Image:Summer_of_1909;_Frank_W._Benson.jpg '''North Haven''' is a year-round Island community and Summer_colony located in Penobscot_Bay, Maine, United_States. The island is part of Knox County and lies roughly 12 miles offshore. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 381; during the summer months, the population swells into the thousands with visitors and second-home owners. Though the island is a popular destination, it provides few tourist amenities -- one inn, two grocery stores, and two gift shops -- and is instead geared toward those who have vacation homes on the island. The island is accessed by three-times daily ferry service from Rockland,_Maine, provided by the Maine_State_Ferry_Service. North Haven is unusual among Maine island communities for offering a K-12 school (Maine's smallest), whereas most islands only have elementary schools and tuition their high school students to high schools on the mainland (Vinalhaven and Islesboro are the only other islands to offer K-12 education). == Summer Colony == North Haven is best known for its sizable summer community of prominent Northeasterners, mostly from Boston, New_York, and Philadelphia, who have been coming to the island for nearly a century for its simple way of life. The adjacent, south side of the ''Fox Island Thoroughfare,'' which separates North Haven from Vinalhaven is often informally considered part of North Haven, since Vinalhaven's north shore is nearly a dozen miles from that community's town center. Image:jp498northhavenharbor.jpg Image:jp498bht2northhaven.jpg '''''Notable Inhabitants:''''' *Angela_Adams, American rug and housewares designer *Frank_Weston_Benson, American Impressionist artist *Elizabeth_Bishop, American poet *Jonathan_Bush, brother of president George_H.W._Bush and father of Billy_Bush *Pierre_S._du_Pont,_IV, former governor of Delaware and 1988 Republican candidate for president *Paul_C_Cabot, Noted Boton banker; formed one of the first mutual investment companies State_Street_Investments *Silvia_Carrier, International Artist & Architect *Henry_N._Cobb, architect; Pei Cobb Freed & Partners *Gardner_Cox, American portraitist *J._Christopher_Flowers, principal, JC Flowers & Co., and largest shareholder of Shinsei_Bank *Bruce_Gelb, former president of Clairol, former vice chairman of Bristol_Myers_Squibb and former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium *Eric Hopkins, Noted artist *Ned_Lamont, candidate for U.S. Senate from Connecticut *Thomas_Lamont, partner of J.P._Morgan *John_D._Macomber, former head of the Export-Import_Bank_of_the_United_States *Susan Minot, writer *Robert Montgomery, actor *Dwight_Morrow, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and father-in-law of Charles_Lindbergh *Chellie_Pingree, President and CEO of Common_Cause is a full-time resident. *Hannah_Pingree, Representative of Maine's 36th district was born and raised in North Haven. *Nicholas_Platt, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, the Philippines, and Zambia *Oliver_Platt, actor *The descendants of Charles_Pratt, founder of Pratt_Institute and principal of Charles_Pratt_and_Company, a forerunner to Standard_Oil *Thomas_J._Watson,_Jr., CEO of IBM and son of its founder, Thomas_J._Watson == North Haven Dinghy == In 1885 William Weld challenged the yachtsmen of North Haven, Maine to a race. He used the tender from his yacht "Gitana" and unsuccessfully raced against a variety of sprit-sailed boats.That winter he went home and had a better dinghy designed and built in Salem, Mass. The next year he beat all contenders. The boat was hauled out at North Haven, and two copies were made by Henry Calderwood. The subsequent race was between Mrs. Cobb, Miss Spencer and Miss Hayward. The first boats had sprit rigs, but this soon gave way to gaff rigs. In 1888 James Ossie Brown built four more dinghies. This was at the beginning of J. O. Brown & Sons boatyard. The fleet grew over the years and racing continued. They are still raced out of North Haven and Dark Harbor making them the oldest continually raced class in the United States. (http://www.worldvoyagers.com/boatbuilder/nhtmb.htm) ==Geography== According to the United_States_Census_Bureau, the town has a total area of 213.6 Km² (82.5 mi²). 30.1 km² (11.6 mi²) of it is land and 183.5 km² (70.8 mi²) of it (85.89%) is water. At its widest points, it is roughly 12 miles long and 3 miles wide. ==Demographics== As of the Census² of 2000, there were 381 people, 162 households, and 109 families residing in the town. The Population_density was 12.6/km² (32.7/mi²). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 16.2/km² (41.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.28% White, 1.05% African American, 3.15% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population. There were 162 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86. In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,446, and the median income for a family was $42,361. Males had a median income of $31,071 versus $16,000 for females. The Per_capita_income for the town was $17,112. About 4.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the Poverty_line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. ==External links== *Island Dirt - News and Events from North Haven *North Haven Arts and Enrichment at Waterman's Community Center *North Haven Community School Category:Islands_of_Maine Category:Knox_County,_Maine Category:Towns_in_Maine De:North_Haven_(Maine)