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History · Beaver Cove

Half of Beaver Cove’s homes were built after 1982

Most of Beaver Cove was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Beaver Cove’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Beaver Cove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Beaver Cove, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Beaver Cove yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Beaver Cove is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 133 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 122 to 133 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Beaver Cove, decade by decade

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Untitled photo2014Untitled photoMoosehead Lake - Rowley Cove III2013Moosehead Lake - Rowley Cove IIIMoosehead Lake - Panorama North From Rowley Cove2013Moosehead Lake - Panorama North From Rowley Cove
On the map

Beaver Cove on the map, 1952 to 1988

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beaver Cove. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Beaver Cove on the 1952 USGS mapBeaver Cove on the 1977 USGS mapBeaver Cove on the 1988 USGS map1952First Roach Pond sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Beaver Cove.

People over time

Beaver Cove, census by census

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Grew from 56 people in 1980 to 133 in 2020.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Beaver Cove’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Beaver Cove

Nobody well known was born in Beaver Cove itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Hiram Stevens MaximAmerican-born inventor · b. 1840
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Corey BeaulieuAmerican guitarist · b. 1983
Victor A. McKusickAmerican internist and medical geneticist · b. 1921
Edgar Wilson NyeAmerican journalist and humorist · b. 1850
Jeremy CotaAmerican freestyle skier · b. 1988
Mary Louise GraffamChristian missionary · b. 1871
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.