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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Maine townships''' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Maine townships''' | ||
'''Unorganized territory. ''' In Maine a '''township''' is an unorganized territory roughly the size of a town, but usually with a relatively smaller population. Populated coastal islands outside municipal borders are also usually included in the list of townships. Most services for townships are handled by the state government.<ref name="Muni">Municipalities section of "Maine" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine (accessed 27 February 2013).</ref> | '''Unorganized territory. ''' In Maine a '''township''' is an unorganized territory roughly the size of a town, but usually with a relatively smaller population. Populated coastal islands outside municipal borders are also usually included in the list of townships. Most services for townships are handled by the state government.<ref name="Muni">Municipalities (section) of "Maine" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine (accessed 27 February 2013).</ref> | ||
'''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 township's 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 township's 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. | ||
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'''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 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 | '''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" /> | ||
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