sager, track and field athlete
      George Plaisted Sanderson, Civil War veteran
      Isaac D. Seyburn, Civil War merchant captain
      Vivian Blanche Small (1875-1946), president, Lake Erie College
      Albert Spear, President of the Maine Senate
      John R. Swanton, anthropologist
      Dorothy Clarke Wilson, author
      William E. Wing, silent-film screenwriter
      Henry Aiken Worcester, 19th century minister


      References




      Further reading


      Wright, Virginia M. "The Heart of Gardiner". Down East: The Magazine of Maine (June 2012).


      External links


      City of Gardiner, Maine
      Gardiner Public Library
      Gardiner Main Street, A Main Street Maine Community
      Edwin Arlington Robinson, An American Poet, 1869–1935: A Virtual Tour of Robinson's Gardiner, Maine

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