Vanceboro, Maine

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Vanceboro was selected as the border crossing for the European and North American Railway (E&NA) between Bangor, Maine, and Saint John, New Brunswick, during surveys in the 1860s.

This line was opened by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Governor General of Canada Lord Lisgar during a ceremony at the border in October 1871. In 1882, the E&NA's rail line from Vanceboro to Bangor was leased by the Maine Central Railroad. In 1889, the MEC's rail line through Vanceboro became part of the transcontinental network of the Canadian Pacific Railway following construction of the International Railway of Maine. In 1955 the MEC purchased the entire line from the E&NA shareholders, and in 1974 the CPR purchased the line through Vanceboro from the MEC. On January 1, 1995, CPR sold the line through Vanceboro to the New Brunswick Southern Railway, which operates as the Eastern Maine Railway in the United States.

{{further|1915 Vanceboro international bridge bombing}}

On February 2, 1915, Lt. Werner Horn, a German army reservist, bombed the international railway bridge crossing the St. Croix River from Vanceboro into Canada in an unsuccessful attempt to sabotage the CPR line across Maine; it was alleged that the railway was being used to transport war material across the then-neutral United States territory.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|22.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|20.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 16, 2012}}

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, Vanceboro has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=479871&cityname=Vanceboro,+Maine,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Vanceboro, Maine Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}

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|location = Vanceboro, Maine, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–2008

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 57

|Feb record high F = 66

|Mar record high F = 75

|Apr record high F = 88

|May record high F = 97

|Jun record high F = 97

|Jul record high F = 96

|Aug record high F = 98

|Sep record high F = 96

|Oct record high F = 86

|Nov record high F = 72

|Dec record high F = 61

|Jan high F = 26.2

|Feb high F = 29.4

|Mar high F = 38.3

|Apr high F = 50.7

|May high F = 64.4

|Jun high F = 73.8

|Jul high F = 79.1

|Aug high F = 79.0

|Sep high F = 70.9

|Oct high F = 57.4

|Nov high F = 43.9

|Dec high F = 32.6

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|Jan mean F = 15.5

|Feb mean F = 17.7

|Mar mean F = 27.9

|Apr mean F = 40.0

|May mean F = 52.4

|Jun mean F = 61.8

|Jul mean F = 67.5

|Aug mean F = 66.7

|Sep mean F = 58.6

|Oct mean F = 46.3

|Nov mean F = 35.1

|Dec mean F = 23.2

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 4.8

|Feb low F = 6.0

|Mar low F = 17.6

|Apr low F = 29.2

|May low F = 40.4

|Jun low F = 49.8

|Jul low F = 55.9

|Aug low F = 54.4

|Sep low F = 46.3

|Oct low F = 35.2

|Nov low F = 26.3

|Dec low F = 13.8

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|Jan record low F = -39

|Feb record low F = -38

|Mar record low F = -22

|Apr record low F = 0

|May record low F = 15

|Jun record low F = 28

|Jul record low F = 34

|Aug record low F = 30

|Sep record low F = 19

|Oct record low F = 10

|Nov record low F = -8

|Dec record low F = -32

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 3.54

|Feb precipitation inch = 2.45

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.41

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.45

|May precipitation inch = 3.93

|Jun precipitation inch = 3.85

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.58

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.18

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.71

|Oct precipitation inch = 4.84

|Nov precipitation inch = 4.52

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.03

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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 11.0

|Feb precipitation days = 9.4

|Mar precipitation days = 11.5

|Apr precipitation days = 11.2

|May precipitation days = 12.2

|Jun precipitation days = 11.2

|Jul precipitation days = 11.7

|Aug precipitation days = 9.5

|Sep precipitation days = 9.9

|Oct precipitation days = 9.9

|Nov precipitation days = 10.6

|Dec precipitation days = 10.4

|Jan snow inch = 24.1

|Feb snow inch = 16.4

|Mar snow inch = 19.2

|Apr snow inch = 6.2

|May snow inch = 0.1

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.3

|Nov snow inch = 4.6

|Dec snow inch = 15.8

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 9.0

|Feb snow days = 6.7

|Mar snow days = 6.2

|Apr snow days = 2.4

|May snow days = 0.1

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.3

|Nov snow days = 2.5

|Dec snow days = 5.6

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|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00178974&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Vanceboro NO 2, ME

|access-date = April 1, 2025

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=car

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Caribou

|access-date = April 1, 2025

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{{US Census population

|1830= 17

|1870= 329

|1880= 381

|1890= 870

|1900= 550

|1910= 623

|1920= 585

|1930= 713

|1940= 627

|1950= 497

|1960= 389

|1970= 263

|1980= 256

|1990= 201

|2000= 147

|2010= 140

|2020= 102

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 16, 2012}} of 2010, there were 140 people, 60 households, and 42 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|7.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 151 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.0% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.7% Asian, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 60 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the town was 48.3 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25% were from 25 to 44; 32.8% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.3% male and 45.7% female.

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 147 people, 68 households, and 42 families living in the town. The population density was 7.2 people per square mile (2.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 97.28% White, 0.68% African American and 2.04% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 68 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 36.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,386, and the median income for a family was $24,063. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,580. There were 19.5% of families and 18.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.0% of under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.

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Vanceboro is home to a border post which controls the Vanceboro port of entry for Maine State Route 6 and the New Brunswick Southern Railway line.

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