Population in 1840 is 2,048.

Photo Caption:
The old pier at Lincolnville Beach.


Some 400,000 casks of lime are shipped from Lincolnville during this decade, much of it produced in the small kilns nearly every farmer operates.


Farming in Lincolnville moves beyond the subsistence level as farmers begin to ship hay and grain to cities in southern New England.

1845: One farm reportedly grows a "brig of wheat" for sale.

1845: Brig Florina is built at Lincolnville by George Drinkwater at 162 tons, 90 feet.

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