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'''Fewer records. ''' No town meetings are held, and no town meeting minutes are kept in townships. It would be unusual for a township to have its own record-keeping official. The county registrar of deeds should have the township's land records. Nearby towns in the county also '''''may ''''' keep a few historical facts about people who live in neighboring townships. | '''Fewer records. ''' No town meetings are held, and no town meeting minutes are kept in townships. It would be unusual for a township to have its own record-keeping official. The county registrar of deeds should have the township's land records. Nearby towns in the county also '''''may ''''' keep a few historical facts about people who live in neighboring townships. | ||
'''Changes in status. ''' Townships can decide to organize into a town government, or a plantation. Also, from time to time, towns may choose to become townships. If a former town has a declining population, and its citizens decide to discontinue as a town, they stop holding town meetings and the former town's records are usually transferred to a nearby functioning town. | '''Changes in status. ''' Townships can decide to organize into a [[Maine Town Records|town]] government, or a [[Maine plantations|plantation]. Also, from time to time, towns may choose to become townships. If a former town has a declining population, and its citizens decide to discontinue as a town, they stop holding town meetings and the former town's records are usually transferred to a nearby functioning town. | ||
'''Names and numbers. ''' Some townships have names ''such as'' • [[Hancock County, Maine|Fletchers Landing]], • [[Somerset County, Maine|Big W]], or • [[Kennebec County, Maine|Unity Township]]. Other townships are known more by their numbers ''such as'' • [[Piscataquis County, Maine|Island No. 63]], • [[Somerset County, Maine|Township 4 R17 West of the Easterly Line of the State]], • [[Washington County, Maine|Township 37 Middle Division]], or • [[Franklin County, Maine|Township 6 North of Weld]]. Many of Maine's unorganized territories are known by '''''both ''''' a name ''and '' a number, ''for example'' [[Franklin County, Maine|Township 2 R3 WBKP (Lang Township)]]. | '''Names and numbers. ''' Some townships have names ''such as'' • [[Hancock County, Maine|Fletchers Landing]], • [[Somerset County, Maine|Big W]], or • [[Kennebec County, Maine|Unity Township]]. Other townships are known more by their numbers ''such as'' • [[Piscataquis County, Maine|Island No. 63]], • [[Somerset County, Maine|Township 4 R17 West of the Easterly Line of the State]], • [[Washington County, Maine|Township 37 Middle Division]], or • [[Franklin County, Maine|Township 6 North of Weld]]. Many of Maine's unorganized territories are known by '''''both ''''' a name ''and '' a number, ''for example'' [[Franklin County, Maine|Township 2 R3 WBKP (Lang Township)]]. | ||
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'''Other unorganized territories. ''' In addition to being labelled a township, sometimes an unorganized territory of Maine may instead be called a gore, grant, island, patent, purchase, strip, surplus, territory, or tract. Such units are similar to a township in their small population, lack of local-government, and lack of organized record-keeping. | '''Other unorganized territories. ''' In addition to being labelled a township, sometimes an unorganized territory of Maine may instead be called a gore, grant, island, patent, purchase, strip, surplus, territory, or tract. Such units are similar to a township in their small population, lack of local-government, and lack of organized record-keeping. | ||
'''Plantations. ''' Nevertheless, in Maine plantations are between towns and townships in their level of government organization. For examples of Maine plantations and their records, see [[Coplin, Maine|Coplin]], [[Matinicus Isle, Maine|Matinicus Isle]], or [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan]]. | '''Plantations. ''' Nevertheless, in Maine [[Maine plantations|plantations]] are between towns and townships in their level of government organization. For examples of Maine plantations and their records, see [[Coplin, Maine|Coplin]], [[Matinicus Isle, Maine|Matinicus Isle]], or [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan]]. | ||
'''Statistics. ''' Maine has about 425 townships (unincorporated territories), 34 plantations<ref>"List of plantations in Maine" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plantations_in_Maine (accessed 27 February 2013).</ref>, 454 towns or cities, and three Indian reservations. The unorganized township territories include slightly over half the land area of Maine.<ref name="Muni" /> | '''Statistics. ''' Maine has about 425 townships (unincorporated territories), 34 plantations<ref>"List of plantations in Maine" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plantations_in_Maine (accessed 27 February 2013).</ref>, 454 towns or cities, and three Indian reservations. The unorganized township territories include slightly over half the land area of Maine.<ref name="Muni" /> | ||